Why Is Cauliflower Rice So Popular?

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In the last few years, there’s been a cauliflower renaissance. Now you can make just about anything with cruciferous vegetable, and although trends can be a bit irritating, this one is definitely ok to indulge in.

Cauliflower is a vegetable in the same family as broccoli, cabbage, and bok choy, and rose to fame in the Paleo community. Although cauliflower is 100% a vegetable, it can act in curious, and deviously carb-like ways. So if you are looking to cut out some carbs, try these recipes.

This rice substitute is really simple to accomplish. It consists of grating, by hand or in a food processor, the head of a cauliflower without the green stem. From there, there are endless ways to use this now rice like an ingredient.

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Curry

Instead of adding rice to your next curry dish, use cauliflower rice! Just sautee and steam it, add a bit of salt and curry at the end, and pair it with any Indian-style vegetable.

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Fried Rice

To make this recipe, just sautee together an egg, whatever vegetables you have on hand, and at the last minute, add the cauliflower rice.

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