Roasted Cauliflower, Garlic, and Tomato Pizza

During this quarantine, you just have to work with what you’ve got on hand.  I checked our fridge and pantry and turns out, you can make some pretty incredible things with what you’ve got!  This pizza was killer!

INGREDIENTS

1 head cauliflower, florets separated and thinly sliced
Olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
1 head garlic, top of bulb trimmed off until tops of cloves are exposed
Nonstick cooking spray and/or cornmeal, for pan
1 ball of pizza dough, store-bought or homemade
1/2 cup cream cheese
2 Roma tomatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1-1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place cauliflower on rimmed baking pan. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place garlic on piece of foil; drizzle with a small amount of oil and tightly wrap foil around bulb. Place garlic on same pan as cauliflower. Roast cauliflower until very brown, about 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer cauliflower to bowl, then return pan with garlic to oven. Roast garlic until it is dark golden brown and very soft, about 10 minutes longer. Let garlic stand for 5 minutes or until cool enough to touch.

• Increase oven to 450 degrees F. Press pizza dough into large circle on pizza stone or pan (spray with cooking spray or sprinkle with cornmeal first if you’re worried about dough sticking). Bake 10 minutes or until light golden brown and almost cooked through.

• Meanwhile, squeeze garlic from its cloves into a small bowl. Add cream cheese and mash together with a fork.

Remove crust from oven. Spread with cream cheese mixture, then top with cauliflower, tomatoes, cheese and chives. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer, or until crust is cooked through and toppings are hot.