Lemon Parsley Cauliflower “Rice”
October 17, 2012 in Side Dishes, Starchy Staples, Veggies
I have to admit that I’ve never really liked rice, not unless it was drenched in the sauce from several different Chinese food dishes from an authentic restaurant. When I first started eating low carb, I often made rice as a starch for my husband because it was so easy for me to abstain and just stick with my low-carb veggies. Now, we don’t eat rice at all except for very rare occasions when I’ll make some for my husband and kids. If a dish calls for rice (typically a stir fry or Indian-inspired dish), I make the standard paleo substitute of cauliflower rice. But, I have to admit that, unless it’s going to be drowned in sauce, I find this just as boring and bland as rice itself. At least, I used to find it boring. I started playing with flavorings for cauliflower rice to jazz it up and make it stand alone as a flavor on the plate (no sauce required!). The inspiration for this variation comes from a recipe from my old Good Housekeeping cookbook that I used to make with fish fairly often. Besides being delicious beside fish, it’s also pretty awesome beside pork. Makes 4-5 servings.
Ingredients:
- 1 small head of cauliflower (4-5 cups riced)
- 3 Tbsp cooking fat (I like half tallow or lard and half coconut oil )
- 2 tsp lemon zest (approximately 1 lemon)
- 4 Tbsp chopped fresh pasley
- 1/8 tsp Salt , to taste
- Trim cauliflower and place florets in a Food Processor (you may have to do this in batches). Pulse until chopped to rice grain size. Set aside.
- Heat cooking fat in a large frying pan or Wok over medium-high heat. Add cauliflower to the oil and cook, stirring frequently until cauliflower is cooked al dente (about 6-8 minutes).
- Stir in lemon zest, parsley and salt. Cook 1 minute. Enjoy!
Oh, I am so excited to see this recipe! Our family actually ate a lot of rice until the recent Consumer Reports article about arsenic found in rice. Needless to say rice has been banned at our house, but I can’t wait to experiment with cauliflower rice!
Made this last night…absolutely delicious and much “lighter” in feel than rice.,…What’s fantastic about it…is that it STILL is a great “sauce absorber” and really seems like a starchy food…but it’s not!!!…This will be my new “go-to” side-dish recipe for saucy mains…..Thank you so much…..4****!!
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