Cilantro Cauliflower Rice

Name: Cilantro Cauliflower Rice (5-Minute Keto Side)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Keto
Ingredients: 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into florets; 1 tbsp cooking fat, such as butter, ghee or olive oil; Sea salt and black pepper; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro, plus a sprig to garnish (optional)

5-Minute Keto Side

Bowl of cauliflower rice with chopped cilantro and a wooden spoon, a cauliflower half behind it.

Grated cauliflower sauteed for five minutes and tossed with fresh cilantro. A low carb side for curries, stir-fries and anything saucy.

4Serves
15 minprep
5 mincook
3ingredients plus salt and pepper

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Why this works

Cauliflower rice is the swap most people try first, and the most common mistake is cooking it too long until it goes soft and wet. Five minutes in a hot pan is enough. Fresh cilantro at the end makes it taste like a side dish rather than a substitute.

The recipe

Cilantro Cauliflower Rice

Serves 4 · 15 min prep · 5 min cook · 3 ingredients plus salt and pepper

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Ingredients

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Method

01
Grate the florets on a box grater, or pulse them in a food processor, until the pieces are the size of rice grains.
02
Melt the fat in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the cauliflower and season with salt and pepper.
03
Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring gently, until it just starts to turn translucent.
04
Tip it into a bowl and toss with the cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

65kcal

3gprotein

8gcarbs

4gfat

Figures are estimates.

Good to know

Serve it with our coconut curry shrimp soup.