I was teaching a workshop about Eating for Energy last week at a company, and one of the employees said she would love some creative ideas for how to use cauliflower, so I thought I’d dedicate an entire post to it.
This one is for you, Deb!
For starters, cauliflower is one of the most nutrient-packed yet under appreciated veggies out there. This less colorful cousin of our beloved broccoli happens to be one of the best foods we can eat, yet very few of us eat it!
Cauliflower is one of Dr. Fuhrman’s GBOMBS, which are the most powerful, nutrient-packed, antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting, disease-fighting foods on the planet! Most of what we eat on a daily basis are GBOMBS. To learn more about them, click here.
Here are just a few more reasons why you’ll want to add more of this cruciferous vegetable to your life:
- Packed with vitamin C and other powerful antioxidants that helps our cells protect and repair themselves from damage, which is essential for optimizing our health
- Contains sulforaphane, a compound that has been shown to kill cancer stem cells, thereby slowing tumor growth, AND improve blood pressure
- Source of potent anti–inflammatory nutrients. Chronic inflammation (caused by stress, what we eat, lack of movement, etc.) can significantly increase our risk of cancers and other chronic diseases, so we want to do anything we can to reduce inflammation!
- Supports our body’s detoxification (“clean up”) process, which is important because we are exposed to so many environmental and dietary toxins on a daily basis
To learn more about the awesomeness of cauliflower, click here or here.
Most of us are familiar with eating raw or steamed cauliflower, but there SO many other ways to use this versatile veggie that taste amazing!
Why not try something a little more exciting? 🙂
You can roast it, make a substitute for mashed potatoes out of it, turn it into a pizza crust, whip up a batch of cauli-fredo fettuccine sauce (don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!), and use it to make soups creamy.
Check out the links below to 10 recipes that will make you fall in love with cauliflower.
Roasted Buddha Bowl by oh she glows
Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon Tahini Sauce by Vegetarian Times
Easy Cauliflower Rice by All Recipes
Smoky Roasted Cauliflower by Tori Avey
Fancy Pants Curried Cauliflower Steaks & Mash by RNK
Caulifredo Sauce with Zoodles by RNK
Cauliflower Pizza Crust by The Detoxinista
Photo Credit: The Detoxinista. Used with permission.
Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mash by RNK
Creamy Rosemary Sweet Potato Soup by RNK
Garlic & Red Pepper Cauliflower Hummus by Our Fifth House
Photo Credit: Our Fifth House. Used with permission