Cauliflower Rice - With Variations
Cauliflower rice is a great for keto and low carb dieters. It absorbs flavors from other foods, so you can easily use this recipe to make cauliflower fried rice, cauliflower risotto, and even Mexican cauliflower rice! All of these variations are included in the blog post.
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 150kcal
Cost: $3
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower (large head)
- 4 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp lite salt (50% sodium / 50% potassium)
Instructions
- Remove the cauliflower leaves and cut out the center stalk. Rinse and pat dry.
- Cut the cauliflower into chunks - 1" or 2" pieces work well for me.
- Place the cauliflower chunks in your food processor with the S-blade attachment.
- Using the Pulse option, cut the cauliflower into fine pieces resembling rice grains.
- Transfer the cauliflower to micro safe bowl. A large plastic mixing bowl works well for this. Then place a folded paper towel directly on top of the rice. This will collect the steam as the cauliflower cooks.
- Microwave for 6 minutes on High.
- Carefully (the bowl will be hot!) remove the bowl from the microwave and discard the paper towel.
- Gently fold the rice to pull the pieces from the bottom toward the top.
- Place a new piece of paper towel on the top and microwave again for 3 minutes.
- Just like you did before, carefully (the bowl will be hot!) remove the bowl from the microwave and discard the paper towel.
- Serve this cauliflower rice immediately with a tablespoon of ghee butter and a quarter teaspoon of Morton’s lite salt (half sodium, half potassium) per cup of rice. Alternatively, use 1 tbsp of salted butter per cup.
Notes
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- 150 calories
- 14g fat (10 sat + 3.5 mono + 0.5 poly)
- 2g protein
- 3 net carbs