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Cauliflower Fried Rice

March 22, 2015 by jessfuel 38 Comments

This Cauliflower Fried Rice is low-carb, grain-free and a super yummy vegetable side dish! The “rice” is made from grated cauliflower, but it has all the flavor of take-out fried rice!

Cauliflower Fried Rice

Today is Secret Recipe Club reveal day! The Secret Recipe Club is a group of food bloggers. Once a month, we are given a blog assignment from which we must choose a recipe to cook and blog about. Everyone posts their recipe on reveal day (today!).

I was really excited this month because I was assigned a blog I’ve been reading for years, long before I was even involved with the SRC! My blog this month was The Spiffy Cookie, written by Erin, who lives in Ohio and has a PhD in microbiology! (That’s way too smart for me… I actually just had to second-guess my self on the capitalization of PhD.)

Erin blogs about all types of food– we have similar styles: put a healthy spin on dinner, but never forget dessert! Besides food, Erin also blogs lots of fun crafty DIY projects. Something I could learn a thing or two about.

When I went to Erin’s blog, I was in search of something very specific. I had just harvested the last head of cauliflower from our garden for the year, and it needed to be incorporated into dinner ASAP. Fresh-picked is the best.

Cauliflower Fried Rice

Lucky for me, Erin is a cauli fan and she had plenty of options for me to choose from. This Sesame Chicken and Cauliflower sounded so yummy, and I know Nick would love the sauce. I almost made this Broccoli and Cauliflower Quiche. I’m always looking for good quiche and frittata recipes to use up all our quail eggs! Erin has also made (and from the looks of it, mastered) the Cauliflower Pizza Crust… something I keep meaning to try.

Though I wanted to try all those recipes, when I saw this Cauliflower Fried Rice, I had to try it. It looked like such a fun and genius idea.

Cauliflower Fried Rice
 
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Author: Adapted from The Spiffy Cookie
Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1 medium (about 24 oz) cauliflower, rinsed and dried
  • 1 tbsp + 1 tsp sesame oil, divided
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ small onion, diced
  • ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 5 scallions, sliced, whites and greens separated
  • 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
Instructions
  1. Using a food processor or box grated, grate the cauliflower and set aside.
  2. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tsp sesame oil, then add the eggs to the pan, turning a few times until set. Remove eggs from pan and set aside.
  3. Add the remaining 1 tbsp sesame oil and saute onions, scallion whites, peas and carrots, and garlic about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft.
  4. Add the cauliflower and soy sauce. Mix, cover and cook approximately 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until the cauliflower is tender.
  5. Stir in the egg, then remove from heat and mix in scallion greens.
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Cauliflower Fried Rice

This was so good. Even though we don’t have any more home-grown cauliflower left, I will definitely be buying some to make this again soon. Honestly, I don’t know if I’ll ever make regular rice as a side for Chinese-esque food again. This is so much better. And really not even that much work. I made a Bourbon Chicken type dish to go with this and it was awesome. You could just barely taste that it was cauliflower, but it was the most delicious cauliflower ever.

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Comments

  1. Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines says

    March 22, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    Great Reveal Day pick! Can’t wait to try this…we love cauliflower and this would be a hit~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines

    Reply
  2. Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says

    March 22, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    While I’m not anti grain, this does sound very interesting!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 23, 2015 at 9:55 am

      Exactly! I love rice, but this is just a fun alternative! There’s nothing wrong with a little extra veggie in your life. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Karen S Booth says

    March 23, 2015 at 2:59 am

    I LOVE cauliflower rice and often cook it when I’m on my 5:2 diet fast days! GREAT pick for SRC this month. Karen

    Reply
  4. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    March 23, 2015 at 4:12 am

    What a great secret dish recipe, Jess! This is such a fantastic idea to make fried rice out of cauliflower. I bet the taste is amazing! Love this, pinned!

    Reply
  5. Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says

    March 23, 2015 at 5:06 am

    What a great idea to use shredded cauliflower in place of the rice. Great choice this month!!

    Reply
  6. SallyBR says

    March 23, 2015 at 5:48 am

    I LOVE cauli-rice, never tire of it… your choice is puuuurfect for me!

    Happy Reveal DAY!

    Reply
  7. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    March 23, 2015 at 6:53 am

    Hooray! I am so excited that you had my blog this month and that you were able to find a great purpose for your cauliflower!

    Reply
  8. Tara says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:05 am

    I’ve never had cauliflower in place of rice. It looks wonderful!

    Reply
  9. Annie @Maebells says

    March 23, 2015 at 9:19 am

    I have got to try this! We eat fried rice all the time, this is such a good low carb version! I wouldn’t feel bad about eating seconds!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 23, 2015 at 9:59 am

      Exactly! We definitely ate the entire batch between the 2 of us… But it was all veggie!

      Reply
  10. Melissa says

    March 23, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    I’ve always wanted to try to rice cauliflower. This looks great! Awesome pick this month πŸ™‚

    Reply
  11. marcie says

    March 23, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    I just bought a whole head of cauliflower for just this purpose — fried rice! This looks delicious, Jess, and now I can just follow your recipe. haha

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:06 pm

      Oh my gosh, it was so good! I hope you like it— I’ll definitely be making it again and again!

      Reply
  12. Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Way healthier fried rice!? I’m in! This looks awesome Jess. Such a smart use of cauliflower!

    Reply
  13. susan @ the wimpy vegetarian says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    What a great pick this month!! I love this way of using cauliflower!

    Reply
  14. Christine says

    March 23, 2015 at 9:00 pm

    Yum! I love how healthy this is While pretending to be something decadent. Great SRC pick!

    Reply
  15. Rachel @ Bakerita says

    March 23, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    This looks so delicious! I had an incident making cauliflower rice that broke my food processor and left me with cauliflower rice all over the kitchen. It was traumatizing and I haven’t tried making it since…but this looks so good it makes me want to give it a shot!!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Haha!! Oh no!!! It didn’t seem to give me any trouble, but I would definitely be traumatized over that, too!

      Reply
  16. Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    I still have NOT tried cauliflower rice and I SO need too! Anything to cut carbs (I have too many as it is). This fried rice looks amazing Jess!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      It was really good! You should definitely try!! I am carb-obsessed too, so this is a nice way to cut them without missing them!

      Reply
  17. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says

    March 24, 2015 at 1:53 am

    Cauliflower rice is so good! Such a great way to cut out some carbs. Love all the flavors in yours. It looks perfect!

    Reply
  18. Valentina | The Baking Fairy says

    March 24, 2015 at 9:04 am

    This looks SO yum! I love using cauliflower for mashed “potatoes” or low-carb pizza crust, but I have yet to make cauli-rice. This is definitely next on my to-cook list! πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      I still need to try pizza crust!! We weren’t crazy about the potatoes, because they were a little too watery. I definitely didn’t notice that with the rice at all, though!

      Reply
  19. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    March 24, 2015 at 10:32 am

    I love that you used cauliflower rice instead of normal rice. So much healthier! And even better, a cauliflower you grew yourself!

    Reply
  20. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    March 24, 2015 at 9:27 pm

    This looks amazing! I love cauliflower rice, but I usually don’t even flavor it, just use it as an accompaniment to other food or as an alternative to rice when I get takeout. I really want to give this a go πŸ™‚

    Reply
  21. Kathy @ Olives & garlic says

    March 25, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    Perfect low carb alternative. I love making this dish. Delish!

    Reply
  22. Danielle says

    March 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    I love fried rice, but not all of the calories! This looks like such a great healthier alternative, but still delicious. Pinned!

    Reply
  23. Nicole says

    March 26, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    I tried cauliflower fried rice and it was a horrible failure. I thin my issues was because I used the food processor instead.

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 28, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      Oh no!! I used the food processor, but I used the grater attachment, not the regular blades. You definitely don’t want the cauliflower to be TOO fine. You should try again… it’s SOOO good when you get it right!! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  24. Izzy says

    March 26, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    Oh yum! That is so fun that you guys do that! I’ve never made cauliflower rice before but I need to because this looks delicious!

    Reply
  25. Amy @ Army Amy says

    March 29, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    I’m so on team fried rice and team frozen veggies. I’ve made the Skinnytaste version of fried rice a few times. I’d love to give it a go with cauli, though.

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 30, 2015 at 9:23 pm

      It’s so yummy!! I love rice but this is a nice way to change it up!! πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  26. MW says

    March 30, 2015 at 7:50 am

    I made this last night and it was AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      March 30, 2015 at 9:25 pm

      Yay! Glad you enjoyed! πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  27. Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says

    March 30, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I totally want to try this! I would have to make something different for my kids, because they are picky little suckers, but I know I would love this!

    Reply
  28. Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says

    April 1, 2015 at 6:21 am

    This is great! You’d never know that wasn’t rice. Pinned.

    Reply

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