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Vegetable “Couscous” (paleo)

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Swap any dish that calls for rice with this all-vegetable couscous! It’s cauliflower rice to the next level, and it’s…awesome. cous1

Remember when I passionately posted on Instagram about my love of San Francisco’s healthy eats? It was a bit dramatic.

But seriously, I am super impressed with the kinds of healthy and delicious options they have EVERYWHERE in this city. From the bowls at Nourish Cafe (I’ve also been dying to try their almond flour waffles) to the vegan Mexican creations at Gracias Madre to the fact that there’s pretty much kombucha on tap EVERYWHERE, it’s safe to say - no complaints over here. I’ll take one of everything, please and thank you.

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So when I flew home on a Thursday night, sat through brutal traffic and had my cab driver pull in front of Beautifull! cafe right around the corner from my apartment and discovered they had the option to have their Thai chicken curry over a bed of veggie “couscous” instead of rice. The meal was warm, comforting, healthy, and delicious, and I loved that I got in an extra serving of vegetables without even trying. I knew that I could probably recreate that vegetable couscous at home and use it for any recipe that called for rice.

cou It’s essentially cauliflower rice, taken up a notch with added herbs, more vegetables, and garlic. Pulse in the food processor until rice-like, and there you have it! You can cook with it immediately, or save the raw version in ziplock bags in the freezer for later use. I baked some chicken thighs in the veggie couscous, and it was awesome to have that rice-like texture with the absolutely divine flavor of roasted cauliflower. Win/win! cous

The best part about it..it was boyfriend-approved! He was like “you can make this again”. Nate is always complaining that I never make the same dish twice because I’m always trying something new for the blog. Little does he know that I think this is on the menu again for the weekend! On a completely other note, the guy sitting next to me on the plane right now is drinking black coffee AND a vodka tonic. Power combination, my friend.

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Vegetable "Couscous" (paleo)
 
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Swap any dish that calls for rice with this all-vegetable couscous! It's cauliflower rice to the next level, and it's awesome.
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Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 2 medium sized carrots
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves
  • Dash of salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until vegetables are in couscous sized pieces. Depending on your food processor, you may need to do this in a couple of batches
  2. There are a couple of serving options:
  3. Bake in a large baking dish at 375 degrees F for 23-30 minutes
  4. Sautee with a little bit of olive oil in a medium pan until bright and crisp, about 5-7 minutes
  5. Toss raw in a salad
  6. Freeze the raw couscous in large freezer bags until ready for use

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  2. OK, I am pinning this faster than I can type because YES YES YES I am totally making this stat, love everything about it! Last year I made cauliflower ‘rice’ and after scoffing at the thought of it, totally fell in love with it, so this couscous is going to be my next thing I’m going to try with couscous, thank you! Also, I’m forwarding this to my mom because she wants to do a paleo cleanse with me, so we’ll be needing all the inspiration we can get 🙂
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