Let's make some food!

As an anthropologist and ethnographer, it would be weird if I didn't participate in baking and making some food one here!! So I'm going to try to incorporate some of my trials in my food life for you all to enjoy!

A little while ago I made some delicious Cauliflower Pizza Bites! 

Yeah... Cauliflower. Pizza. Bites. 

Recently I've been experimenting with coconut oil, so these not only intrigued me due to that, but also because cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables!

Cauliflower pizza stuff is all around Pinterest, so these are my first experiment. They were pretty easy, but 'ricing' the cauliflower was a bit awkward... I used a cheese grater and grated it, and for whatever reason graters and I don't have a great relationship (but then who actually likes using a metal contraction that could easily cut you?).

Anyway... Here's the recipe:

• 2 Cups Grated Cauliflower (washed, dried and grated using a food processor or cheese grater by hand until rice-like or thinner – Note – Approximately one head of cauliflower)
• 1/4 Cup Egg Whites
• 1 Cup 1% Cottage Cheese (drained)
• 1 Tsp Oregano
• 2 Tsp Parsley
• 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil (Optional)
• 1-2 Tbsp Frank’s Hot Sauce (Optional)

Directions:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 450 F.
2. Using a healthy cooking oil spray your mini muffin tin.
3. In a hot frying stir fry the “cauliflower rice” until the cauliflower is slightly translucent (about 6-8 minutes). Place in a bowl and let cool.
4. Place all other ingredients the food processor and blend until smooth.
5. In a bowl combine both the “cauliflower rice” and blended ingredients. Mix completely.
6. Evenly spoon mixture into your muffin tin molds. Press pizza dough down evenly and firmly (*The pressing down firmly is very important to make sure these stick together).
7. Place in your oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
8. Remove the pizza bites from the oven and let set until cool (This is also very important – let these pizza bites set in their pan for 5 – 10 minutes before removing – If you take them out while they are too hot they will break).
9. Once cool remove from muffin tin (either by tipping them out OR by running a thin knife down along the side and popping them out).
10. Heat up some delicious sauce and enjoy!

So once that was out of the way, it was smooth sailing! I blended all the other ingredients and then stirred the blend into the lightly sautéed cauliflower... Voilà, c'est incroyable! I topped them with a little mozzarella and just threw them in the oven and my gluten free snacks were finished!

So these are kind of amazing! They are super delish, pretty easy, and who doesn't love pizza-anything?!

Well, I'll be posting more participatory food posts in the future, so get ready to be tastin'!

-Holly

Source:

http://www.damyhealth.com/2012/03/cauliflower-pizza-bites/