Healthy Meal of the Week 7

The first time I came across the idea of ​​a true pizza crust zucchini thought made my face cringe. At that time, I wondered why anyone would do anything to change the taste and flavor of my favorite food. The funny thing is that now I'm exploring different healthy food choices, I'm much more willing to give a new idea to try. If you're willing to try something new at least once, you may find yourself pleasantly surprised, as I am with this Zucchini Crust Pizza. The most important difference you will notice is that there is a mass! This is the first reason why pizza is so unhealthy to eat on a regular basis. When disposing of the pulp, we are left with cheese sauce and toppings. If you use healthier options such as cheese and mozzarella parmesan cheese low fat, then you will have a super-health food, you will not feel guilty after eating. equipment needed - Cookie sheet or pizza pan - Colander to drain - Paper towels - Brush ingredients (6-8 servings) - Zucchini 3-6 - Jar pizza sauce - 1 cup low-fat mozzarella cheese (shredded) - 1 cup Parmesan cheese - 3 eggs - Olive oil - Salt and garlic seasoning instructions * Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1. Cut the ends of the courgettes and ground in a large bowl. You should not flay zucchini so just cut the ends and start chipping away. It will take 3 medium size (8 ") to make a zucchini pizza dough about 10" in diameter. While in the bowl, add salt and flavor that will help pull out the water inside. 2. The key with zucchini crust is to get as much water as possible. One way to do this is to place the grated zucchini in a colander with a paper towel and something heavy on top to help keep the water. Note that this approach to take an hour or to remove a sufficient amount of water. For this example, meals, they use the microwave to quickly accelerate this process. Place paper towels under and above the grated zucchini, put in the microwave on high for 2 minutes at a time * be very careful, because the contents may be hot. Exit, turn around, change the paper towels and repeat 3-4 times. Then you realize zucchini are reduced to about 1/3 the size it began as. 3. Once the zucchini is as dry as possible, place in a bowl and add 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 3 eggs and a teaspoon of garlic powder. Mix well. 4. In a greased baking tray or pizza pan, spread the mixture of zucchini and form a large circle about 10 "in diameter. Pat down and make as smooth and round as possible. 5. Place in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 6. Carefully remove the pot and use olive oil and basting brush to cover the top of the zucchini crust. Put in the oven to roast for 6 minutes. 7. Remove the pan and spread the pizza sauce (about 4-6 tablespoons) on top of the crust with the other half cups of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and other ingredients you want to include. For this example, olives and sliced ​​mushrooms were used. Note - if meat such as sausages, salami, chorizo, meatballs added, etc. They should be cooked previously. 8. Place in the oven to bake at 375 degrees for only an additional 8-10 minutes. 9. Remove, cut after a brief cooling and enjoy the surrounding healthy pizza!