An amazing recipe to instil the belief that cauliflower is a great vegetable that can be incredibly tasty to eat. No more bland boiled cauliflower smothered with cheese white sauce to disguise what you are eating. This zingy, cheesy, cauliflower rice recipe is truly delicious!
Wash cauliflower and remove any leaves. Dab dry with a kitchen paper towel.
Cut the florets away from the center stem. Discard the hard center stem.
Cut each of the florets into several smaller pieces. This helps to ensure an even size when processing or if cutting manually then just part of that process.
If using a food processor (the easiest way by far), add into the processor and pulse a few times until your floret pieces are reduced to about the same size as rice grains.
If cutting manually then just keep chopping the florets with a knife and then a chopper to get the desired size. It's a lot less messy than a grater and does not really take long anyway.
Making Cheesy Cauliflower Stir Fry with Lemon Basil & Lime
Add the olive oil to a pan and heat before adding in the minced garlic. Stir fry until aromatic.
Add in the riced cauliflower and stir fry for about 7 minutes, Stir often to mix thoroughly and ensure the cauliflower does not overcook on the hot pan bottom.
After the cauliflower is nicely cooked, add in the fish sauce, parmesan, and lime juice and stir thoroughly.
Immediately before serving chop up the lemon basil, sprinkle on top reserving a little for garnish. Stir through the cauliflower rice and serve immediately.
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Homemade Stir Fried Cheesy Cauliflower Rice with Lemon Basil
Notes
For low salt diet use low sodium fish sauce or an alternative seasoning.For low fat diet use a low fat cheese alternative if you prefer.