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I’ve always enjoyed serving — and eating! — lachmagine, a Syrian meat pizza mezze, or appetizer. With cauliflower crust pizza so popular these days, I was inspired to try a cauliflower crust lachmagine for Pesach. I debuted it at the VIP Ram Pesach program (where I run cooking classes), and the Sephardic guests gave this recipe a thumbs-up for authentic flavor! Check out our interview with Naomi about Perfect for Pesach, her new cookbook!
32 ounces frozen cauliflower or Beleaves Frozen Riced Cauliflower (if using skip step 1), defrosted
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Gefen Onion Powder
1 teaspoon Gefen Oregano or other dried oregano
1 pound ground beef
1 cup prune butter or plum jam
1 small onion, diced
1/4 cup Tuscanini Tomato Paste
1/2 cup Glicks Ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pine nuts (optional)
Shred the cauliflower in a food processor until it resembles small crumbs.
Tightly wrap the cauliflower crumbs in a clean dish towel. (I divide the crumbs in half and use a separate dish towel for each half.) Squeeze the towel until the crumbs are dry. If the cauliflower is still cold from the freezer, let it sit out for 20 minutes and squeeze it again. The cauliflower should be very dry or the crust will become soggy.
Place the dry crumbs into a bowl; add eggs, salt, and spices. Mix really well until a “dough” forms.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with Gefen Parchment Paper; set aside.
Form a quarter cup of dough into a two- to three-inch round; place onto prepared pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake for 15 minutes, until they start to brown. Remove pan from oven.
Meanwhile, prepare the meat topping: Add all topping ingredients to a large bowl, mixing well to combine.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spread a quarter cup of meat topping onto each baked round, pressing down so it sticks to the dough. Make sure to spread topping all the way to the edge, as the meat shrinks while it cooks. Sprinkle a few pine nuts on each, if using.
Bake until the meat is cooked through and browned, approximately 30 minutes.
Reproduced from Perfect for Pesach by Naomi Nachman, with permission from the copyright holders ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications, LTD. Photography by Miriam Pascal. Buy the book!
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can you split the ingredients between the topping and crust?
Cauliflower Crust
2 (32-ounce) bags frozen cauliflower or Heaven & Earth Organic Riced Cauliflower (and skip step 1), defrosted
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Gefen Onion Powder
1 teaspoon Gefen Oregano or other dried oregano
Meat Topping
1 pound ground beef
1 cup prune butter or plum jam
1 small onion, diced
1/4 cup Tuscanini Tomato Paste
1/2 cup Heaven & Earth Ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pine nuts (optional)
How many 14 oz bags of cauliflower rice are equal to the 2 (32 oz) bags of frozen cauliflower?
It would be around 2.5 to get to 32 ozs.