Cauliflower Rice

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I'm probably a bit late to the party on this one, but what do people think of cauliflower rice as a substitute for rice/potato/pasta in meals? I'm not massively keen on cauliflower but I've heard that when you microwave it, it doesn't taste so strongly of cauliflower?

It doesn't taste hugely cauliflowery no, it is a great substitute. To be honest I'd probably pick it over rice for a lot of dishes

Thanks Nicole, will give it a try!

I agree it's good. Smells more cauli-ish when you're cooking it than when you're eating it. It's great to soak up sauce in a Thai curry for example.

If it still tastes of cauliflower when it's cooked, it needs to be cooked for a bit longer. Just taste it when you get it out of the microwave. It should taste sort of neutral.

I really like cauliflower rice. It's a bit boring done in the microwave, but really nice sauteed with finely chopped peppers and onions. I like it with curries, chilli, anything really.

Mashed cauliflower is also a delicious substitute for mashed potato.

I'm not so keen on the mashed Cauli Drama, how do you do it? I tend to use mashed Celeriac as an alternative (with plenty of cheese on top!!).

Mashed celeriac is lovely! I tend to avoid it though because they're so tough to cut up. It's like chopping wood. Do you have any tips to make it easier, ApologiesToInsectLife?

Ooo! Thanks for reminding me about celeriac mash, another good carb substitute

Will give the cauli-rice a go, BBC Good Food gave a few ways to cook it - microwave, pan-fry and roast

It's horrible, tastes exactly like cauliflower...after talking to a few people I think it comes down to that whole how you taste things as bitter or not.

If you don't like cauliflower, cabbagey things and can't for the life of you work out how people think grapefruit is edible, then it'll still taste like cauliflower.

If it's just that you're not hugely keen on it, it's ok.

It's lovely I fry it lightly with herbs and spices. I would always choose it over rice and I hate cauliflower!

I really like it and I don't like cauliflower.

I'm very lazy and buy it ready made from Asda. They do plain or a version with paprika and other veg mixed in.

I'd rather just serve things with some nicely cooked cauliflower and veg. The thing I like about cauliflower is the creaminess of a nice big piece in your mouth. (ahem)

Ooh ouryve I say . WhatdoIget, I tend to cut the celeriac up with a giant feck off knife then peel with a smaller one, similar to butternut squash.

Oh and thinly sliced celeriac makes a really good dauphinoise ad well.

Thanks ApologiesToInsectLife. Maybe I need a bigger knife then. I have considered using a junior hacksaw
Maybe I just ended up with some exceptionally hard celeriacs??

Interesting how divisive cauliflower can be...! I don't like cabbagey things but I love love grapefruit - I'm encouraged by people saying they don't like cauli but they do like cauli-rice
Definitely going back to mashed celeriac too

If you like grapefruit then you'll probably be fine...based on my totally anecdotal very rubbish research, rofl.

My theory is that that bitter taste that only some people can taste is still there, so it still tastes like cauliflower to them. But for other people that isn't the taste they get anyway so their cauliflower taste isn't there.

Apologies I blitz steamed cauliflower in a blender then add a bit of butter. It's softer than mashed spuds, but I like it. I also like celeriac mash, will have to try it with cheese!

Chips made with celeriac are scrummy too.

soph - will you please stop spamming the boards with your blog? You're not allowed to do that, especially as you're not part of the MN Bloggers network