Makes 4 servings.
Approximate cooking time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 Tbs coconut or olive oil
- sea salt, garlic, ginger, coconut aminos, curry, garlic or freshly ground black pepper(optional seasonings)
Instructions
- Place the cauliflower into a food processor and pulse until it has a grainy rice-like consistency. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Saute the cauliflower in a pan with oil and any additional seasonings desired (sea salt, garlic, ginger, coconut aminos, curry, or just freshly ground black pepper).



18 Comments
How long do you microwave the cauliflower?
marcf714
Delicious. Thank you.
Krissy
Made this for dinner tonight and I added in mushrooms and onions. For spices, I used red pepper, pepper and a little italian seasoning… Soooo good. My husband had no idea he was eating cauliflower, it was the consistency of couscous, perfect!
luvdolfins27
I can’t wait to try this, I heard about it by a popup and it sounds sooooooooooo great. Im so excited!
lisa
Such a nice surprise! I
Used half a head of cauliflower but used all of the measurements for the added spices/onions except the oil. I only needed a
Total of about 1tablespoon to sauté everything. This went very well with the shrimp.
kat.glass
what if you don’t have a microwave?
kelpgirl
The microwave isn’t necessary, it just drastically cuts down on the time it takes to cook. If you can’t microwave it, I would recommend steaming it until it just starts to soften, but not be fully cooked (you don’t want it mushy). Then, add to the food processor and continue on.
Jason G.
I love this! We use it as a substitute for pasta – like with meatballs and tomato sauce. YUM
Tani
I made this for my family and no one guessed it was cauliflower. Really liked it!!
LizMcDowell
I am trying it tonight with ginger and green onion. We used to do this with jasmine rice so, we’ll see how it goes. Stay tuned…..
heatherschopp
I made this tonight
I’m SO impressed!!!!! I love rice as if it were a staple in my diet, so to find a substitute that’s healthier for me is AMAZING…plus it tastes great! I sauteed some turkey meat, red peppers, onion, green beans, and corn in curry, garlic, pepper nutmeg, cloves and sea salt. It’s was wonderful! I shocked myself
thanks!
Nikki
Where does it say microwave? It’s not in the recipe.
Deborah
We recently changed it to remove the microwaving from the recipe.
Neely
I am going to add an ounce or two of coconut milk while i am sauteing it! miss my jamaican coconut rice!
FarzAllDay
I finally tried this last night and we really enjoyed it. Had it with a sort of ground beef gravy broth and sauteed zucchini. My only issue was that I should have cut the pieces of cauliflower into smaller pieces before putting in the food processor. A couple big pieces remained as I continued to blend and the consistency of the remaining amount was more like couscous than rice (which still tasted amazing). Because we used such a rich sauce, I only added olive oil and salt, but am excited to experiment with other spices next time!
Mindy
Just wanted to say, if those of you are reviewing a recipe please review the orginal recipe, if you add to or take away you are not reviewing the original recipe and it doesn’t reflect an accurate review for the readers who are looking for accurate reviews to go on.
PJ