This is a quick and easy salad recipe with Mediterranean flavours. We've swapped traditional bulgur for cauliflower rice to make this light, fresh and super healthy salad. It's plant-based, gluten free, nut free and dairy free.
Author: Dr. Stephanie Gray ~www.drstephanieskitchen.ca
Equipment
1 large salad bowl
1 mason jar with lid
1 blender for ricing cauliflower
Ingredients
For the Dressing
1/4cupextra virgin olive oil
1lemonjuiced
1tspcumin
1clove garlicminced
1/4tspsea salt
1/4tspblack pepper
For the Salad
1 head cauliflower riced * see instructions for method
1/3cupcapersdrained
1/2cupsundried tomatoesin thin slices
1cupparsleylarge stems removed and chopped
1/2cupmintlarge stems removed and chopped
Instructions
To make the Salad Dressing
In a mason jar, add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Secure with lid and shake to mix.
To Rice Cauliflower
Put cauliflower florets in a blender. Fill the blender to cover the cauliflower (no more than 3/4 full). Pulse until cauliflower is the size of rice. Number of pulses varies depending on the blender.
Using a colander, drain water from riced cauliflower.
To make the Salad
In a large salad bowl, add riced cauliflower, capers, sundried tomatoes, parsley and mint.
Pour salad dressing over the salad and mix.
Notes
Substitutions:Substitute black olives for capers.Substitute 1 cup of fresh cherry tomatoes for sundried tomatoes. Substitute fresh basil for mint.