Cauliflower Rice Gone Wild

Ahh now here’s a recipe that really makes the rice lover in me one very happy little camper. It makes me feel like I’m eating rice without actually eating it, so this might be something to try on the non-paleos in your life … they might not be able to tell the difference!

Oh and if you wanted to make this a meal instead of just a side dish add in some chopped sausages or chicken and you’ve got an insta-meal!

Ingredients:
1 cauliflower head worth of cauliflower rice
~1 lb of Asparagus
1/2 a cucumber
Ghee or Clarified Butter
Olive Oil
Red Pepper Flakes
1 Onion, small dice
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
Dried Basil

How To:
•Get your Cauliflower Rice ready for the microwave {Here’s the 101 on cauliflower rice Just use it up until the it’s microwaved part and then come back here for the rest of the recipe}. For a huge batch like this I microwave it tightly covered for 5 minutes.

•While that’s cooking, in a pan get some ghee heating and add in your Onions + Garlic, let that cook for a few minutes then add in your diced Asparagus {I used fresh asparagus here, but frozen would totally work as well}. **If using fresh asparagus don’t forget to snap le ends off { just apply pressure to both sides of the asapargus and it will naturally break somewhere along the bottom half.. }

•While that’s all cooking together nice and pretty peel and chop your cucumber {I made it roughly the same size as my asparagus}.

•When your rice is done, add in a heaping tablespoon {at least} of Ghee and a fair amount of Olive Oil, mix well with salt + pepper and dried basil.

•Add in your Asparagus mixture and red pepper flakes, mix well again.

•Now here’s the kicker, do not … I repeat DO NOT add in your cucumber until the last possible second, I literally added mine in right before I dished it up, you don’t want to cook the cucumber {I like it to still be crunchy and kind of cold}.

Boom it’s done… And it’s really not overly expensive.. it’s something I’d only make once a month or less…. As a nice added treat. It would work well with pretty much anything {I think I did it with burgers}.