High Protein Pizza with a Low Carb Base

Pizza is one of those epic foods that has the power to blow many a healthy diet as some popular takeaway pizzas are loaded with more than 2500 calories. With this in mind LA Muscle brings you this exclusive mouth watering and guilt free pizza.

Ingredients

• 500g cauliflower
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp mixed Italian herbs
• 30g low fat cheddar
• 2 slices of good quality ham
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 50 g light mozzarella

• Handful of fresh chopped basil (optional)

Preparation Instructions

1. Blitz the cauliflower in food processor until it resembles cous cous.
2. Tip it into a large bowl, cover it and microwave for 7 minutes.
3. Empty the cooked cauliflower onto a tea towel, let it cool for a few minutes then bundle it up in the tea towel and squeeze the water from it.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cauliflower, pea protein, eggs, herbs and cheddar. Mix everything with your hands so you have a ball of 'dough'.
5. Spray a baking tray with non-stick cooking spray mound the cauliflower dough onto the tray then flatten it out to make a pizza base shape, try and make it as thin as you can.
6. Bake for 15 minutes until the edges start to brown.