Croatian cuisine is influenced by its neighbouring countries like Italy and Hungary. As such, the famous Italian pizza made its way into the hearts and stomachs of many Croatians. One of my favourite pizzas to order on the Adriatic Coast is a pizza Margherita. I’ve heard Italians call it a simple pizza originating from Naples. The Crolicious way to savour this bubbly crusted pizza with homemade sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil is with a generous drizzle of Croatian extra virgin olive oil. I made my low-carb and gluten-free version using fresh zucchini as the crust. Now join me and let’s make this Crolicious pizza.
Ingredients
6 fresh zucchini grated (about 3 cups grated)
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 parmesan cheese
1/4 almond flour
Preheat over to 400 F
For best results, add salt to the grated zucchini, and allow it to sit for 5 minutes. In batches take handfuls of grated zucchini and squeeze out access water. Repeat this process until most water is out of the zucchini.
Add eggs, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and almond flour to the zucchini and mix them.
On a circular 10-inch pizza pan add a piece of parchment paper and begin spreading the zucchini mixture to resemble the pizza crust.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove the pizza from the oven and allow it to rest for 10 minutes before adding your favourite toppings.
Add pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 5 minutes until cheese melts
Once out of the oven drizzle your extra virgin olive oil and Enjoy or Dobar Tek.
