Can cauliflower NOT be boring??

Yes, cauliflower pizza is amazing!! SO GOOD! Even the hubby liked it!

I make alfredo sauce with cauliflower and it's great. I follow this recipe:
http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2009/02/creamy-cauliflower-spaghetti-alfredo.html
But there are tons out there. Cauliflower gratin, pizza crust, and soups are all really great go-to's as well. The pizza or alfredo sauce might be good for your son. Just don't tell him it's in there! Hide it!

I had a head the other day and did the following. I preheated the oven to 400 and sprayed a cookie sheet with pam. I cut the head into bite sized florets. I sprinkled with a little lemon juice and threw a bunch of wet minced garlic in there (You can use fresh or dried Im sure). I then drizzled it with olive oil lightly. Then sprinkled with salt and pepper. Roasted about 20 minutes they were SO good and crispy.

I have a head of cauliflower in the fridge and I want to do something flavorful but still low-cal with it. I see a lot of mac & cheese recipes using cauliflower but does anyone have any other ideas of how to use it creatively in a recipe?

I do have an 8 year old son so if it is semi kid friendly that's a bonus! :-D

I have the perfect thing for you. My three year old eats them too. Get ready for it....Cauliflower tots! Like tater tots, only cauliflower instead. We make these from SkinnyTaste all the time as a side to our sliders.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/11/cauliflower-tots.html

I roast it. Chop it up, put olive/coconut oil on it, mix it with chopped carrots and maybe some onions, sprinkle with seasoned salt, and throw in the oven at 350-375 for 45 minutes to an hour depending on how much you have. OMG I can eat that all day long.

i love love love cauiflour

here's a good one (recipe that is) :flowerforyou:

Spicy Whole Roasted Cauliflower (from purewow.com)

1tb vegetable oil
1 head cauliflower
1.5c plain Greek yogurt
1 lime, zested and juiced
2tbs chili powder
1tb cumin
1tb garlic powder
1tsp curry powder
2tsp kosher salt
1tsp black pepper

Directions
1. Pre-heat oven to 400* and lightly grease small baking sheet w/vegetable oil. Set aside
2. Trim base of cauliflower. Remove green leaves and woody stem.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt with the lime zest and juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, curry powder, salt and pepper.
4. Dunk the cauliflower into the bowl and use a brush or your hands to smear the marinade evenly over its surface. (Excess marinade can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to three days and used with meat, fish or other veggies.)
5. Place the cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet and roast until the surface is dry and lightly browned, 30-40 minutes. The marinade will make a crust on the surface of the cauliflower.
6. Let the cauliflower cool for 10 minutes before cutting it into wedges and serving alongside a big green salad.


You can also find recipes for Un-potato salad on Pinterest .. and you can use it to make a low carb pizza crust too :happy: enjoy!

I steam it; and mix it with an immersion blender and add a splash of broth; sprinkle with salt/pepper- it's kind of like mashed potatoes.

I second the roasted cauliflower. I cook mine in a hot oven, 400-450, then toss with lemon zest and chopped, toasted almonds when it comes out. Seriously, this is one of my favorite foods.

At White spot they have a tandoori salad. It's a vegetarian option. There is cauliflower with tandoori spices on it. It has red Quinoa, lots of yummy greens and veggies, grapes give a nice sweetness, and salad dressing.

I think they have another tandoori vegetarian option with cauliflower. But, I only liked the salad.

These were not low calorie or high protein options. They were vegetarian, but they had a good enough amount of protein from the red Quinoa.

Cauliflower is the best!! I'm roasting some as I type this post! I just toss the following in a bowl and then roast in the oven to desired done-ness:

1 head of chopped cauliflower
1/2 TBS of olive oil
3 teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese
Seasoning (usually fresh salt and pepper but tonight, instead of salt, I'm using Mrs Dash)

It comes in around 240-250 calories!

Do a cauliflower mash! Steam it until it's really really dead, then mash half and whip the other half. Add in garlic, vegetable (or chicken) broth, salt, pepper, cheese if you're into it...

If you add in enough garlic/broth (I use the base so I can double the flavor without all the liquid, and yes, at that point I'll omit the salt)/seasonings, you won't need a gravy (my sister hates gravy, so if I want everyone to eat, this is how I usually make it). If you DO go for a gravy, may I suggest a mushroom one? It's totally double the veg!

It wouldn't be unusual for me to eat this by itself (drowning in gravy if it's just for me!) in a bowl with some other steamed veggies, but if you wanted to get fancy, you could serve this over a pot pie filling, baked/broiled for a little bit until the cauliflower gets that brown/crispy look to it.

roasted is good - my niece did hers tossed with olive oil, spices of your choice and some parmesan cheese (it was yummy)

I just like it steamed but it's also good in salads or how about a stirfry?

This is delicious - http://deadspin.com/how-to-make-mashed-cauliflower-because-it-goddamn-tast-1443732709 - but not healthy in the slightest.

My go-to is olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika, roasted at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes. As others have said, this method is great for doing pretty much any vegetable.

All You magazine has a great recipe for cauliflower cheddar soup. I use about half of the cheese they call for. It is a favorite treat for my mine year old son. We also eat it instead of rice, with curry.