Cauliflower Rice
While making "Clean out your fridge Stir-Fry" I decided to whip out a quick batch of Cauliflower Rice. There are MANY recipes online for those of us who are following an uber low carb, GAPS friendly, paleo/primal (without the worldview) type of diet.
Cauliflower is a member of the Brassica oleracea, which includes it's green brother, broccoli, along with Brussel sprouts, kale, cabbage and collard greens. Cauliflower is loaded with Vitamin C, folate and as a cruciferous vegetable, indole-3-carbinol, which help the body process estrogen properly, helping slow cancer growth. Best of all, cauliflower looks like a brain!
Sometimes, a family just wants rice!
So simple, it totally made the Stir-Fry zing!
- 1 head cauliflower, rinsed and cut into florets
- 2 cups boiling water
- sea salt to taste
Put water into a large saucepan and set to boiling. Meanwhile, thoroughly clean the cauliflower, then cut into florets. Cauliflower is such a cool vegetable, it is fun to cut it in half and think of the human brain!
Throw the florets into briskly boiling water and cook with lid on, steaming until tender.
Take half of the steamed cauliflower and put it in your food processor. Pulse until it resembles rice. Remove and put in a covered bowl. Repeat with the next half of cauliflower. Lightly salt, if desired and serve!
We saved the boiling water and made a simple Egg Drop Soup out of it and it was extra good! Why? It was full of all of the delicious nutrition from the cauliflower!