Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza with Celery-Ranch Drizzle

Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza with Celery-Ranch Drizzle

A crisp, spicy pizza topped with roasted Buffalo cauliflower and bubbling mozzarella, then finished with crunchy green celery and a cool ranch drizzle.

  • american
  • buffalo cauliflower
  • cauliflower
  • celery
  • dinner
  • four servings
  • game day
  • lunch
  • main course
  • oven-baked
  • pizza
  • pizza night
  • plant focused
  • Plant-Focused
  • ranch
  • spicy
  • Vegetarian
  • weeknight
  • weeknight dinner

$10.53

Per Serving

$2.63

Total

60 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

29 min

Difficulty

medium

Ingredients and shopping

Servings

  • 16 ouncesFresh pizza dough
  • 12 ouncesCauliflower florets
  • 1/2 cupBuffalo wing sauce
  • 1/2 cupCelery
  • 1/4 cupRanch dressing
  • 6 ouncesLow-moisture whole-milk mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tablespoonsExtra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoonAll-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoonKosher salt

Fresh pizza dough · 16 Ounce

Kroger® Pizza Dough

100%

In recipe$3.00
To buy$3.00
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Kroger · 16 oz$3.00 per packageBuy 1Package use: 100%Product matchEstimated

Cauliflower florets, cut into 1-inch pieces · 12 Ounce

Kroger® Cauliflower Florets

100%

In recipe$3.49
To buy$3.49
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Kroger · 12 oz$3.49 per packageBuy 1Package use: 100%Product matchEstimated

Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded · 6 Ounce

Kroger® Whole Milk Mozzarella Shredded Cheese

75%

In recipe$1.50
To buy$2.00
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Kroger · 8 oz$2.00 per packageBuy 1Package use: 75%Product matchEstimated

Buffalo wing sauce · 0.5 Cup

Sweet Baby Ray's® Buffalo Wing Sauce

25%

In recipe$1.00
To buy$3.99
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Sweet Baby Ray's · 16 fl oz$3.99 per packageBuy 1Package use: 25%Product matchEstimated

Ranch dressing · 0.25 Cup

Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing

25%

In recipe$0.72
To buy$2.89
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Hidden Valley · 8 fl oz$2.89 per packageBuy 1Package use: 25%Product matchEstimated

Celery, thinly sliced crosswise · 0.5 Cup

Kroger® Celery Hearts

10%

In recipe$0.42
To buy$3.99
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Fresh Celery · 16 oz$3.99 per packageBuy 1Package use: 10%Product matchEstimated

Extra-virgin olive oil · 2 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1%

In recipe$0.37
To buy$25.49
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Kroger · 68 fl oz$25.49 per packageBuy 1Package use: 1%Product matchEstimated

All-purpose flour · 1 Tablespoon

Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour

1%

In recipe$0.03
To buy$3.39
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Gold Medal · 32 oz$3.39 per packageBuy 1Package use: 1%Product matchEstimated

Kosher salt · 0.25 Teaspoon

David's Kosher Salt

0%

In recipe$0.01
To buy$4.79
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Common ingredient
22% used in this recipe$37.71 unused

Steps

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1

Preheat the oven and take the chill off the dough

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Position an oven rack in the lower third and preheat the oven to 475°F. Set the pizza dough on the counter for 20 minutes to lose its chill. Meanwhile, prepare the cauliflower, shred the mozzarella, and slice the celery. Refrigerate the celery and ranch dressing until serving.

2

Roast the cauliflower until browned

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Place the cauliflower on the rimmed baking sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the salt, then spread it into a single layer. Roast for 12 to 14 minutes, turning once, until nearly tender with browned edges.

Use dry oven mitts when handling the hot baking sheet at 475°F.

3

Coat the roasted cauliflower with Buffalo sauce

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Transfer the roasted cauliflower to the mixing bowl. Using oven mitts, set the hot baking sheet on a heatproof trivet and let it cool for 5 minutes. Toss the cauliflower with 6 tablespoons Buffalo sauce, reserving the remaining 2 tablespoons for the crust.

Use dry oven mitts and place the hot baking sheet on the heatproof trivet rather than directly on a counter.

4

Shape the dough into an oval

Dust a clean work surface and your hands with the flour. Press the dough into a thick disk, then gently stretch it from the center outward. Lift it over your knuckles and rotate until it forms a roughly 10-by-14-inch oval. If it springs back, let it rest for 5 minutes before continuing.

5

Oil the sheet and transfer the dough

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Brush the baking sheet with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, using an oven mitt to steady the sheet if it is still warm. Transfer the dough to the sheet and gently adjust it to maintain the 10-by-14-inch shape, leaving a slightly thicker outer rim.

Use a dry oven mitt to steady the baking sheet if it is still warm.

6

Top with Buffalo sauce, mozzarella, and cauliflower

Spread the reserved 2 tablespoons Buffalo sauce lightly over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle the mozzarella evenly over the sauce, then distribute the Buffalo cauliflower over the cheese.

7

Bake until crisp, golden, and bubbling

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Bake on the lower oven rack for 13 to 15 minutes, rotating the sheet once, until the underside is browned, the outer crust is puffed and golden, the cheese is bubbling with browned spots, and the cauliflower is tender with browned edges.

Use dry oven mitts when rotating or removing the 475°F baking sheet.

8

Rest, finish, slice, and serve

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Using oven mitts, transfer the baking sheet to the heatproof trivet. Let the pizza rest for 3 minutes, then scatter the cold celery over it and drizzle with the cold ranch dressing. Cut into 8 slices and serve.

Let the pizza and baking sheet cool briefly before slicing, and move the pizza cutter away from your hands while cutting.

9

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