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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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