Friday, June 6, 2014

Cauliflower - The Magical Vegetable!

Cauliflower - The Magical Vegetable!

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I think cauliflower is magical.

No, I’m not kidding. Ok, maybe a little. It’s not magical. But if you are on a low carbohydrate diet, it can be pretty amazing.

I never really cared for cauliflower. Let’s be honest here. It looks odd and smells terrible. Unless it’s doused with cheese, cauliflower is barely palatable. But with a little work and imagination, it transforms from this weird vegetable to something delicious and low carb. Hence, magical.

First, the stats. 4 ounces of cauliflower has 6 grams of carbohydrates, roughly 3 grams of which are fiber (3 gm net carbs). By comparison, 4 oz of broccoli has 4.5 net grams and 4 oz of asparagus has 2 net grams. 4 oz of sweet potato has more than 19 net grams.

Great, cauliflower is decidedly low carb. So is dirt. Where’s the magic? Here it comes:

Cauliflower “fried rice”: Recipe  cauli-rice.jpg



Cauliflower “mashed potato”: Recipe mashedcauli.jpg



Cauliflower “pizza crust”: Recipe LCPIzzacrust.jpg