Riced cauliflower is so easy to make and this post will show you how. Since cauliflower is a very versatile vegetable used as a substitute for rice in low carb diets this post will help you prepare this vegetables ahead of time.

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Riced Cauliflower

I had heard a lot about store bought frozen riced cauliflower and I have been curious to know what this cauliflower was all about.

I was wondering if it was any different from the riced cauliflower I made at home using my box grater or food processor.

Each time I passed by the freezer aisle in Costco I see customers stretching their hands and taking the frozen riced cauliflower and believe me it finishes super fast.

One day my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to buy a pack and give it try. In fact I think I picked up 2 packs because I I was going to have a super busy week so I wanted to have riced cauliflower on hand for my various cooking escapades.

When I got home I dumped the bags in the freezer. The next time I have keto rice and stew on the menu, I went to the freezer to try my store bought riced cauliflower. What a time saver.

First of all I was pleasantly surprised that there were 4 individually packed bags in there which made the frozen cauliflower rice easy to handle.

Then I microwaved it as per package instructions and it turned out fine.

I said to my self yes this looks good and saves time but why not make yours ahead and freeze in smaller freezer bags and boy has it saved me lots of money.

Dear low-carber if you are reading this and you also buy frozen riced cauliflower from the stores, you need to try this homemade version with same benefit of time saving but an edge over the store bought one since it saves you some $$

How to make Cauliflower Rice | Riced Cauliflower

There are there ways to make riced cauliflower.

With a knife and chop board
With a box grater.
With a food processor or this model of ninja blender because of the way it's blades are styles.

How to make it without a food processor.

That Would mean using the other two methods, the knife and in box grater.

For the knife method

Remove leaves and trim off black spots

Cut into quarters

Remove stems and chop on the chopping board. Try not to go too fast so you don't have cauliflower all over the place.

For the box grater Method

Repeat steps 1 & 2 above, then use the large perforated holes of the box grater to grate the cauliflower florets.

Tip: Keep the cauliflower florets on the larger side to keep from hurting your fingers

How to make Cauliflower Rice with a food processor

Repeat same steps above, then feed the cauliflower florets into the tube of the food processor or use this this blender.

How is Homemade Riced Cauliflower stored?

Riced cauliflower can be stored for later if not using immediately. It can be stored in the refrigerator if using within 2 days or in freezer for a longer time.

In the refrigerator:

Line the bottom of the bowl you want to store your cauliflower rice in with paper towel.

Put the riced cauliflower in the Paper towel lined bowl, put another paper towel over the riced cauliflower before covering the bowl. Store for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.

In the freezer:

You can decide to blanch the riced cauliflower if you are keeping it longer than a month in the freezer. If you are freezing for about a month, remove some moisture from it by pressing between paper towels before transferring into a freezer bag for storage.

Storing longer than a month, blanch the cauliflower rice for 2 mins

How to blanch Cauliflower

Bring water to boil

Fill a bowl with cold water and ice cubes

Pour the riced cauliflower into the boiling water. Stir let cook for about 1 minute scoop out into the ice bath.

Transfer to a sieve to drain then dab dry with paper towel, transfer to the freezer bag and seal, making sure all the air is let out of the bag.

Just transfer the riced Cauliflower into a freezer bag like this one push out the air in the bag and seal.

What recipes can I use this for

Butter cauliflower rice
Fried cauliflower rice
Jollof cauliflower rice
In cauliflower salads
Cauliflower pizza
Native Cauliflower Rice

Whenever you want to use the frozen one, either you let it thaw before using or you remove it from the freezer bag to a microwave safe plate then cook it in the microwave for about 5 mins. Enjoy

Have you ever tried cauliflower rice with a touch of salted butter?? Hmmm

Now who is going to go ahead and make their own homemade riced cauliflower ?? Meeee and YOU... I hope.

To a healthy lifestyle

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