Can we talk for a minute about "Cauliflower Rice"

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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Umm we make broccoli rice and its awesome; just a nice change of pace and a great way to get in some extra nutrients and fiber :)

    YEEEESSSSSSSSS! :laugh:


    I had broccoli last night with my pasta shells and chicken with alfredo sauce. Yum!
  • juliacatherine1
    juliacatherine1 Posts: 71 Member
    Umm we make broccoli rice and its awesome; just a nice change of pace and a great way to get in some extra nutrients and fiber :)

    YEEEESSSSSSSSS! :laugh:


    I had broccoli last night with my pasta shells and chicken with alfredo sauce. Yum!

    My bf suggested broccoli rice someday, and I was just like, yeah ok, someday. I'm not a huge fan of broccoli like I am with cauliflower. Needless to say I won't be trying it anytime soon!
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    I saw a recipe on a cooking show where they made a slaw with broccoli, where the florets were "riced". it looked really good, I'll have to see if I can find that.
  • juliacatherine1
    juliacatherine1 Posts: 71 Member
    Sounds tasty, I might be into it.
  • soozy84
    soozy84 Posts: 118
    I would never have thought about cauliflower rice before! Thanks so much. Tried it tonight and it was absolutely brilliant. I blitzed it, steamed it, then added it to some brown rice and spring onions and then fried it using spray oil. I used around 30g cauliflower rice & 30g brown rice.

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    If anyone is interested, the rest of tonight's dinner is from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/03/chicken-and-mushrooms-in-garlic-white.html. I omitted the flour, added low fat natural yoghurt and a bit of mustard. It was tasty and added up to just over 300 cals.
  • lisabinco
    lisabinco Posts: 1,016 Member
    http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice/

    http://www.fitsugar.com/Low-Carb-Cauliflower-Crust-Pizza-Recipe-30739512

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mock-garlic-mashed-potatoes-recipe.html
    Thanks for the links. You've given me some great additional recipe ideas!
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    Cauliflower Rice does not exist.

    Its either Cauliflower or Rice


    :cauliflowericecreamforyou:

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  • jwooley13
    jwooley13 Posts: 243
    Sounds delicious! Thanks for the idea, OP. Love cauliflower and this is a great new way to work it into some meals.

    Everyone whining about the choice to eat cauliflower instead of rice, go find something better to do.
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
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    This is not rice:
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    This is rice:
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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I love all forms of cauliflower but I gave the cauliflower rice a try with my stir fry last night. DELICIOUS! And you can really work in the flavors to pair with what else you are making,. So i added ginger, onion and garlic. It was so tasty.

    So your stir-fried some cauliflower and served it over a bed of rice? What kind of sauce did you use for that?
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Umm we make broccoli rice and its awesome; just a nice change of pace and a great way to get in some extra nutrients and fiber :)

    Stir-fried beef with broccoli is one of my favorites. I make my own sauce with soy sauce, oyster sauce, beef broth, seasonings, and a little cornstarch for thickener. So delicious!

    I've never tried stir-fried cauliflower. I'm not a big fan of cauliflower, but I absolutely love broccoli! My mom likes to use them together. I must say that with the right kind of sauce, you can't even taste the cauliflower. But I especially love how the sauce soaks into the rice. Mmm...heaven.
  • tfleischer
    tfleischer Posts: 199 Member

    Holy crap. Can people just have a conversation about something they like to eat without others coming in and telling them that it's stupid?

    Evidently not, if this thread is any indication….
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Holy crap. Can people just have a conversation about something they like to eat without others coming in and telling them that it's stupid?

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  • tfleischer
    tfleischer Posts: 199 Member
    Just in case anyone has an open mind. Here is a link to a great way to make cauliflower. Have done this a few times and it is terrific!

    http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/spicy-whole-roasted-cauliflower
  • tfleischer
    tfleischer Posts: 199 Member
    Pizza base

    Something that makes a great pizza base is a portobello mushroom. Turn it upside down, scrape the black stuff out and make your own personal pizza with the ingredients, sauces, cheeses, etc. that you want. My favorite is to make a greek or Mediterranean style pizza with it.

    brush olive oil on the flesh.
    Layer 1: swipe some pesto in the cap for the sauce
    Layer 2: some basil leaves
    Layer 3: kalamata olives slived
    Layer 4: a small amount of crumbled goat and/or feta cheese or a thin slice of fresh mozzarella
    Layer 5: some whole roasted garlic cloves and a bit of prosciutto.

    Baked in the oven at 350-375 until done. Broil toward the end to crisp it a bit.
    Throw in a nice salad and you have a meal that is well under 500 calories (if you watch the amount of cheese you use, that is!)
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    Just in case anyone has an open mind.

    I have a pretty open mind. Can I say that when I drink Coors Light I am drinking Beer Water? I think I will have a 12 pack at lunch, log it as water, then drive home in honor of this thread.


    Cauliflower Pizza, Broccoli Rice, and Beer Water.

    Good times we live in, .... good times indeed.
  • Wtn_Gurl
    Wtn_Gurl Posts: 396 Member
    Cauliflower is cauliflower. It tastes good and is pretty dang healthy.

    It is NOT rice, pizza, mashed potatoes, or anything like that. So stop with the cauliflower "rice". Just call it small pieces of cauliflower!

    At least they didn't come up with "chocolate rice" heh!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Love cauliflower. I put it on my salads. I make curries with it. I eat it raw. And, yes, I make pizza crust with it. I mash it with feta and butter.
    I "rice" it.

    It tastes good. It's good for me.
  • MsMaryMac48
    MsMaryMac48 Posts: 89 Member
    "I don't like it when people don't eat the same things I do. I enjoy belittling them because it makes me feel better about myself. You're wrong to call little pieces of rice-sized and rice-shaped cauliflower 'cauliflower rice' and I'm going to make sure you know it! IT IS NOT RICE! IT IS NOT POTATO! You're not NORMAL!!11!!!"

    Holy crap. Can people just have a conversation about something they like to eat without others coming in and telling them that it's stupid?

    I was wondering the same thing. .
  • stephb130181
    stephb130181 Posts: 56 Member
    Stupid question time....how do you make cauliflower rice? It sounds amazing....
  • surfinbird_1981
    surfinbird_1981 Posts: 946 Member
    I love cauliflower mash mmm :love:

    I'll give the rice a whirl!
  • mfp2014mfp
    mfp2014mfp Posts: 689 Member
    I love cauliflower really looking forward to trying new ways of prepping it thanks for the ideas all :flowerforyou:
  • AglaeaC
    AglaeaC Posts: 1,974 Member
    I don't think there's anything normal about wanting to pretend something isn't what it is, but hey that's just me.
    I like rice and call it rice.
    I like cauliflower and call it cauliflower.
    I haven't tried to create a dish from cauliflower in very small bits, but it sounds delicious. I definitely don't get why this would be called cauliflower rice, since there's no rice in it, so boring me would still call it cauliflower.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I don't think there's anything normal about wanting to pretend something isn't what it is, but hey that's just me.
    I like rice and call it rice.
    I like cauliflower and call it cauliflower.
    I haven't tried to create a dish from cauliflower in very small bits, but it sounds delicious. I definitely don't get why this would be called cauliflower rice, since there's no rice in it, so boring me would still call it cauliflower.
    Do you know what the verb is for chopping a vegetable or other food into small bits?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I really love cauliflower rice, too. I really don't get why people get all "ERMAHGERD, EAT ACTUAL RICE, NAWT CAWLIFLOWER!" about it. Like white rice is super flavorful and enjoyable? That's a big nope-nope. I think cauliflower rice has more flavor, better texture, and has a lot of fiber and nutrients. Not everyone has to love rice and potatoes, folks.

    I like cauliflower more than rice. I've always eaten lots of it, but simply as cauliflower. What I don't get is why waste time trying to make it look like something else, also the texture of mashed cauliflower does not appeal. If you don't care about rice and potatoes, why would you try to mimic them?

    I never ate fake meat either when I was eating vegetarian, so this just may be something I fundamentally don't get, so carry on eating what you like, of course. My guess is that the just eat rice thing comes from the way these dishes are described, as if they were subs for the others, rather than just, hey, cauliflower tastes good in a stir fry, which IMO it does.
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    Blows my mind how people seem to care so much what other people call their food. I can only assume these same people lose their composure when someone brings a fruit pizza to a party - unless it's made with marinara sauce and traditional pizza crust I suppose.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Blows my mind how people seem to care so much what other people call their food. I can only assume these same people lose their composure when someone brings a fruit pizza to a party - unless it's made with marinara sauce and traditional pizza crust I suppose.

    Fruit pizza is awesome! So is seafood pizza with a honey-wheat crust and alfredo sauce. Also, I have never put marinara on my pizza. Marinara is for past, IMO. I use seasoned tomato paste for regular pizza.

    You know what blows my mind though? People who don't eat pizza at all! None! Not even thin crust veggie with low-fat cheese. I don't get it.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Blows my mind how people seem to care so much what other people call their food.

    Personally, I don't care at all what others call their food, and I imagine cauliflower might work well in a dish riced just as some people seem to like shredded carrots (I don't, who knows why not).

    I'm more curious about the frequency with which cauliflower is promoted not for itself, but for it's ability to mimic other foods (foods that are then dismissed as not that great, so one wonders why they are being mimicked). It's totally normal to not like rice or think it's okay, no great shakes (like I said before, I prefer cauliflower), and similarly it's totally normal not to like meat or potatoes (even if I disagree), but then why create a fake version of these things? Why not just say that cauliflower (even mashed if you must) makes a better side dish than potatoes or some such? It's not a criticism, I just don't get it, so thought it would be interesting, and not some kind of insult, to discuss.

    None of this relates specifically to the OP's post, which was more like "yum, I discovered this recipe I like!" vs. "rice can and should be replaced with cauliflower in all dishes," but this idea of cauliflower as a replacement is hardly uncommon, so I think it's interesting. With meat it kind of makes sense, as a lot of people don't eat meat despite liking it, for ethical reasons, so the same thing with rice and potatoes suggests that there's something wrong with rice and potatoes, so it leads to the questions.
  • tracydr
    tracydr Posts: 528 Member
    Going to have to try this. It's been years since I did it.
    I also like turnips as faux mashed potatoes. I never make them because my husband won't eat them. I may have to start doing this stuff, making him a real starch and me a faux starch.

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