Summer salad cauliflower rice
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.
Servings: 3 serving
Calories:
Equipment
- large bowl
- Sharp knife
- Vegetable peeler or a food processor
Ingredients
Summer Cauliflower Rice Salad
- 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
sauce
- 1 lemon
- 1 tin plain yogurt (I use soy)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
cauliflower rice salad
- Mince the garlic, ginger, red onion finely and put them in a small bowl
- chop the mint and chives, set them aside in another small bowl
- Roughly chop the nuts, keep them aside
- Slice and cut the mango into small cubes, keep them aside
- Clean and scrape the cauliflower head using a veggie peeler, (I had a very small cauliflower head) so divide yours if it's big. Add the "rice" in a salad bowl
- Slice the chili, remove the seeds if you don't like too hot spiced food like me lol. Add it to the cauliflower
- Pick basil leaves from the branches, don't cut them especially not with a knife. You can use your hands to tear them into pieces.
- Bring all the above ingredients into the bowl with the cauliflower.
Make the sauce
- If your mango is very ripe, press the remaining fresh on the seed using your hand in a small bowl to get the nectar
- Add the oil, the yogurt
- Sprinkle with salt
- whisk together to make a sauce.
Assemble the summer cauliflower rice salad
- Pour the sauce on the salad
- Now mix gently everything together
- Taste to adjust the seasoning
- You can enjoy this salad right away or you can prepare it in advance to be served later. Just cover well and store in your fridge. Remove 10-15mins before serving.
- Enjoy your summer cauliflower rice salad, don't forget to share, please.
Notes
This cauliflower rice recipe is filling on it's own, if you are vegan or dieting, then have a good serving and enjoy it.