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Cheats Alfredo Sauce serves<br />

five<br />

Ingredients:<br />

4 cloves garlic finely chopped<br />

1 tablespoon butter<br />

375g cauliflower<br />

100ml chicken stock<br />

100ml milk<br />

Method:<br />

1. melt the butter in a pan and<br />

sweat the garlic until fragrant<br />

2. meanwhile, cook the<br />

cauliflower in a pot of boiling<br />

water for around 8 minutes until<br />

tender, then drain<br />

3. add the garlic to the<br />

cauliflower and pour in the stock<br />

and milk, season<br />

generously with salt and pepper<br />

and blend with a stick blender<br />

until smooth. Serve with pasta<br />

or as a white sauce for<br />

lasagne, macaroni cheese,<br />

cauliflower cheese etc<br />

Low fat pizza base makes one<br />

Ingredients:<br />

340g cauliflower<br />

1 large egg<br />

50g grated mozzarella cheese<br />

2 tbsp grated parmesan 1/2 tsp<br />

dried oregano<br />

1/4 tsp garlic powder<br />

Method:<br />

1. Pre-heat the oven to<br />

220c/200c (fan assisted ovens)/<br />

gas mark 7 and line a pizza tray<br />

with greaseproof paper<br />

2. put the cauliflower into a food<br />

processor and blend until it<br />

resembles breadcrumbs then<br />

place the cauliflower<br />

“breadcrumbs” into a large bowl<br />

and microwave for 5 minutes<br />

until tender<br />

3. add the egg, cheese, oregano<br />

and garlic to the cauliflower and<br />

season well. Mix thorougly<br />

until the mixture comes<br />

together, then shape into a<br />

round on the pizza tray. Bake for<br />

15 minutes, then remove, add<br />

your toppings and bake for a<br />

further 10 minutes<br />

Low carb “rice” serves two<br />

Ingredients:<br />

1 cauliflower broken into florets<br />

Method:<br />

1. place the cauliflower into a<br />

food processor and blitz until it<br />

is<br />

resembles grains of rice,<br />

alternatively you can grate<br />

the cauliflower by hand with a<br />

cheese grater<br />

2. place into a microwaveable<br />

bowl and microwave for 7<br />

minutes until cooked, then serve<br />

as a replacement to rice with<br />

curries or chili<br />

Roasted cauliflower serves<br />

two<br />

Ingredients:<br />

1 head of cauliflower broken<br />

into florets<br />

4 cloves garlic peeled but left<br />

whole<br />

pinch chili flakes (optional)<br />

salt and pepper<br />

Method:<br />

1. pre-heat the oven to 200c/180<br />

(fan assisted ovens)/gas mark 6<br />

2. place the cauliflower florets<br />

and cloves of garlic in an even<br />

layer in a large baking tray.<br />

Season with salt and pepper and<br />

chili flakes if using and bake for<br />

30 minutes, turning the florets<br />

halfway<br />

Cauliflower mash serves four<br />

Ingredients:<br />

1 head of cauliflower<br />

4 cloves garlic<br />

1tbsp creme fraiche<br />

1 tbsp butter<br />

Method:<br />

1. steam or boil the cauliflower<br />

and cloves garlic until tender,<br />

then drain<br />

2. discard the garlic and mash<br />

the cauliflower with the butter<br />

and creme fraiche until smooth<br />

Low carb bread makes one<br />

loaf<br />

Ingredients:<br />

1 head cauliflower<br />

4 large eggs<br />

2tbsp garlic powder<br />

6tbsp cornflour<br />

1tsp salt<br />

Method:<br />

1. pre-heat oven to 200c/180c<br />

(fan assisted ovens)/gas mark 6<br />

and line a baking tray with<br />

greaseproof paper<br />

2. place the cauliflower into a<br />

food processor and pulse until<br />

you have “breadcrumbs”<br />

3. beat the eggs in a large bowl<br />

and stir in the garlic, cornflour<br />

and salt until smooth. Add the<br />

cauliflower and mix gently until<br />

combined<br />

4. divide into 6 pieces and<br />

shapes into rounds. Bake in the<br />

oven for 20 minutes until golden<br />

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