Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
(from greenfood’s recipe box)
Source: Healing the Thyroid
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: lunch
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower (about 6 cups florets)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 inch ginger, minced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1 cup peas
- 1/2 jalapeno (optional)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos
- 1/2 teaspoon raw honey (optional)
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 lime
Directions
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Cut cauliflower into florets and place into a food processor. Pulse until the cauliflower achieves a coarse rice texture. Use cheese cloth to wring extra moisture out of the rice and then set it aside.
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Heat 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a large pan and saute the onion over medium-high heat until translucent and cooked through. Add water by the tablespoon to keep from sticking.
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Place the ginger, garlic, carrot, bell pepper, celery, and peas in the pan with the red onion and continue to cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.
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Add the cauliflower rice, toasted sesame oil, coconut aminos, honey and sea salt to the pan and stir well to combine. Continue to cook another 5 to 7 minutes until cauliflower rice is tender.
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Serve with jalapeno along with cilantro, chopped almonds, sesame seeds, and a generous squeeze of lime juice.