Spiced Cauliflower Rice with Olives and Roasted Bell Peppers


Finals next week…sounds like a great time to experiment in the kitchen! Cauliflower rice can be steamed or cooked on the stove…even microwaved! Its shocking how similar in texture the rice becomes. It makes a fabulous creamy risotto when mixed with your favorite cheese. I was feeling like I wanted spice and added some roasted, chopped asparagus at the last minute.

6/8/13
30 minutes start to finish
Serves 2

Ingredients:

·      1 head of cauliflower
·      2 teaspoons tumeric
·      1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
·      pinch of cayenne
·      cumin
·      smoked paprika
·      2 tablespoons lemon juice
·      4 large green olives
·      2 bell peppers
·      2 large cloves of garlic
·      1 inch cube of ginger
·      ¼ cup of raisins
·      ¼ vegetable or chicken stock
·      ½ onion
·      Your favorite chutney or relish (I added corn relish) to garnish
·      salt
·      olive oil

Preheat the oven to three fifty, set the peppers on a piece of foil and let roast for around 1 hour. Then put them into a zip lock bag, seal and set aside so they steam. Cut cauliflower into small pieces and put in a food processor, process until the size of rice. Mean while mince the garlic and ginger and slice the onions. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a medium saucepot on medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, onions, spices and a large pinch of salt. Sauté until onions are slightly caramelized; add cauliflower, stock and raisins. Cook for roughly 15 minutes. Add chopped bell pepper and Add chopped olives and top with a spoon of your favorite chutney or relish!


Ridiculous Rama was a Swimming Success


I have wanted to try making this dish for so long and I am so glad I finally did! This is by far one of the best dinners I have ever made. Swimming Rama is a traditional Thai dish and the sauce usually involves peanut butter, coconut milk, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, lime leaves and a bunch of other Thai flavors. Me being an average busy college student with no budget for exotic ingredients had to get creative and turned this normally heavy, complex dish into a healthy fast filling meal.

30 minutes start to finish
Serves 4
Ingredients:

·      ½ head of cauliflower
·      ½ kabocha squash
·      4 servings tofu
·      1 cup edamame
·      1 cup light coconut milk
·      8 tablespoons of pb2
·      2 table spoons teriyaki sauce
·      1-2 tablespoons fish sauce
·      2 tablespoons brown sugar

Preheat the oven to four hundred. Cut the kabocha squash and cauliflower into bite size pieces, arrange on a baking sheet drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake for around 25 minutes. Heat a non stick pan to medium/high and pan fry the cubes of tofu (which should be slightly seasoned with salt and pepper) until golden. Meanwhile drop the edamame into boiling salted water just until heated through. Mix together the coconut milk, pb2, teriyaki sauce, brown sugar and fish sauce to taste (depending on how salty you prefer it).  Remove the vegetables from the oven and add them to the pan with the tofu (turn pan off!) and pour the sauce over the top. Serve over brown rice! This is now going to be a weekly dinner for me, I’m in love, I mean really whats better then pumpkin, tofu, peanut butter and coconut milk?? 


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