It’s well-documented on this blog that I love to try new recipes. When I saw a recipe from a blog I enjoy, Love & Lemons, which replaces traditional couscous with cauliflower, I knew I had to try it.
I ended up making a few minor substitutions due to supermarket availability to include pistachios instead of hazelnuts and dried cranberries instead of currants. I also used orange zest instead of dried orange peel. Suffice to say, I was very pleased with the end result. It easily can replace a main dish, or work as a side dish with meat, chicken or fish. It also keeps well over the course of a week in your refrigerator.
It’s also worth noting that I pulsed some of the cauliflower very fine like cous cous, but I also left some pieces a bit larger for texture, which is why my photo above looks so different from the Love & Lemons blog. I also put a bit of sriracha on top (well, the UK equivalent I could find at my local grocery store), as I didn’t have red chili flakes.
For the full ingredients and cooking instructions, check out the recipe on the Love & Lemons blog.
Nutritional stats are not bad either. When you divide this recipe into four servings with my swaps (according to SparkRecipes.com), this recipe clocks in at:
Calories 267.2
Total Fat 15.8g
Saturated Fat 8.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 257.3mg
Potassium 359.2mg
Total Carbohydrate 27.7g
Dietary Fiber 5.9g
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 6.9g
Vitamin A 1.6%
Vitamin B-12 0.0%
Vitamin B-6 22.9%
Vitamin C 62.4%
Vitamin D 0.0%
Vitamin E 0.9%
Calcium 4.7%
Copper 9.9%
Folate 21.1%
Iron 10.1%
Magnesium 10.0%
Manganese 43.9%
Niacin 3.7%
Pantothenic Acid 7.0%
Phosphorus 11.2%
Riboflavin 4.6%
Selenium 3.1%
Thiamin 5.1%
Zinc 7.5%
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