Sunday, April 22, 2012

Grain Free Spanish "Rice" (SCD Friendly)

One dish I really miss on SCD is Spanish rice.  We are some HUGE taquería lovers in this house, and I have to say, it's one of my favorite cuisines.  I never, ever get tired of it.  Once a week we have a fun taquería night with all the fixins'.  Rice has been bothering my digestion (so obvious why grains are not allowed on the SCD).  So I created a grain free Spanish "rice" dish that was a tasty alternative to the traditional version.  It's made with cauliflower.  And while the texture is different, it was pretty simple getting all those great Spanish flavors in there.  
Salud!      

Ingredients 
-2 medium/small heads of cauliflower, cut cored, and washed 
-1 small yellow onion, diced 
-3 roma tomatoes 
-1 green pepper (optional)
-2 teaspoons Mexican seasoning* (use less for children) 
-2 teaspoons garlic granules 
-1/2 teaspoons salt
-1/2 teaspoon cumin (or to taste) 
-Few turns of the pepper grinder
-1/4 cup oil

How To
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1.  Mix above ingredients in your favorite roasting dish.
2.  Roast for 25-30 minutes 
3.  Allow to cool a while (make sure it's not steaming 
for step 4). 
4.  Put half the mixture in a food processor and pulse a few times.  Careful to not over mix, you are simply creating a rice look to the mixture, not a puree.  You could probably do this by hand too, so try it out if you don't want to lug out the food processor. 
5.  Pulse the remaining half of the mixture until rice-like.
6.  Garnish with cilantro and a squirt of lime.  
Serve

Notes:
*You can find Mexican or Fiesta seasoning at any grocery store.  Or make your own from spices in you bulk foods section.   
Served the "rice" with this...
(recipe coming soon)
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18 comments:

  1. This sounds good. Sorry if this is a dumb question but what is "Mexican seasoning"?

    Thanks.

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  2. No worries, that's a great question. I will put a link up in the post.

    Thanks!

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  3. I love cauliflower rice and always on the look out for new ideas! This looks lovely!

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  4. The Cyclist's WifeApril 23, 2012 8:13 PM

    What a creative idea!

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  5. Thanks Sarah!

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  6. YUM! This is an awesome way to get my kids to eat more veggies. I am putting this on my grocery list for tomorrow. I am trying to limit my rice consumption and this alternative sounds so yummy who needs the other stuff?!

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  7. Carrie @ young living oil ladyApril 24, 2012 8:43 AM

    Gotta love these recipes, Amber! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Kids in the Kitchen. Can't wait to see what you whip up next Tuesday! Blessings!

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  8. Looks delicious! I'm always happy to find recipes that fit our Paleo diet. I pinned it: http://pinterest.com/pin/91690542383747025/

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  9. Julie@teachinggoodeatersApril 26, 2012 7:12 PM

    What a neat idea! I can't eat rice and my family loves Spanish rice so this is perfect for us!

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  10. Gretchen @gfedgeApril 27, 2012 3:47 PM

    I love Spanish rice. Now I can have it low-carb! Thank you and thanks to Kalinda for featuring it on the Wheat Free Meat Free round-up!

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    • Hi Gretchen,

      I love Kalinda's round-ups! Always such fun recipes.

      Have a great weekend.

      Be Well,
      --Amber

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  11. We're such big fans of cauli-rice - this is a great way to prepare it!

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