Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
Here’s a fantastic way to enjoy cauliflower – a rather-tasteless-boring-white vegetable. Ha! Yeah those were my sentiments; I confess I avoided cauliflower until recently. Discovering how powerful it is to our immune system motivated me to find ways to eat it. And as always in my kitchen – nutritious must also be delicious!
So thank you SkinnyTaste for introducing me to Cauliflower “Fried Rice”! I’ve made multiple iterations; consider this a baseline rather than a precise recipe and go creative with what’s seasonal or in your kitchen.
Cauliflower is a cruciferous along with broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.
“ Cruciferous vegetables are among the most powerful weapons in our dietary arsenal against cancer. That alone would elevate it to the status of a SuperFood. Cruciferous vegetables boost the immune system, lowers the incidence of cataracts, supports cardiovascular health, builds bones and fights birth defects. They are some of the most nutrient-dense foods known offering an incredible high level of nutrition for a very low caloric cost. Steven Pratt MD and Kathy Matthews” SuperFoods: Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life”
Variations:
- Skip the eggs, add edamame or tofu for protein to make it vegan
- Or go the other way and add leftover chicken, pork or shrimp
- Replace peas with edamame or snap peas (cut diagonally in halves or thirds)
- Add mushrooms; wash, trim stems and slice. Cook with the chopped red onion
- 1 medium cauliflower rinsed, stem cut off
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 red onion diced fine
- 1 carrot diced
- 1 bell pepper any color
- 2 cup peas frozen or fresh
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 5 scallions finely sliced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- Coarsely chop cauliflower into large pieces. Put one-third in food processor and pulse just until cauliflower has the texture of rice. Remove from processor and repeat two more times until all cauliflower is “riced. Be careful not to over-process.
- Whisk eggs in a small bowl. Heat a large skillet or wok over medium heat with1 tablespoons sesame seed oil Add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally until done. Remove egg from skillet.
- Add 1 tablespoon sesame oil to pan, saute onions, until they start to become translucent, add red bell pepper and garlic and cook another 3 - 4 minutes, stirring.
- Add cauliflower and peas to skillet, mix until combined. Mix in soy sauce. Cover and cook over high heat 5 more minutes, stirring frequently, until cauliflower is slightly crispy on the outside but tender on the inside.
- Add the egg. Remove skillet from heat and mix in scallions and parsley
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