How To Make Riced Cauliflower

Learn how to make riced cauliflower! This light & fluffy low carb side dish can easily replace white or brown rice!

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1. A Simple Recipe for Riced Cauliflower!
2. How to Make Riced Cauliflower
3. How To Make Riced Cauliflower

A Simple Recipe for Riced Cauliflower!

Riced cauliflower is pretty hot right now. Everyone has been requesting a tutorial on it. Some of you want to know how to make cauliflower fried rice, others want a lime cilantro cauliflower rice. Well, I have good news for ya. This cauliflower rice recipe will cover both. I’m going to show you how to make basic riced cauliflower.

How to Make Riced Cauliflower

Step 1: Clean Fresh Cauliflower

First off, you’ll need some fresh cauliflower! Take the fresh cauliflower, and make sure it’s nice and clean!

Step 2: Process the Cauliflower

Toss the cauliflower into a food processor.

Step 3: Pulse until fine

Pulse the cauliflower until it’s nice and fine, just like so. No food processor? Mince the cauliflower with a knife.

Step 4: Strain Cauliflower

Now you need to strain the cauliflower!

Step 5: Squeeze out water

Squeeze out all the water. No need for it.

Step 6: Warm Oil

Next, drizzle in a little vegetable oil, and warm it up over medium heat.

Step 7: Season and Cook Cauliflower

Add the cauliflower rice into the pan and sprinkle in your seasonings (I sprinkled in extra seasoning to make cilantro lime cauliflower rice!) cook for about 5-7 minutes.

The outcome… Deliciously seasoned cilantro and lime cauliflower rice!

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How To Make Riced Cauliflower

This recipe makes the perfect side dish of cauliflower rice! It’s light, fluffy and low carb. A delicious substitute for rice. 

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine Low Carb

Keyword Riced Cauliflower

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes minutes

Total Time 17 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 head of cauliflower stems removed and florets cut
• 1-2 tablespoon of oil
• 1 ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ teaspoon of pepper
• garnish with chopped parsley

Instructions

• In two to three batches, pulse cauliflower in a food processor until it’s a rice consistency.
• Set aside.
• In a large pan, over medium high heat oil
• Add in cauliflower, sprinkle in seasonings and stir often for 5-7 minutes or until desired tenderness.
• Serve & enjoy!

Notes

to make cilantro lime rice add 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 tbsp minced cilantro, and 1 tbsp lime juice.

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