The Best Zucchini Recipe Ever - Zucchini Crust Pizza (2024)

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Can you put raw zucchini on pizza? ›

Then I peeled the mini zucchini with a vegetable peeler and marinated the thin strips in a bit of olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. The raw marinated zucchini goes on top of the cooked pizza along with lots of fresh basil, fresh thyme, generous scoops of pesto, and a healthy drizzle of olive oil.

This low-carb zucchini pizza crust contains just five simple vegan ingredients with no flour, oats, cheese, or egg! Instead, this delicious keto pizza crust relies on a simple zucchini base with a fraction of the fat and calories. Just 2.6 g net carbs per slice!

Spread on dehydrator trays lined with parchment/baking paper or fruit leather sheets. Dry at 125°F/52°C for3-6 hours – making sure to stir a few times during the process to help separate shreds. Store.

Rinse the zucchini under water and wipe dry with paper towels. No need to peel the zucchini beforehand-the skin is mild in flavor and will soften when cooked. Plus, much of zucchini's fiber content is in its skin, so you don't want to throw that away.

Slice and salt zucchini in advance of cooking to draw out some of the vegetable's excess moisture (while also seasoning it more thoroughly). To do this, cut up a pound of zucchini and toss it with ½ teaspoon of table salt. Let it drain in a colander for about 30 minutes before patting it dry and cooking it.

A single slice could have anywhere from 2 to 29 grams. That's a huge range, especially because cauliflower isn't carb-heavy (a cup has 5 grams). Why the difference? Crusts may include rice or brown rice flour, sugar, tapioca starch, and corn starch, which supply carbs.

Cauliflower pizza crust can fit gluten-free, diabetes-friendly, low carb, or weight loss diets. Cauliflower has recently skyrocketed in popularity since it can be used to lower the carb and calorie content of many traditionally high carb foods, such as pizza.

Ever wondered why a crustless pizza is popular on a keto diet? It has barely any carbs! If you use certain vegetables or smoked meats, it can increase the carb count, but made as written, it's virtually carb-free.

If you've ever wondered if you should try and squeeze out some of the water from your shredded zucchini before adding it to batter or dough, the answer (happily) is no!

Season it before and after baking.

Tossing the zucchini with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper before baking gives it an amazing foundation of flavor. But adding a few extra seasonings after it roasts really takes it over the top.

Can you eat zucchini raw without cooking it? ›

Bottom line: Raw or cooked is fine. It's safe to eat raw zucchini. Try it with your favorite dip; leave the skin on so you get the extra fiber. It's possible to be allergic to raw zucchini, but cooking it might help some people.

Consider grilling, roasting or sautéing vegetables before putting them on the crust; this not only adds another element of flavor to the toppings, but releases much of the moisture. Be sure to use a slotted spoon when removing them from the pan and place them on a paper towel at room temperature.

Raw or cooked, zucchini is an underrated fruit (really) that packs a serious nutritional punch. It's safe to eat raw and could even help preserve nutrients that may otherwise have gotten lost in the cooking process.

There's no need to peel zucchini. In fact, the skin is a big source of zucchini nutrition (the deep green color is a dead giveaway) so you definitely want to leave the skin on. How to cut zucchini: after giving the zucchini squash a good rinse under cold water, slice off the stem and discard it.