Put an egg on it.
Instant breakfast.
Pizza with an egg on it seems to be catching on around San Diego. I live right by the Italian section of town, and my favorite spot has an amazing brunch pizza. Complete with an egg on it. I was craving just such a pizza yesterday and made my own version for Vegas and me.
If an egg on a pizza isn’t strange enough for you, try it on a gluten-free, dairy-free cauliflower crust pizza. It’s crazy good. #VegasApproved
I sautéed red onion, asparagus, and red bell peppers to add this pizza. At the very end I added arugula and spinach. I find if you wilt it a bit first it doesn’t burn up in the oven.
The crust was left over from this pesto mushroom pizza. I always make extras to keep on had for a quick “instant” pizza. They freeze really well!
I also cooked the eggs about half way before putting them on the pizzas. I’m impatient and it’s too much to get it even in the over. Plus, I like to add an extra egg white. Because protein, bro.
I used marinara sauce on this pie, but it would also be good with pesto. I meant to grate some cheese over the top… but I completely forgot! A testament to the stand-alone deliciousness of this creation. Or my insane schedule this week.
Here’s to #yolkporn and brunch!
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Cauliflower Crust Breakfast Pizza
- 1 Cauliflower pizza crust
- 1/4 C marinara sauce
- 2 T red onion, diced
- 1/4 C red bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 C asparagus, chopped
- 1/2 C greens
- 1 egg + 1 egg white
Sautee veggies in a small pan. Add green when almost done, and cook just until wilted. In a separate pan, cook egg and eggs white until bottom is just solidified.
Meanwhile, spread sauce evenly over crust. Top crust with veggies and egg. Place in oven under broiler until warmed through and egg is cooked to your preference.
Makes 1 serving.
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We take our wine exam tomorrow… so I’m cramming today. Not much has changed since college.
Are you a believer in putting an egg on anything and everything?
What’s your favorite pizza topping?
I put eggs on everything… And truly believe that any dish can be made better with the addition of eggs. Not a day goes by that I don’t have eggs in some shape or form – thank goodness they are a nutritional powerhouse!
I love an egg on pizza… I mean the crust is just the perfect dipper for that runny yolk!
You forgot the cheese. Oh the horror.
I think almost everything is better with a little yolk porn on top. The Hubby had a sandwich yesterday morning in fact, although he called it egg porn. #workinprogress
I know… I’m ashamed of myself.
So one of my favorite brunch dishes at a nearby diner is egg whites scrambled with grilled chicken, mushrooms, spinach, and served with marinara. NOMS. It has been way too long since I’ve had me a yolk porn moment (the only way that I eat egg yolks) and cauliflower crust. WAY TOO LONG
Love the egg porn and I love your cauliflower pizza! I just bought some crumbles yesterday. I need to give this a try!
Haha, no eggs EVER! Yuck!!
Which is why I totally had a major sad failure trying to make a gf/vegan cauliflower crust pizza the other day….it was not a pretty sight 😛
I have made this crust with a flax egg before and it totally works! Just take a little longer to bake. 🙂
Wow! This is amazing! I did quick check on nutritional values and one serving (which on your pictures seems like decent plate) provides only 275 kcal | Ptotein 23g| Fat 7.3g | Carbohydrates 29.8g | Fiber 6.9g | Sugars 9.7g. This is crazy. If only I find some appropraite cheese replacement I may try to forget about regular pizza.
so I am all about the eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner but I need them to be cooked all the way!
I didn’t used to be an egg on top kind of gal but I sure am these days. Especially if it is runny. I distinctly remember visiting family in Luxembourg and seeing someone at the restaurant with an EGG on their PIZZA and thinking it was odd. Now I think it is genius!
Isn’t it funny how food evolves? People thought kale chips were nuts too and now they’re everywhere!
There is so much goodness crammed I that pizza! I can’t even! Pinned!!
Good luck on your exam!!
Yay! Let me know what you think if you try it!
It’s funny, when I think of breakfast pizza I think of scrambled eggs – like a breakfast burrito has scrambled eggs inside. Sunny side up/over easy still screams lunch/dinner pizza to me. I’m possibly broken.
egg on a pizza is totally the new thing. but I think i need to perfect this crust first. I still get a mushy one. Ugh, damn cauliflower.
Seriously – you have to try this one. If you’re oven is super moist (ew!), just cake it without the parchment piece on top.
Pizza and eggs are two of my favorites- I love the idea of combining them!
Why have I never thought of making a breakfast cauliflower pizza?!?! This is definitely some great inspiration for my next cauliflower pizza. I actually made cauliflower pizza for my dietetic internship Wellness fair and it flew off the table.
That’s a great idea to make it as a finger food for a wellness fair! I bet people were amazed at how good it is. 🙂
I grew up thinking that all pizzas had eggs on them, but apparently this is an Australian thing. I didn’t see any eggs on pizzas in Italy – it was shocking haha
Aussies put eggs on everything – or so I hear. I need to go see this for myself.
Dear goodness, this looks good! I’m honestly too lazy to make cauliflower pizza crust ( I know!), but if I was going to, this would be a great recipe to start with! 😉 I have to say, though, the little humble veggies makes a mean faux potato mash, and this has definitely inspired me to make a healthy pizza like I used to. I love the use of asparagus in this recipe too; I’m a bit addicted to the green little veggie, and I eat it nearly every single day! 🙂
It’s realllllly not too bad to make. I swear. I always make a few at a time and freeze them too – it’s a great quickie evening dinner.
I’ve had cauliflower rice before and it’s great! You can’t even tell that you are just eating cauliflower! I will have to try this recipe!
Nothing strange about this to me – the combo and flavor sounds amazing, and wonderful toppings!
Reading this and wondering how cauliflower in a crusty form would affect my tummy..generally I stay away from the cruciferous one because I don’t digest them well, but given that it’s cooked a different way (not pure cauliflower also) maybe I could give it a shot. That yolk porn makes me braaaave!
Let me know if you do try it out. I find that cauliflower is easier on me if baked. Brussels never are… but I do it any way. LOL!
Being from San Diego I LOVE your point on “slap an egg on it and it’s breakfast”. It’s so true and I’m 100% okay with it! You have to go to True Food for their smoke salmon breakfast pizza…so good!
Ohhhh… I haven’t been to the one in SD yet. I need to check out that salmon though!
I have yet to attempt cauliflower crust as I am so afraid I am going to F it up.
I would have agreed with you, but I SWEAR this one is easy. You don’t even need the layer on parchment on top if you watch it closely!
I never heard of cauliflower crust I bet that makes the pizza much more healthier. I like all your topics except for the egg. For some reason I do not like running eggs. I think it’s a consistency thing for me.
I love them before it leaves so much more room for toppings…. even without the egg on top. 🙂
Omg! This would be amazing for a brunch with friends! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks!!! It would be a fun brunch party pizza. Good with a Bloody too. 🙂