{"id":24277,"date":"2014-11-04T07:09:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T12:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=24277"},"modified":"2021-02-13T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T16:28:17","slug":"freeze-cauliflower-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/freeze-cauliflower-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Freeze Cauliflower “Rice”"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m usually behind the trend on things by at least several years. I prefer to consider my tastes \u2018classic\u2019 but in reality, I\u2019m just behind the times. This is true for fashion, music and even food. Take this for example:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The humble cauliflower. People have turned it into some incredible things over the past year or two of the paleo movement, but I have yet to play with it much. Until now. Curiosity finally overcame me and I decided to try cauliflower rice.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It really is quite simple to make.<\/p>\n 1. Trim the cauliflower and cut into roughly equal-sized florets.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2. In batches (each cauliflower took 2 batches for me), place florets in a food processor in a single layer (don\u2019t overcrowd).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3. Pulse 3-5 times until a rice-like consistency forms.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4. From here, simply heat a small amount of oil in a pan over medium heat (I also added a little garlic), then add your cauliflower rice and saut\u00e9 3-5 minutes until soft and turning slightly golden brown. Then eat it up!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I was hesitant to try a new dish for a dinner meal, so I decided to make it for lunch this week instead with roasted veggies and a turkey burger. To make this simple, I decided to freeze it in individual portions. To do this, I scooped about a cup or so of the UNCOOKED cauliflower rice into small ziplocks, squeezed any excess air out and flattened the bags as I placed them in the freezer.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I pulled out a bag and put it on the freezer while I prepared the other meal components, then saut\u00e9ed it like normal.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The result was really quite delicious! It won\u2019t be mistaken for rice, but the fun texture really worked well with the rest of the meal and the slight garlic flavor was delicious. I will definitely be working this into my Sunday meal prep rotation!<\/p>\n Other cauliflower recipes you might like:<\/p>\n Hidden Veggie Cauliflower Pizza Bites<\/a> (for kids!)<\/p>\n