From Daryl aka Avery: I'm off at a writer's convention called Malice Domestic. I've gone every year for quite a while, now. First I visit my sister, who leaves near Washington DC, and then I head to the hotel. I get to see a number of my MLK sisters. Can't wait. I'll share pictures next week!
Needless to say, I'm not cooking while I'm gone, but I thought I'd share this recipe that I made last weekend. My honey of a husband adored it.
I know we've had a couple of cauliflower recipes lately. Cauliflower steaks from Cleo. Cauliflower salad from Mary Jane aka Victoria. I even "thought" we'd had cauliflower risotto, but I can't find it in the list of recent cauliflower posts, so at the risk of being redundant, I'm going to share my version of cauliflower risotto - WITH NO RICE. This is all veggies and cheese and so yummy that my husband said he prefers it to mashed potatoes. I know, knock me over with a feather! It's a new go-to low-carb dish to keep us eating healthy.
Enjoy!
CAULIFLOWER "RISOTTO"
Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ yellow onion, diced
1 teaspoon garlic salt or power
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white or black pepper
1 large zucchini, chopped
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup milk (or cream, which is lower in carbs)
1/2 cup chicken broth, more if necessary
Directions:
Here’s how to make the cauliflower. Chop the cauliflower into
cubes. Using a food processor grind the cauliflower until it is rice size. This
may take grinding half and then grinding the second half.
Pour the “rice” cauliflower into a bowl and microwave for 3-5
minutes on medium-high. Do NOT add water.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a fry pan. Add the onion and
garlic salt and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the chopped zucchini and cook for 3
minutes. Add the cauliflower "rice", salt & pepper, cream (or
milk) and broth.
Cook for approximately 5 min. Add the Parmesan cheese and stir.
Add MORE broth, if necessary.
Note:
If you want, you can substitute the zucchini with any other vegetable, like
kale, summer squash, mushrooms, etc. Add shrimp or chicken, too.
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