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Help me like cauliflower... please

seanj67

seanj67

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Morning all,

It seems everywhere I look at LCHF, cauliflower is the most used ingredient... which is great unless you don't like it.

So, I like sometimes to eat things like low carb sausages and mash or simillar. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can mash with cauliflower to make it taste..... umm, unlike cauliflower! I'm probably being a wuss and could just get used to it, but I like to enjoy what I'm eating! I guess I could just boil all the flavour out of it..... I even tried cauli rice.... ye that was grim :(

I feel that if I don't like cauli I'm an LCHF pariah!:(

Any help is gratefully appreciated!

S
 
Agree on the cheese.

I sometimes add some sour cream and black pepper, or if I'm doing cauli rice, as an accompaniment, I'll use whatever spices would usually be in the more usual rice. That means, for example, I can have Pilau Cauli Rice with my Ruby Murray.

Today I'm doing a Jambayala sort of concoction with has cauli rice added at the end, or the soup can be served over it.

http://www.lifeasaplate.com/2012/02/17/paleo-crockpot-jambalaya-soup/

I won't be using shrimp, as I have too much turkey from the freezer to use.
 
seanj67 said:
Morning all,

It seems everywhere I look at LCHF, cauliflower is the most used ingredient... which is great unless you don't like it.

So, I like sometimes to eat things like low carb sausages and mash or simillar. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can mash with cauliflower to make it taste..... umm, unlike cauliflower! I'm probably being a wuss and could just get used to it, but I like to enjoy what I'm eating! I guess I could just boil all the flavour out of it..... I even tried cauli rice.... ye that was grim :(

I feel that if I don't like cauli I'm an LCHF pariah!:(

Any help is gratefully appreciated!

S
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Broccoli?
 
If I make cauli mash I mash it with garlic and herb soft cheese.

The way I like cauliflower the best is cut it in to florets then turn it over in spicy melted butter until all coated - then roast until starts to turn golden. Then ten minutes before the end grate some cheese over it. Yum.
 
Chook said:
If I make cauli mash I mash it with garlic and herb soft cheese.

The way I like cauliflower the best is cut it in to florets then turn it over in spicy melted butter until all coated - then roast until starts to turn golden. Then ten minutes before the end grate some cheese over it. Yum.
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that sounds rather good...
 
I am the same as @Chook, although just soft cheese usually. The garlic is the essential bit, also a spoon of creme fraich and paprika
 
We like it sliced, then tossed with olive oil salt pepper and a good squeeze of lemon juice, then roasted in the oven till it caramelizes.
 
seanj67 said:
Morning all,

It seems everywhere I look at LCHF, cauliflower is the most used ingredient... which is great unless you don't like it.

So, I like sometimes to eat things like low carb sausages and mash or simillar. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can mash with cauliflower to make it taste..... umm, unlike cauliflower! I'm probably being a wuss and could just get used to it, but I like to enjoy what I'm eating! I guess I could just boil all the flavour out of it..... I even tried cauli rice.... ye that was grim :(

I feel that if I don't like cauli I'm an LCHF pariah!:(

Any help is gratefully appreciated!

S
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Have you tried reheated mash. It doesn't spike me.
Do you like broccoli?
 
seanj67 said:
Morning all,

It seems everywhere I look at LCHF, cauliflower is the most used ingredient... which is great unless you don't like it.

So, I like sometimes to eat things like low carb sausages and mash or simillar. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can mash with cauliflower to make it taste..... umm, unlike cauliflower! I'm probably being a wuss and could just get used to it, but I like to enjoy what I'm eating! I guess I could just boil all the flavour out of it..... I even tried cauli rice.... ye that was grim :(

I feel that if I don't like cauli I'm an LCHF pariah!:(

Any help is gratefully appreciated!

S
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I'd have to agree with you on that one - never did learn to like the stuff. Also mushrooms - yuk!
 
seanj67 said:
Morning all,

It seems everywhere I look at LCHF, cauliflower is the most used ingredient... which is great unless you don't like it.

So, I like sometimes to eat things like low carb sausages and mash or simillar. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can mash with cauliflower to make it taste..... umm, unlike cauliflower! I'm probably being a wuss and could just get used to it, but I like to enjoy what I'm eating! I guess I could just boil all the flavour out of it..... I even tried cauli rice.... ye that was grim :(

I feel that if I don't like cauli I'm an LCHF pariah!:(

Any help is gratefully appreciated!

S
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It tends to be a little wet unless you cook it in the microwave with no added water or dry it out in a saucepan after adding plenty of garlic, pepper, cream cheese and/or cheddar. I don't add cream, more fluid, but love it with a curry. Better than rice if done properly, like spiralised courgetti is at least as good as spaghetti.

If you don't like it, you don't and it's not your fault, just your preference.. Have a small slice of a low carb bread or nothing. There isn't a law that says you have to eat something else with your main course. Have a glass of wine or water if you want, but don't worry about it. :)
 
I got a bit fed up with it too. Have you tried Asdas giant cous cous? You will find it in freezer dept where they keep frozen vegetables
 
Have you tried celeriac for mashing? Also ribbons of veg like courgette instead of rice - I often use frozen sliced green beans as a "rice" with curries or casseroles etc. If I use cauli I use fresh and steam it to keep it as dry as possible for mashing.
As rice I grate it and fry it from raw with spring onion and spices it stays pretty firm.
 
I grate it and make it into fried rice with spring onions , peas and Tamari Soy. Takes very little time to stir fry. Mash - I boil first then puree with about 2ozs cream cheese , parmesan and black pepper. Sometimes a little double cream. Like Chook I like to roast it - blanch for a couple of mins , drizzle with oil and I cover in a mix of curry powder, paprika and a little chilli. Add cheese at the tail end.
 
walnut_face said:
I am the same as @Chook The garlic is the essential bit, also a spoon of creme fraich and paprika
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Yes, and it has to be smoked paprika for me. I've tried all sorts of cauli styles but have come back to good old cauliflower cheese, with bacon and cream cheese, and sliced tomatoes under a cheddar crust.
EDIT I mash celeriac with butter & seasoning as a substitute for spud. It's not as smooth but it's ok imho
 
I had to doctor cauliflower mash so that my husband would eat it - he's now a convert!

The version that turned his head was made with butter and cream cheese and a grating of nutmeg, with a bit of Shropshire Blue cheese on top before serving. He said afterwards that he would have still eaten it without the Shropshire Blue.
 
Chook said:
If I make cauli mash I mash it with garlic and herb soft cheese.

The way I like cauliflower the best is cut it in to florets then turn it over in spicy melted butter until all coated - then roast until starts to turn golden. Then ten minutes before the end grate some cheese over it. Yum.
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I've also done it with a marinade - whole or on florets. Choose your own marinade. My go-to is a tandoori style. I have done a whole smaller cauli (about the size of a good sized grapefruit or mango) with turmeric, chilli flakes and chilli oil. Just roast in the oven at 180c fan, until the desired soft/firmness is achieved. That was, for me, around 40 minutes for the whole cauli, or about half for the florets.

I rarely have cauli just steamed as florets these days.
 
AndBreathe said:
I've also done it with a marinade - whole or on florets. Choose your own marinade. My go-to is a tandoori style. I have done a whole smaller cauli (about the size of a good sized grapefruit or mango) with turmeric, chilli flakes and chilli oil. Just roast in the oven at 180c fan, until the desired soft/firmness is achieved. That was, for me, around 40 minutes for the whole cauli, or about half for the florets.

I rarely have cauli just steamed as florets these days.
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I like it roasted with five spice, sesame oil and a drizzle of light soy sauce or smoked paprika and garlic powder.

Until I started LCHF I had no idea there were so many ways to use cauliflower.
 
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