CILANTRO + LIME WHIPPED CAULIFLOWER
Some weeks I know exactly what new recipe I want to share with you.
Other weeks, I stand in my kitchen the day before a new post is due and wonder what in the world I should make for dinner… not to mention what I should share with all of you!
This past week was the latter. I gazed into my fridge and saw an odd mixture of items and my need to go grocery shopping.
I began to pull out the ingredients that needed to be used up, said a prayer (literally) and got to creating.
Sometimes this process works wonders…
Other times it fails miserably.
This dish was deemed “blog worthy” by my husband (our way of rating food these days) and thoroughly enjoyed with dinner.
A few details about this cauliflower concoction:
- This dish tastes a lot like mashed potatoes
- You can omit the cilantro and lime and add any other herbs or spices
- Cauliflower is an excellent source of vitamin C, fiber and folate (one of the B vitamins that helps prevent birth defects)
ENJOY!
Elizabeth
What great meals have you come up with the last few items in your fridge? Sometimes those are the best ones!
[print_this]
Cilantro + Lime Whipped Cauliflower
Ingredients 2 heads of cauliflower Juice from 1 lime 2 T nutritional yeast 2 T coconut oil 1 tsp garlic powder ¼ t salt pepper a few dashes of cayenne pepper (optional) ¼ C chopped cilantro
Directions Chop cauliflower into pieces and place in a large pot. Fill about half way with water and add a few pinches of salt. Bring water to a boil and boil for about 10 min or until all the cauliflower is very soft.
While the cauliflower is boiling, add coconut oil, nutritional yeast, salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and limejuice to a food processor or blender.
Strain cauliflower and give it a good shake to get rid of any excess liquid.
Add cauliflower to the blender and blend until smooth. Give it a taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary. Then add cilantro and blend for just a few seconds until combined.
[/print_this]
Cilantro + Lime Whipped Cauliflower
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 heads of cauliflower
- Juice from 1 lime
- 2 T nutritional yeast
- 2 T coconut oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ t salt
- pepper
- a few dashes of cayenne pepper (optional)
- ¼ C chopped cilantro
TO MAKE:
Chop cauliflower into pieces and place in a large pot. Fill about half way with water and add a few pinches of salt. Bring water to a boil and boil for about 10 min or until all the cauliflower is very soft.
While the cauliflower is boiling, add coconut oil, nutritional yeast, salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and limejuice to a food processor or blender.
Strain cauliflower and give it a good shake to get rid of any excess liquid.
Add cauliflower to the blender and blend until smooth. Give it a taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary. Then add cilantro and blend for just a few seconds until combined.
TO SERVE:
It can be served right after blending.
Or it can be placed in a casserole pan and baked at 375 for about 20 min or until the top gets golden brown.
It can easily be made ahead of time and baked when you are ready to serve it.
ENJOY!