Zucchini Crust Pizza

This pizza is ready to eat in a about 30 minutes! Its fairly simple, and a great option if you are trying to skip the dough. You can also use it for any kind of pizza you like! Try white (ricotta), sausage and onions, veggie, or even buffalo chicken.

Before the oven

Crust Ingredients:

(Makes 2 smaller crusts or 1 extra large)

2 large zucchinis

2 eggs

2/3 cup coconut flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

pepper, to taste

Toppings of your choice

Toppings:

Shown here is Classic Margherita Pizza: a little sauce, fresh tomato slices, fresh sliced mozzarella, and fresh basil. But you can add any toppings of your choice! Just be sure to cook any meat before adding it to the pizza and sauté any vegetables that you don't want raw before adding them to the pizza as well.

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
2. Cut off the ends of the zucchinis and shred in a food processor
3. Place in a microwavable bowl, cover and microwave for two minutes stirring half way through (You are steaming the zucchini in its own juices)
4. IMPORTANT: in order to make the crust you have to squeeze out as much liquid from the shredded zucchini as possible
• A cheese cloth would work well here, but if you don't have one like me then you can double up and a couple sheets of paper towel
• Lay out the towels or cloth and scoop onto it some of the cooled microwave zucchini 
• Wrap it up loosely and squeeze the zucchini out over the sink (be careful not to rip through the paper towel and lose the zucchini in the sink)
5. Empty the squeezed zucchini from the paper towel into a new bowl
6. Repeat with the rest of the zucchini (You may have to re-squeeze the already squeezed zucchini if water is still collecting in the bottom of the bowl or if the zucchini still feels like is holding a lot of water)
7. Mix in a separate bowl the rest of the crust's ingredients
8. Add the zucchini to the mixture
9. Scoop out half of the mixture onto a pizza stone or baking sheet lined with parchment paper for two small pizzas, or dump the whole thing to make 1 large one
10. Smoosh the crust "dough" into a pile and press down to form a round pizza crust (about 1/4 inch thick)
11. Bake your crust in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the edges are browned
12. Remove the crust from the oven and change the oven to broil 
13. Add your toppings of choice and broil for 3-5 minutes (watch closely so it doesn't burn!)
14. Enjoy your tasty paleo pizza

Recipe adapted from the wonderful Apples to Zoodles "Perfect Paleo, Vegan Zucchini Pizza Crust"