Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

I’ve been working on a meal plan for you ladies for the past couple of weeks and I was having trouble deciding what I should make for 2 meals that were missing.  I didn’t want to make salad, salmon or chicken again so I decided to go with some grilled shrimps and cauliflower rice. I’ll be uploading the shrimps in a separate recipe because I feel that the cauliflower needed its own recipe page! I decided to make some garlic cilantro lime cauliflower rice using a cauliflower that I bought from a little farming community in my neighborhood. I find that most recipes for cilantro lime rice don’t add enough garlic, so I made sure that my rice had a good amount so that you could actually taste the garlic.

If you’re ever feel like eating rice, just know that you can always substitute it for cauliflower!  It’s funny because I used to only eat raw cauliflower with a ranch dip whenever I went to my grandparents house all my life.  I never really realized that cauliflower had so many uses until I started cooking gluten-free! You can use it for casseroles, mashed ”potatoes”, rice, pizza crust, and so on! I’ve already uploaded a fried cauliflower rice recipe here that you can check out if you feel like eating some  Asian food. 

I really love cauliflower because it guarantees that you’re dish will be low-carb and low-calorie! I find that a medium-sized cauliflower is enough to give you 2 portions and fill you up! This cauli rice only has 230 calories and 15.7g net carbs per serving.

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Cilantro Cauliflower Lime Rice

A delicious garlicky cilantro lime rice perfect as its own or served with delicious proteins and vegetables!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 2 servings

Calories 230 kcal

Author Mira

Ingredients

• 1 medium cauliflower
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 2 stalks green onions
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 juice lime
• 1/2 zest lime
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2-3 stalks cilantro

Instructions

1. Add the cauliflower florets in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower resembles grains of rice.
2. Mince garlic cloves and dice the onions. Chop the green onions and cilantro.
3. Heat the olive oil in a wok and sautee the onions and garlic until soft. Add the cauliflower rice and sautee for 3 minutes. Add the chopped green onions, salt, pepper and lime juice. Sautee until the rice is soft on the inside, but crunchy on the out (about 3-4 more minutes).
4. Grate the lime peel over the rice and add the chopped cilantro. Mix everything together and turn off heat.
5. Serve hot, or cold with a side of veggies, shrimp or any other type of protein!

Nutrition Facts

Cilantro Cauliflower Lime Rice

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 230 Calories from Fat 125

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.88g 21%

Saturated Fat 1.97g 10%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 90mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 24.3g 8%

Dietary Fiber 8.6g 34%

Sugars 9.74g

Protein 6.86g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.