5 Things To Do With A Cauliflower...

5 Things To Do With A Cauliflower...

Ok so after laughing at the title, 5 Things To Do With A Cauliflower, shelve the more mischievous ideas that spring to mind and let me tell you that cauliflower is the best thing since sliced bread - literally.  In my quest to continually lower my carbohydrates to suit my jeans size I'm always looking for ways to substitute bread and potatoes and the humble cauliflower is my saviour. 

 

Cauliflower Cheese recipe

Cauliflower Cheese

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Luxury Cauliflower Cheese - The obvious go to is cauliflower cheese, fairly easy, though I’ve given a brief method below which allows you to substitute the obvious cheddar cheese, with some alternatives (Gruyere, Mozzarella etc) or even combine a few different ones. If you are unfortunate enough to be watching your dairy as well as your carbs (you have my sympathy!) but with parmesan you get more cheesy bang flavour for less measuring buck as it were.

  • For the sauce, melt some butter in a saucepan. When it’s just starting to sizzle, stir in the flour to make a paste. Cook for a minute, then gradually whisk in milk until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Stir through some mustard, cream cheese/gruyere/mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan and a dash of truffle oil  for extra luxe, and cook over a low heat until thickened. Season with lots of black pepper.
  • Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Trim the leaves off the cauliflowers and crumble into bite-sized florets. And combine with the  cheese sauce. Bake for 1 hr 30-1 hr 45 mins until the cheese is golden and the cauliflower is soft but not mushy. If you want a golden finish, you can grill it and/or scatter with some crispy onions.

 

The Best Mashed Garlic “Caulitatoes” ever.

Creamed Cauliflowwer food Creamed Cauliflower

 

If you haven’t heard of Caulitatoes it's time to catch up.  A favourite with the Keto crowd, this really simple mash recipe is a healthier alternative to traditional mash. It's high in fibre, which slows down digestion and makes you feel fuller for longer. It goes with everything, it’s really tasty, creamy and low carb to boot. 

Courtesy of a www.familyfeast.com

 

This doesn’t really need a recipe unless you struggle to boil an egg. What I will say though is for best results, boil your florets in vegetable broth not water for a richer taste, the addition of spinach is a master stroke for flavour, roughage, all sorts of leafy greens reasons and it looks nice too. Lastly many recipes tell you to puree in a blender. Yes but be careful not to over process. I’ve done that so many times when your mash turns to soup!

 

As ever though I’m here to the rescue, if you’ve made soup, here are a few things you can do to spice it up.

 

Cauliflower & Bacon Soup

Cauiflower and Bacon Soup food recipe Cauliflower and Bacon Soup

So you’ve started from scratch or you’ve over processed your mash, either way cauliflower soup is a great addition to the freezer, and lovely on a cold winters’ night (ok not in Dubai) or if you aren’t in the mood for a big meal.  

Fry up our lardons and stir through for a paleo/Keto option. Addition of cheese is  always a good idea, or some nice fried onions on top. Alternatively add some cream or even some garam masala or cumin for a curried cauliflower option.

 

Courtesy of www.Theendlessmeal.com

 

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