Replacing Carbs with Cauliflower – Some Delicious Ways

As people become more health conscious and aware of their carb intake, replacing carbs with vegetables is becoming a very popular food trend.

Cauliflower is one of the best candidates for replacing starch-rich foods such as pasta, pizza, and rice, because of its white color and grainy texture. Besides, it has very few calories, a lot of fiber and plenty of antioxidants. Here are 7 delicious ideas to replace carbs with cauliflower in your favorite meals:

1. Cauliflower  Cheese Sauce

Make a delicious cheese sauce with little to no fat that is filled with nutrients. Use this creamy cauliflower sauce to make a healthy and tasty Fettuccine Alfredo.

2. Cauliflower pizza crust

Pizza is a very popular food, but is comes packed with gluten, carbs and calories. To make a healthier pizza, low carb pizza, grate a cauliflower head, then mix it with 1/2 cup (100 grams) of almond flour, 3 eggs and salt. Bake the mix for 15 minutes and then add your favorite pizza toppings.

3. Cauliflower mashed potatoes

Mashed potatoes are delicious, but also rich in starch. When baked, cauliflower gains a creamy texture, very similar to potatoes. It can easily be mashed with some cream,  salt and garlic to obtain a delicious  low carb side dish. For one head of cauliflower use 80 grams of cream, a dash of salt and two crushed garlic cloves.

4. Cauliflower potato salad

Potato salad is one of the most loved comfort foods, but you don’t have to give it up just because you are going low carb. Boiled cauliflower can successfully replace potatoes in this recipe. Cut half a head of cauliflower in small pieces, boil it for ten minutes, and then mix it with 3 sliced hard-boiled eggs, salt, a tablespoon of mayonnaise and a few chopped green onions. You will barely be able to tell that you are not eating real potato salad.

5. Cauliflower tortillas

Cauliflower tortillas are similar to the cauliflower pizza dough, except they are softer and more flexible. They can also be used as taco shells, calzone pockets, or sandwich wraps. To make around, 5 tortillas mix a grated head of cauliflower, 2 eggs, salt, pepper and your choice of spices, and bake the tortillas for about 10 minutes on each side.

6. Cauliflower fried rice

To make this, grate a cauliflower head or put it in the food processor. Then combined with 1 cups of chopped vegetables and 1/2 cup (100 grams) diced chicken, and teaspoon of olive oil and cook until the vegetables are soft. Add two teaspoons tomato sauce, a dash salt, some pepper and a crushed clove of garlic. The texture of grated cauliflower is so incredibly similar to that of boiled rice, that most people cannot tell the difference.

7. Cauliflower hummus

For people who are avoiding legumes or simply want to reduce their calorie intake, cauliflower can make a delicious replacement for chickpeas in hummus. Mash one roasted cauliflower head with half a cup of tahini, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of lemon and some crushed garlic for a delicious low-carb, low-calorie snack.

Use More Healthy Cauliflower as a Excellent Carb Substitute –

Cauliflower is a very healthy vegetable, full of fiber and phytonutrients. Recently, it has gained in popularity as a replacement for carbohydrate-rich ingredients in many recipes. Whether you are gluten free, paleo, low carb, or simply want to make healthier food choices, cauliflower is a great way to reduce your carb intake and eat more vegetables. From hummus to pizza crust and rice, there is almost no carb rich meal that cauliflower cannot successfully substitute.