How To Make Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Level: Easy
Time: 20min
Serves: 2 People
Cost: Low
Cauliflower Rice Recipe Table of Contents
Easy Cauliflower Rice Recipe Overview
Turning a florets of cauliflower into small cauliflower rice granules is as easy as it sounds. Grate it with a cheese grater, then throw it into a blender or food processor, or shave it with a sharp knife. Alternatively, you can buy riced cauliflower frozen in bags at the grocery store, but like any other frozen veggie it loses a lot in translation.
The raw cauliflower rice granules are not really anything to write home about. It’s what you do after turning them into small cauliflower rice granules that makes the difference. I find that roasted or toasted riced cauliflower with a bit of sea salt is a far better side dish than any white, brown or wild rice I have tasted. Plus, anything you could imagine with rice, you can do with riced cauliflower. It’s a vegetable, not a dried rice grain, so you can not put it in a rice cooker for example.
Kitchen Tools For This Vegan Cauliflower Rice Recipe:
Kitchen knife
Cutting board
Food processor or box grater
Low Carb Cauliflower Rice Recipe Tools
Cauliflower Rice Recipe Ingredients & Shopping List:
1 cauliflower head trimmed
1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
¼ cup grated parmesan
1 teaspoon kosher salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
How to Prepare Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Wash the cauliflower, trim outer leaves and cut into chunks.
Chop the Cauliflower Florets.
If you use a cheese grater, cut the cauliflower into large chunks and use the medium-sized holes to grate into “rice.” If using a food processor, cut into smaller pieces and use the grater attachment to grate the cauliflower into “rice”. I have even been known to use my sharp chef knife and simply shave the florets until I get down to the stalks.
Cauliflower Rice After Being Grated.
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Optional: If you get excess moisture, spread the riced granules out on a sheet pan to dry a bit, or squeeze the rice granules between paper towels.
Common Questions About How to Make Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Can I use frozen riced cauliflower from the market? Sure you can. However, it will not be as fresh tasting but it is a way to skip the work and get straight to preparing it using your favorite recipes.
Can I store the riced cauliflower? I have found that it’s best to cook it right away. When I tried storing the raw riced cauliflower recipe, it smells funky after a day or 2. Your best bet is to use it right away, or freeze the riced cauliflower recipe for use in the future.
Where did riced cauliflower come from? I don’t find any references to riced cauliflower much before the 2000s. It seemed to pick up steam and become more popular around 2010. And it’s popularity isn’t just a fad, as it’s a super healthy along with cauliflower mash that are very tasty and easy ways to use this under-appreciated low carb veggie.
How long does riced cauliflower last? The raw riced cauliflower doesn’t hold very well in the fridge. I recommend cooking it fresh, then freezing the unused portion, and storing the cooked riced cauliflower for 4 or 5 days in the fridge in a zip lock bag or sealed container.
After graduating from LeCordon Bleu at the top of his class Chef Randy dove head-first into a culinary career working in many top-tier restaurants including the Golden 1 Center Arena as a lead cook. He later owned and operated a mobile woodfired pizza concept where he championed whole and natural ingredients. Chef Randy is passionate about healthy food and developing relationships with local providers for true farm-to-fork food production.