Name: Summer salad cauliflower rice
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 medium red onion; 1 clove garlic; 1 small piece ginger; 1 fresh chili; 1 cup roughly chopped mint and chives; 1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves; 1 cup roughly chopped almonds and hazelnuts; 1 cup raw cauliflower rice; pinch of salt, cayenne pepper, and sweet paprika; 1 cup fresh mango; 1 lemon; 1 tin plain yogurt (I use soy); 1 tbsp olive oil

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This raw summer salad cauliflower rice is so easy and quick to make. It's tossed with fresh basil and mint, add the comfort of a mango and the crunchiness of nut, to make this cauliflower rice healthy and delicious. Enjoy a light meal that's full of healthy nutrients.

Summer salad cauliflower rice in a serving bowl

Wondering what to eat when it's too hot out there? Do you want it very simple without sacrificing the taste? Here you go, a plate of summer salad cauliflower rice...

It's a hot summer over here, and in most places too. Getting to cook healthy meals becomes challenging as you feel tired out of the scorching heat. While roasting becomes almost an option that you don't want to consider, you might mostly be tempted to eat out or grab a takeaway.

I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but it's during summer that people eat a lot of junk food or unhealthy food for that matter. It's pizza, tacos, Mc Donald season.

The irony of this is, during spring everyone is slimming down looking forward to fitting in their bikinis and those beautiful flowery summer dresses.

Here's the deal, you take the take away for lunch, and choose a healthier option like omitting the sauces. But let's make easy and simple cauliflower rice for dinner.

This summer salad with cauliflower rice is just the perfect bet when it comes to eating raw salad. Did I say RAW!! yes but believe me you'll not realize that the cauliflower rice here is raw.

To make this cauliflower rice recipe you'll need to make the cauliflower rice first, it's easy and quick if you have a food processor.

How to make cauliflower rice without a food processor

Even though I've a food processor, I've never used it to make my cauliflower rice. I like using a vegetable peeler, even if it might not be as fast as using a food processor, you'll have less cleaning to do.

Clean and cut your cauliflower head and hold the peeler as if you were to peel a veggie. Hold the cauliflower on top of a large bowl and scrape it.
Once you've had the amount needed keep the remaining florets for future use, in a soup or in making a cauliflower sauce. the cauliflower core and stems can be used to make homemade vegetable broth.
Now that you have your cauliflower rice ready go ahead and assemble your summer salad cauliflower rice.

Assembling summer salad cauliflower rice

assembling cauliflower rice in a big bowl

I wanted this salad to remain simple, very simple that most of the ingredients are readily available in your local store or I bet you've got some in your pantry.

Few and simple ingredients don't mean sacrificing on flavors lol, make use of your seasoning to spicy up your cauliflower rice.
I used a sharp knife to chop roughly the nuts, here I've almonds and hazelnut, but you can pulse them in your blender, especially if you feel pain in your joints.
Feel free to substitute or omit them, though they enhance the nutritional value by adding proteins and they also add the crunchy texture in this salad
This summer salad has fresh mint, chives, and basil. You can use cilantro and/or parsley and other herbs of your choice.
I seasoned by sprinkling some sweet paprika and just a little cayenne pepper since there's already fresh chili. Don't overdo it if you don't like hot spiced food.
I folded everything with a light sauce that I made by whisking olive oil, salt, lemon, mango nectar, and yogurt. The yogurt and nectar add the creamy flavor especially with the absence of avocado.

What are the benefits of cauliflower rice recipe?

Cauliflower is loaded with vitamin C, and because vitamin C is water-soluble, eating raw cauliflower will give you more of this vitamin.
Cauliflower is also a good sauce of vitamin K, which modifies some proteins which then intervene in blood coagulation.
Studies indicate that mango has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, ant--allergic, anti-tumor, and gastroprotective properties among others due to its antioxidants.
Mango will provide you with fiber, vitamin A, B6, and Folate, C
Basil is known to be anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic. It's a good source of vitamin A, C, and K as well as minerals like Calcium and Iron.
Garlic will stimulate white blood cells as well as protect you against bacteria, yeast, fungi and virus infections, while it offers you Potassium, Zinc, and Sulfur.
Fresh mint leaves are the lady of honor in this summer salad, it entertains your tastebuds in each bite adding a whole dimension in this summer cauliflower salad.
Mint is a good source of Vitamin A, Iron, and Manganese together with antioxidants.

So to sum up this salad is a powerhouse of vitamin A, C, and Iron. An almost must-have salad when you are fighting inflammatory, cancer, and anemia.

Lot's of kisses from me and remember, it's a tiny change that brings a huge impact.

Love you, GITHU.

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