Receta Low-carb cauliflower risotto
I love experimenting with different kinds of food. I make vegan recipes even though I’m not vegan, I make gluten-free recipes even though I’m not gluten-free, and I make low-carb recipes even though I bloomin’ love pasta. Why not? It’s a fun challenge, and I love all kinds of food (perhaps a bit too much).
You might know about my obsession with using cauliflower to make tasty low-carb versions of my favourite carby dishes (I know – me and every other person on the internet), and one recipe I hadn’t attempted yet was a low-carb risotto. It seems totally counter-intuitive, but if I can make a successful low-carb fried rice, why not risotto!
Of course, this isn’t a real risotto by any stretch of the imagination. There’s no rice… which is kind of integral to a risotto. It’s in the name. I’m under no illusions here – it’s not a real risotto if there’s no rice.
But, if you’re anything like me, your favourite part of a risotto is the gooey sauce and the massive handful of cheese you add at the end – and this low-carb version has cheese in bucketloads!
This cauliflower risotto is also a lot quicker to make than the usual version. Just blend your cauliflower into ‘rice’, fry it off a little to give it a wonderful toasty flavour (you want to see little flecks of golden brown appearing through the rice), then add heaps of cheese. Heaps and heaps. I said low-carb, not low-cheese.
You could experiment with making this cauliflower risotto in all kinds of flavours. I kept mine super simple with just some chives to add a pop of freshness, but I’m dreaming up all sorts of other types. My ultimate risotto is a simple mushroom and parsley version, so that’s probably what I’ll try next. The sky’s the low-carb limit!
Just lookit. It’s enough to make you cry.
(or maybe just me)
Convinced yet?
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Low-carb cauliflower risotto Author: Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche Recipe type: Main meal Yield: Serves 1 Ingredients
400g cauliflower (~1/2 large head) 1tbsp oil 1 clove garlic, minced 50g cheddar cheese, grated (~1/2 cup grated) 60g (~1/2 cup) grated mozzarella 75ml (~1/4 cup) milk 2tbsp fresh chives, chopped Salt Black pepper Instructions
Add the cauliflower to a food processor, and blitz until it resembles rice. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and add the cauliflower 'rice'. Cook over a fairly high heat for several minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower starts to turn golden brown. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Turn the heat down to medium-low, and add the cheddar, mozzarella, milk, and half of the chives. Mix well until the cheeses have melted. Season generously, and serve topped with the remaining chives. 3.3.3077
Note: nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose.