The vegan craze seems to be taking the world by storm. Everyone now is looking into going vegan for a more extended, healthier lifestyle. Well, with that said, we are presenting to you easy recipes for making vegan cauliflower rice meals, which you would love to try out.

Cauliflower rice has to be one of the best vegetarian dishes you will ever come across. Not only is it easy to make, but it is ready on your plate in a matter of minutes. Owing to the maxim, “You are what you eat,” we can confidently conclude that what you put inside your body is entirely your responsibility. These healthy recipes with cauliflower rice can be easily made with the help of the best mini food processor you happen to have in the kitchen.

In this article, you will learn a few steps on making cauliflower rice, so read on!

 

Step One: Decide on the Type to Cook

When you search the net, you will be presented with a variety of ways of cooking. You can go with vegetable stir fry with cauliflower rice, which includes other types of veggies as part of the delicacy. You could also try making some spicy Spanish cauliflower rice or cauliflower rice with coconut milk. Additionally, you can also choose to go with a simple keto cauliflower rice treat packed with proteins at a low-card count.

Regardless of the type you choose to go with, the process is ideally the same. The only differing part will be the ingredients.

 

Step Two: Collect All Your Ingredients and Tools

As mentioned, the ingredients will depend on the dish you wish to make. We shall be looking at the Spanish cauliflower rice, the one with coconut milk, and the keto cauliflower rice.

But before getting into the details, let us take a look at the requirements of making the dishes.

You will need:

  • A food processor
  • A frying vessel ( skillet, pan, or a hot wok)
  • Cooking vegetable oil, butter, olive or coconut oil
  • Big cauliflower heads (light green, orange, or purple)
  • Seasoning and spices (salt, cumin)
  • Tomato paste (for Spanish cauliflower rice)
  • Diced veggies — carrots, onions, bell peppers, garlic, and ginger
  • garnish — sesame seeds or cilantro
  • Coconut milk (for the coconut cauliflower rice)
  • Vegetable or chicken broth ( for Spanish cauliflower rice)
  • Tumeric (optional)
  • Lime (optional)

 

Step Three: Preparation

Once you have collected all you need, wash all your fresh produce with clean running water thoroughly. Then you can proceed to cut them.

Preparing Cauliflower Using the Food Processor

Every show has a star, right! Cauliflower, in this case, just happens to be the star of the plate, and so we will start on how to fix it.

After washing and cutting off the outer harder leaves, let the cauliflower heads sit to dry completely. After it has completely dried, trim the heads into florets to remove the hard stem at the base. These chunks must be cut into reasonable sizes to fit into your food processor, not too big, not too small.

Next is the best part of it all, ricing them in a food processor for cauliflower rice.

Here, you process the cauliflower chunks using the appliance in batches through pulses not to overdo them. You must rice the cauliflower to a sensible size similar to typical rice grains. Some pieces might not completely breakdown, and so you remove them to blend with the next batch. Cutting the pieces too fine will get you mashed cauliflower rather than cauliflower rice.

Preparing Other Veggies

For the onions, bell peppers, and carrots, cut them into small diced pieces. The ginger and garlic are also diced and additionally mashed using a pestle and mortar to make it a paste.

Alternatively, you can choose to pulse the above in a food processor until finely diced.

 

Step Four: Cooking

Coconut Cauliflower Rice

First, you heat your skillet with a dash of vegetable oil on medium heat, adding the mashed garlic and onions. Cook the mixture for about 3 to 4 minutes until the onions soften. You then proceed to add your cauliflower rice and mix, cooking for about 2 minutes. After then, you add your coconut milk and lime juice. Let it cook for an additional 8 minutes until the rice becomes softer.

Spanish Cauliflower Rice

If you are into a spicy and briny vegan cauliflower rice, then you will relish this dish. Heat the pan on medium heat with oil, onions, and garlic. Saute this for about four minutes before adding your cauliflower rice and letting it saute for another 5 minutes. The next thing is to season it with cumin, salt, tomato paste, and the broth, stirring it all together and cooking for an additional 4 minutes covered. If you wish, add some bell peppers for color and taste.

Keto Cauliflower Rice

If you are watching your daily intake of carbs, keto cauliflower rice is right up your alley. To cook it, you melt your butter in a hot wok, add the cauliflower rice and cook your mixture over medium heat for a maximum of 10 minutes. Add salt to taste and turmeric for coloring. And you are all done!

 

Step Five: Serving and Storing

After your food is ready, feel free to serve while still hot. Cauliflower rice can be eaten as either a main or a side dish, depending on your tastes. After serving, garnish your meal with a pinch of sesame seeds, cilantro leaves, or some lime for a zesty flavor.

Regardless, test your limits and flavor your mix with whatever you desire. Do not shy off from experimenting with extra ingredients, you never know, it might turn out as pure gold!

 

If you end up with a surplus of your delicious meal, store it in the fridge, and be sure to consume it in a week or so. How to make cauliflower rice with a food processor? You can see for yourself, it is not rocket science, anyone can do it! So, why not give it a go? Would you like to try it?

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About the Author

Rich Browny is on a journey of adopting healthy low carb alternatives to typical white rice. And vegan cauliflower rice is the perfect substitute. Moreover, he went further into looking at different recipes that he can interchangeably cook himself and his family. Rich firmly believes that cooking is fun and very experimental, urging his readers to borrow a leaf from this.