Saturday, March 7, 2009

Rice a Phoney - 8g Carbs, 3g Fiber

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From: The Glycemic-Load Diet Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Help You 
Lose Weight and Reverse Insulin Resistance by Rob Thompson, 
Dana Carpender, page 104

Here is a simple example of how to use cauliflower "rice". There 
is a basic principle here that you should pay attention to: the 
use of bouillon concentrate to flavor the "rice". Real rice is 
often cooked in broth, but this won't do for cauliflower since 
it does not absorb liquid. Stirring in flavored bouillon give 
us the flavor of bouillon without the water. 

MY brother John is a long time Rice-a-Roni fan, especially the 
chicken almond variety, so he loved this; he is the one who gave 
it its name. He was surprised to learn it had no grain at all! 

1/2 head cauliflower
2 tsp butter
1 bunch scallion, including the crisp greens, sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp chicken bouillon concentrate 

Do the cauliflower "rice" thing—trim your cauliflower, chunk it, run 
it through the shredding disk of your food processor, and microwave 
steam the resulting cauliflower "rice" for 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, put your big heavy skillet over medium heat, add the butter 
and start sauteing the almonds in it. 

OK, the almonds are golden, and the microwave has beeped. Drain the 
cauliflower and dump it in the skillet with the almonds. Stir in 
everything else, mixing til the chicken bouillon concentrate is 
dissolved and everything else is well distributed. You're done!

Servings: 3 – 4 (assuming 3)
Nutrition per Serving: 
124 Calories, 9g Fat, 5g Protein, 8g Carbs, 3g Fiber

Note: For a nice variation try pine nuts in place of the almonds.

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