What do you make with cauliflower?

st476

I've heard of (and made) cauliflower pizza crust, and I've heard of cauliflower waffles and cauliflower mashed potatoes (which I plan on making soon). Seems like cauliflower has a ton of uses, what do you do with it?

1nprgr3s

I make cauliflower "cheese" sauce; Cauliflower, onion and garlic sauteed, salt and pepper, and nutritional yeast, all blended and can be used in place of a cheese sauce.

ajhally123

I just get about 2-3 cups of cauliflower and boil it. After boiling, I sprinkle a little bit of black pepper on it. You can add a little olive oil or butter, but that depends on your fitness goals. Other than that, boiling is one of my favorite ways to go.

bioklutz

I recently roasted some cauliflower and it was tasty! I usually just eat it raw. I love cutting it up and putting in the fridge in a bowl. It looks like I have a bowl of tiny brains.

TxTiffani

Cauliflower fried "rice". You can actually buy cauliflower crumbles here in the produce section, but if you have a head you can cut the stalks off and pulse it in a food processor or blender and then fry it up in some butter with soy sauce and I use garlic and pepper:) yum!

crzyone

I dice it up really small and put it in my low cal pizza, along with the onions, peppers, etc.

cerise_noir

bioklutz wrote: »

I recently roasted some cauliflower and it was tasty! I usually just eat it raw. I love cutting it up and putting in the fridge in a bowl. It looks like I have a bowl of tiny brains.

Yes! Roasted cauliflower is great! I like to add a little olive oil and Luzianne Cajun seasoning.

sgt1372

Cauliflower puree which is an excellent substitute for mashed potatoes and cauliflower soup which is essentially a diluted version of the puree. Both very easy to make.

Linzon

I like a simple version Buffalo cauliflower. I've been making it on the grill: garlic powder, tons of Frank's Red Hot, and butter, wrap everything in a foil packet and cook til done.

diannethegeek

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/soups/curried-vegetable-soup/

River314

Someone mentioned putting it in the food processor. I do that, add an egg and dried minced onion with salt and pepper. Make small patties like hash browns in the skillet with oil. Be very gentle when flipping them. They make great potato substitutes this way with eggs. Don't miss the potatoes.

I tried making cauliflower mash but it didn't satisfy that potato craving at all. I'm looking forward to seeing more uses for cauliflower.

pebble4321

I like cauliflower dahl: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/cauliflower-dhal/

And cauliflower puree - just cauli steamed in the microwave and pureed with a little bit of milk and butter. Delicious!

And I add it to soup sometimes - I cook the cauli separately in the microwave then puree it with a stick blender and stir it into the soup at the end of the cooking time. Makes it almost creamy without the cream.. though it might be even better with a spoonful of cream as well.

gmallan

I've known to use cauliflower rice to bulk out a risotto. I cut down the amount or rice by 1/3-1/2 and then add cauliflower rice. I've served it to other people and they haven't been able to tell the difference. I also like to do the same thing with mash. 1/2 and 1/2 potato an cauliflower. You can definitely tell the difference between cauli mash and potato mash but 1/2 cauli 1/2 potato doesn't taste that different to full potato.

Sued0nim

Cauliflower, Brocolli, red onion, feta fritter

lemurcat12

I roast it and eat it plain or I add it to a pasta sauce or a stir fry or include it in a soup. Sometimes I add it to a salad or just dip it in some hummus or eat it raw and plain. I love cauliflower.

I don't make things with it, though -- I've never seen the point and it seems like a pain. Plus, I prefer the texture unmashed and don't miss mashed potatoes that much (if I did I'd make them more often than I do -- I prefer roasted potatoes with the skin, but potatoes aren't that high cal if you eat a normal serving size and don't add lots of fat). Foods masquerading as other foods always seems sad and unpleasant to me.

lemurcat12

Sued0nim wrote: »

Cauliflower, Brocolli, red onion, feta fritter

This, on the other hand, sounds delicious!

sunnybeaches105

Avoid it

Escape_Artist

Sued0nim wrote: »

Cauliflower, Brocolli, red onion, feta fritter

Oh this sounds so yummy

cross2bear

Oh, I love it roasted, sprinkled with salt. I have also pulsed it and subbed it for rice in stirfries, and it is very good that way. I have mashed it with some onion chip dip for mashed potatoes and its good - just plain mashed cauliflower is very bland so it has to be spiced up. I hav3e made pizza crust with it - not good enough to give up real pizza crust for!! But if you are lo carbing, its worth a try. Of course soup - yummy in the winter. I usually have some in the freezer at all times, but once frozen, the texture seems to change and all i do with it is soup. Actually, I should buy a bucket load of it now while it is in season and cheap, and freeze it for later in the year when it can get stupid expensive.

TerriK14

Cauliflower tortillas, mashes with different meats, fritters, soups. I am going to try ravioli this weekend. I try to use it for a substitute anywhere I can.

amusedmonkey

I have always loved cauliflower. It's so versatile. Sadly I really like it simple fried with a squeeze of a lemon, or as a casserole with tahini garlic sauce. Both options are quite high in calories. No wonder I gained weight.

You can make it into easy fritters or tots. It tastes amazing like that. I dry them, but you could bake them with only a brush of oil. Curried roasted cauliflower with sesame seeds and mustard butter is nice and low calorie if you go light on the butter. You can add it to soups, curries, casseroles, I even made it into a tart once with caramelized onions (pretty calorie dense though)! It's so versatile and takes on whatever flavors you mix with it.

sparklyglitterbomb

Cut it into florets, add a light batter, bake it then add a General Tso-type sauce for a version of General Tso's "chicken" (also use same florets with buffalo sauce, sesame sauce, BBQ, etc.. )

snerggly

I made this over the weekend, I rarely use Turmeric: http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/cauliflower-breakfast-scramble/

It was delicious!

CrittaHipHop

Mix in egg, pepper and salt (to taste), and put it into a waffle maker. Takes about 10 minutes to cook and its delicious. May even use a little ranch dressing powder to flavor up a little.

Sued0nim

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Sued0nim wrote: »

Cauliflower, Brocolli, red onion, feta fritter

This, on the other hand, sounds delicious!

Escape_Artist wrote: »

Sued0nim wrote: »

Cauliflower, Brocolli, red onion, feta fritter

Oh this sounds so yummy

It's kind of based on this TBH but I always adapt recipes and I thought it was nicer with half a pack of feta cheese ....I don't use ghee and found that if you spray a tin and pop it in the oven until cooked and top crispy it's delicious ...I add small chopped red onion raw to the mixture and stuff
Haven't made it for ages TBH

http://eatdrinkpaleo.com.au/cauliflower-broccoli-halloumi-fritters/

It freezes well

This was my ingredients last time I logged it on MFP
1 egg, Eggs
850 g, Cauliflower - Raw
300 g, Brocolli
0.50 Medium, Onion Red Raw
200 g, Authentic Feta
25 grams, Coconut Flour
61 g, Two Chicks Egg White

Made 6 slices at 183 calories each, served with a big salad it's a light but filling meal

shadowfax_c11

I made a delicious cauliflower soup by cooking a head of it in chicken stock until tender then pureeing until smooth and adding a can of condensed cheese soup. It was very low calorie and really good.

Francl27

I love mashed cauliflower, I just use some table blend spices and some laughing cow or cream cheese.

Otherwise, just roasted. Cauliflower rice is fine too but it just doesn't do it as a rice supplement so it's just too much work when I could just steam some cauliflower.

I second cauliflower tots though, they're delicious (same for zucchini tots).

Fursian

This all sounds pretty delicious! Honestly never gave it a go. Thanks for all these tips everyone!

carolynensanchez

I make some buffalo cauliflower bites! Jenna Marbles (and her boyfriend Julien) made a video explaining how to make them

jjdig

My MIL just steams (I nuke it) it, and then melts butter until it is browned (that is the trick - has to be browned but not burnt) - and then pours it over the top. That taste is NOT like melted butter - it's some exotic kind of taste that is super yummy. And I'm not talking like a whole stick of butter.

LiftandSkate

http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/creamy-coconut-cashew-spaghetti-squash-alfredo-roasted-cauliflower/