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I absolutely love carbs, I really do. If it were possible to survive on pasta and potatoes alone, I’d be in my element. Unfortunately, I’d probably also be severely malnourished – there’s a downside to everything (though… I’m tempted to think it might be worth it…).
Sometimes, when I want to step away from the carbs for a while, I like experimenting with low-carb recipes. I’ve done it before – here and here, for example. They usually involve cauliflower, and this low-carb tikka cauliflower rice is no exception. Because cauliflower only has a very mild flavour of its own (read: it can be pretty tasteless), it’s the perfect vehicle for all those flavours you’d usually use on rice or pasta.
This time, I went for a tikka-style…
View Full Recipe at Amouse Your Bouche
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