Cauliflower Rice Patties Recipes

CAULIFLOWER PATTIES

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add cauliflower; boil until tender, about 15 minutes. Strain cauliflower, transfer to a bowl, and mash with a fork.
• Stir almond flour, eggs, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into cauliflower until well-combined; form into 1/4-cup sized patties.
• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry patties in a single layer until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining patties and olive oil.

CAULIFLOWER RICE PATTIES

Steps:

• In a large pan, sauté onion in oil over medium (not high) heat until onion just begins to turn translucent (about 3 minutes). Do not brown onions.
• Meanwhile, if making your own bread crumbs in food processor or chopping parsley in the food processor, prepare them now.
• Place 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, and cooked rice in food processor. Do not process yet.
• Using a rubber spatula, scrape sautéed onions into processor.
• Place pan that onions were sautéed in back on stove and add cauliflower and enough water (about 1/3 cup) to steam cauliflower. Turn heat to high and cook until cauliflower is just tender. Don't overcook; you don't want the cauliflower to be soft and mushy.
• While cauliflower is cooking, add remaining ingredients to food processor. Do not process yet.
• When cauliflower is tender, add it to food processor. Pulse a couple times. Remove lid and stir with a spoon. Pulse again until mixture is well chopped but not pureed. (See note in post above this recipe.)
• Shape mixture into patties and place onto oiled baking sheet.

CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In batches, pulse the cauliflower in a food processor until rice-size crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Put a large skillet over medium heat and add the vegetable oil and sesame oil. Add two-thirds of the green onions, the garlic, ginger and chili paste. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to medium high and add the carrots and spinach; continue to cook, stirring, until the spinach has wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Continuing to stir constantly, add the cauliflower rice. Cook until the cauliflower is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce and stir, scraping the bottom of the skillet, until the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a second skillet over medium heat. Crack in the eggs; as they cook, spoon hot butter over the whites of the eggs so that the whites set without flipping. Towards the end of cooking, carefully spoon hot butter over the yolks and cook until the eggs reach the desired doneness.
• Remove the pan with the cauliflower from the heat, drizzle with sriracha, and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and reserved green onions. Divide between 4 plates and top each serving with an egg.

CAULIFLOWER PATTIES

Steps:

• Cook cauliflower in water until soft.
• Mash cauliflower.
• Let it cool enough to handle.
• Add egg and breadcrumbs or flour and mix well.
• Shape into patties.
• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Put two or three cauliflower patties in at a time.
• Fry three or four minutes on each side or until brown.

SPICY LAMB PATTIES WITH CAULIFLOWER-ALMOND RICE

Steps:

• For the patties: Combine the lamb, harissa, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic in a bowl and mix well by hand. Form into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties (3 to 4 inches across).
• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Grill the patties, working in batches if necessary, until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• For the rice: Combine the raisins and 1 cup of water in a microwe-safe bowl; microwave for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
• Place the cauliflower florets in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower resembles small pebbles, 3 or 4 pulses.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan set over high heat. Add the cauliflower and cook, stirring, until tender, about 2 minutes. The water should be fully evaporated at this point, if not, drain the cauliflower using a fine mesh sieve.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the raisins, almonds, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve the lamb patties over the cauliflower rice.
• Cook's Note: If you can't find harissa, substitute with 2 teaspoons tomato paste mixed with 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice.
• Use gloves when forming the patties to avoid getting the spicy paste in your eyes.
• You can also cook the patties in a 350 degree F oven until cooked through.