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Vegan Cauli Rice Dinner Bowl Recipe

Try this vegan Cauli Rice Dinner Bowl recipe for a healthy and hearty meat-free meal. 

This recipe serves 4.

Ingredients

Quick pickled red onions:

  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced

Herb vinaigrette:

  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, chives, coriander etc
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 small clove garlic, finely grated

Cauli rice:

  • 1 large head cauliflower
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • Zest and juice of ½ a lemon

Mushrooms:

  • 250g white button mushrooms, whole or halved
  • 250g portabello mushrooms, quartered

To serve:

  • 110g shelled edamame beans, cooked
  • 125g tenderstem broccoli, cooked
  • 100g asparagus spears, cooked
  • 1 whole avocado, quartered
  • 2 Tbsp black and white sesame seeds, lightly toasted
  • Lime wedges, for serving

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Method

How to make pickled onions:

  1. Whisk the vinegar, water, sugar and salt together in a small bowl until sugar and salt dissolve.
  2. Place sliced onion in a glass jar.
  3. Pour vinegar mixture over and seal.
  4. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

How to make herb vinaigrette:

  1. Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.
  2. Season well with salt and pepper.

How to make cauli rice:

  1. Cut the head of cauliflower into chunks, stem included.
  2. Place cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until it forms a chunky rice-like texture (you can also achieve this by grating the cauliflower on a large box grater).
  3. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add a drizzle of olive oil.
  4. Add the diced onion and cook until soft.
  5. Add the cauliflower rice and cook, stirring often, until the cauliflower softens but retains a nice bit of texture.
  6. Stir in the lemon juice and zest and season well with salt and pepper.

How to make the mushrooms:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C, fan on.
  2. Arrange the mushrooms on a large baking tray in a single layer.
  3. Drizzle the mushrooms with some of the herb vinaigrette.
  4. Roast for about 7 minutes until tender.

To assemble:

  1. Divide the cauli rice amongst four bowls.
  2. Add a few spears of asparagus and a few stems of broccoli to each bowl.
  3. Dip each avocado quarter in sesame seeds and add to each bowl.
  4. Scatter with a little edamame and add a few generous spoonfuls of herby roasted mushrooms to each bowl.
  5. Finish with a little pile of pickled onions and fresh lime wedges.
  6. Serve with the remaining herb vinaigrette on the side and enjoy!

Cauli Rice Dinner Bowl Recipe

This Cauli Rice Dinner Bowl Recipe is courtesy of the South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association (SAMFA), a group of farmers who grow and love mushrooms.

They share their passion by promoting all varieties of mushrooms, creating unique recipes that showcase the many flavour profiles of mushrooms, and engaging in charity campaigns that make the world a better place.

Why mushrooms?

These powerful little foods are packed with nutrients and fibres, have very few calories, and are an excellent source of plant protein. If spiced right, they even make a great meat replacement!

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We’ve shared dozens of SAMFA recipes, which you can access in our full Recipes Archive. You may just find your next delicious meal there!

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