Vegetarian Cauliflower Fried Rice

This Vegetarian Cauliflower Fried Rice is a low-carb version of your favorite fried rice! It’s so flavorful, that you won’t miss the regular rice one bit!

I posted a Low-Carb Vegetarian Recipe Roundup last week, so I thought it would be fitting to post one of my favorite low-carb vegetarian recipes today. While I don’t follow a low-carb diet, I’ve recently become a little more carb-conscious and have realized that many of my favorite recipes are very carb-heavy. I hope you love this Vegetarian Cauliflower Fried Rice as much as we do.

One thing I’ve done to cut back on carbs is to eat cauliflower rice instead of regular rice. At first, I thought the concept of cauliflower rice was a little ridiculous but it turns out I actually love it!  Not only do I love it, but my husband and kids do, too! My husband asked if it was quinoa, and my 3-year-old asked for “more yummy rice.”

Why Your Body Will Love This Grain-free Fried Rice

• Digestive Health – Cauliflower is high in fiber, which helps digestion run smoothly and keeps the belly feeling full for longer. It also contains prebiotic fiber, which feeds the beneficial bacteria in your gut.
• Skin Health – Cauliflower contains sulforaphane, a great compound for the skin. It helps reduce the appearance of wrinkles, promotes collagen production, and may help protect the skin against harmful UV radiation.
• Heart Health – Sulforaphane is also known to help lower cholesterol levels, keeping arteries clear of fatty buildup. This contributes to lower blood pressure and lowers the risk of heart disease.

How To Make Cauliflower Fried Rice

Making Cauliflower Fried Rice is similar to making regular fried rice. The difference is that you use riced cauliflower instead of day-old rice.

1. Cut cauliflower into similar-sized pieces. Place in a food processor and blitz 3-4 times until cauliflower is rice-sized. You don’t want to overpack the food processor, so you can do it in two batches if needed.
2. Heat a large pan over medium heat and add oil, carrots and peas.  Cook until carrots are tender, 5 minutes. Next, add the garlic and ginger and stir for about 30 seconds before adding cauliflower rice and soy sauce. Cook everything together until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Crack the eggs, add them to a bowl and whisk. You can either add the eggs to the pan and stir until scrambled or scramble them in a separate pan and add them to the fried rice.
4. Salt, to taste, if desired, and garnish with green onions.

Cauliflower Fried Rice Tips

• To make cauliflower rice, you need to chop the cauliflower into similar-sized pieces, place it in the food processor, and blitz a few times until it’s chopped into rice-sized pieces. If you blend too long, it will be kind of mealy and have more liquid.
• My Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe is vegetarian, so I like to add some scrambled eggs for extra protein, but you can add any kind of meat you enjoy, or cooked tofu or tempeh.
• Traditional fried rice usually includes peas and carrots, but you can also go crazy and add as many vegetables as you like! I enjoy my vegetarian cauliflower fried rice as a whole meal rather than a side dish. My husband usually adds chicken to his, but I find it filling enough with just eggs.
• And if you’re not completely sold on the idea of cauliflower replacing your rice, you can always do half cauliflower, half regular.

Have a question about this recipe? Ask me in the comments, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

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Vegetarian Cauliflower Fried Rice

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• Author: She Likes Food
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x

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This Vegetarian Cauliflower Fried Rice is a low carb version of your favorite fried rice!  It’s healthy, flavorful and easy to make!

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Ingredients

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• 1 medium sized head of cauliflower
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil, or olive oil
• 1 cup small diced carrots
• 3/4 cup green peas, fresh or frozen
• 1 large clove garlic, minced or grated
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or tamari (I like to use low sodium)
• Optional garnish: sliced green onion, cilantro, peanuts, cashews

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Instructions

1. Cut cauliflower into similar sized pieces.  Place in a food processor and blitz 3-4 times, until cauliflower is rice sized.  You don’t want to over pack the food processor so you can do it in two batches if you need to.
2. Heat a large pan over medium heat and add oil, carrots and peas.  Cook until carrots are tender, 5 minutes.  Next, add in the garlic and ginger and stir for about 30 seconds before adding in the cauliflower rice and soy sauce.  Cook everything together until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Crack the eggs, add them to a bowl and whisk.  You can either add the eggs into the pan and stir until scrambled or you can scramble them in a separate pan and add them into the fried rice.
4. Salt, to taste if desired and garnish with green onions.

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Category: Dinner, Low Carb
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Asian