How To Make Cauliflower Rice

This cauliflower rice recipe is quick, easy, and simple to make at home. You can also use it as a base ingredient for gluten free dishes like cauliflower pizzas or cauliflower tortillas.

Ingredients:

1 Large head of cauliflower

Kitchen equipment needed:

A large knife

Cutting board

Cheese grater or food processor

Clean dry tea towels or napkins

Method

Step 1.

Removed greenery and outer leaves from cauliflower. Chop them up then pop them in your compost or worm farm.

Step 2.

Quarter cauliflower

Step 3.

Grate each quarter of cauliflower on the coarsest side of your cheese grater. You'll need to go slowly as the cauliflower will crumble if you're too aggressive. You could also blitz the cauliflower in a food processor (however I prefer the final texture of cauliflower when it's been grated).

If using a food process you'll need to first cut your cauliflower into smaller pieces and then blitz until you reach a uniform consistency (this can be harder to achieve in a food processor).

Step 4.

Cauliflower has a high water content so you'll need to drain and dry your "rice" before you cook it. Lay a clean tea towel down on a plate and evenly spread your "rice". Ensure that you have a relatively thin layer a thick layer because moisture won't be effectively wicked away by the tea towel if the cauliflower is lumped onto of itself. You can do a few layers or "rice" and tea towel. Then put a second dinner plate on top of the stack and weigh it down with something.

Let it sit this way for ten to twenty minutes then flip the stack over and let it sit for the same amount of time again.

Your tea towels should have absorbed a considerable amount of liquid (you may even need to change them for the second half of the flip!).

You're done.... almost!

Cauliflower rice can be stored like this for up to a week in the fridge. You can use it raw to add crunch to a dish, or sauté it in a pan with a bit of oil. It's fantastically versatile!

In Australia (and many parts of the world) cauliflower can be grown and harvested year round, making it a perfect staple for a plant-based diet!

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