Eating veggies is easy when you turn cauliflower into rice.
The unsuspecting cauliflower has found a permanent place on our plates in the last few years.
Home cooks have gotten creative with this vegetable by making steaks,mashed potatoes, and even pizza crusts!
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Youll be amazed how quickly you could transform florets into grain-like bits.
What Is Cauliflower Rice?
Cauliflower rice is a grain-free, low-carb alternative to regular white rice made entirely from cauliflower.
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Note that you dont want the cauliflower to get too small in size.
Otherwise, the texture will become mushy and the appearance wont be as similar to rice.
What If You Don’t Have a Food Processor?
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you might use a blender and follow the same method.
A cheese grater also works magically, by shredding large sections of the head over the holes.
It’s Actually Really Good!
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The neutral undertones make it versatile, and it’s easy to add different seasonings to transform the taste.
It takes about five minutes to cook, making it a convenient go-to side dish.
Im also a big fan of substituting cauliflower rice in risottos, grits, and fried rice.
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If it starts to look gray or smells overly sulfurous, its time to make a new batch.
Cooked cauliflower rice is good for up to 7 days, making it great for meal prep.
Frozen cauliflower rice is good for up to 30 days in the freezer.
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Cut florets into 1 to 1 1/2-inch sized pieces.
(See how!)
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Add half of the florets into a food processor.
Pulse 10 times in 1-second increments until pieces the size of cooked rice are formed.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Transfer to a large bowl.
Remove any large floret pieces that do not get processed and process them with the next batch.
Transfer all the processed cauliflower to the large bowl.
When finished with both batches, you should have about 6 cups of cauliflower rice.
To cook, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
Add the cauliflower rice in one layer.
Season the rice with salt and pepper.
