Cauliflower for potatoes?

[mystical]

I've been looking at Linda's low carb recipe site and am amazed at the cauliflower recipes that look like potato and rice substitutes. Everything looks great. Has anyone tried these and what seems to be the faves? I've always eaten a lot of potatoes and rice both, so I am eager to try them. I bought some frozen cauliflower today - hope they are as good as they look.

[ttdriver]

Re: Cauliflower for potatoes?

I love cauliflower, but not as a substitute for potatoes. I much prefer turnips .. they have a more potato-ey (SP?) consistency. I use them to make mashed "fauxtatoes", scalloped "fauxtatoes" and also hashbrowns.

Betty

[mystical]

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Thanks Betty. I love turnips so I'll try that.

[Kent]

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I could never get over the turnip-y taste. I use Cauliflower all the time to make fauxtatoes (I posted video here on that), and I just started to make fried rice again. My 8-year old daughter made the comment today after that she likes cauliflower mashed potatoes better than the sugary kind. Sometimes, good food is the easiest way to make converts.

[ValidRouge]

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I made Chicken and Yellow "rice" just last night using cauliflower as a substitute for the rice. I use Goya Sazon (seasoning) Con Azafran to make the cauliflower "rice" the yellow color.

We love the fauxtatoes too. I add cream cheese to it to make creamier.

[mystical]

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Yummmm... it sounds really good to me. I love cauliflower so I'm going to try it. Thanks Kent and Joy!

[Desertthorn]

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I love the cauliflower also but haven't tried the turnips as my hubby can't stand them. One of my favorite low carb recipes is to dice some ham up and fry it with some onions, then adding sour cream and serving it over cauliflower. Its fast and delicious.

[sadie147]

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I bought a 'potato ricer' that i use for ricing cauliflower. I find when served with stir fry etc it's jsut like rice since it just picks up the flavour of whatever is over it.

This recipe from linda's site is AWESOME served over cauliflower rice:

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/italian_casserole.html

[mystical]

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Oh wow... that looks great!

[2big4mysize]

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you can boik radishes and uses them for taters in potato salad dishes since the radish taste leacves when cooked too.

grated they make good hashbrowns too

[not2late]

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I add turnips to the cauliflower to give it a more potatoe-y taste. I use about 3 parts cauliflower to 1 part turnip. If you don't like turnips, I find that using 1 garlic clove per 1 cup of cauliflower does the trick too.

Also, after I boil them, I drain them very well...let them sit in the collander for a few minutes to really get rid of the excess water. Then I toss them in a food processor and puree until smooth.

The Cauliflower-Leek puree in the recipe section of DANDR 2002 is good.

And I use frozen cauliflower.

[higgies]

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Definitely do the fauxtatoes. A little sour cream, garlic, cheese, and butter go a long way!

[loser4life]

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I too like cauliflower, tried to buy turnips cone day but mine didn't turn out so well, but I may just not like turnips- I don't think I ever had then before! lol Last Thanksgiving I made a great recipe for stuffing substitute, and it had cauliflower and sausage in it, and I used veggie sausage it was a HUGE hit! Everyone loved it, I will see if I can find it for ya!

[loser4life]

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I've looked and looked with nothing... so if I find it before thanksgiving(which I hope to!) I will definitely post it...

[sincub]

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I made the Mockafoni and Cheese from Linda's recipe site last night.
TO DIE FOR. It tasted more like a cheesy potato dish than mac and cheese, but it was freakin' awesome.
I added broccoli florets and bacon bits to mine.
And I'm looking forward to my lunch break today... leftover mockafoni and cheese... mmmmmm.