Low-Carb Cilantro Rice

Finally, I tried making cauliflower rice! And it was like heaven in my mouth! I have to thank my hubs for this one, since he actually cooked it while I tended to the littles. 

Ingredients

- one head of cauliflower

- several stalks of cilantro 

- butter

Instructions

- cut the florets off the cauliflower and discard the stem and leaves 

- using a (cheese) grater, grate the florets into a bowl 

- butter up a frying pan 

- cook the cauliflower for about 5 mins and then put back in the bowl

- chop up the cilantro stalks. I used my hand held chopper. Perfect. 

- add the cilantro to the rice and stir up

- add seasonings as desired. I used garlic powder and creole seasoning. 

- now don't forget to enjoy!!

This cauli-rice was delicious! It was also hard to only have one serving, so, I had two. Next time, I'm going to add some lime to it! Makes me hungry just writing about it! Yum yum yum!!! You should try some too!!

Veggies make me smile,

Gigi

Holy Mustard Guacamole

I added a little twist on your everyday guacamole by adding Mustard Greens to my mix! Mustard Greens you ask? What the heck are those? Well I didn't know either until I did a little research and found them at my local produce market! There are so many benefits to so many greens so you truly can't go wrong by adding a little more green to you guac!

Mustard Greens prevent arthritis and anemia, lower LDL cholesterol, battle the onset of heart disease and offer protection against cancerous growths and asthma. Mustard Greens are high in Vitamins A, C and K, fiber, antioxidants, B-complex group of vitamins such as riboflavin and folic acid, and high in calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, magnesium and potassium. With all these benefits, we should all be consuming Mustard Greens all the time!! (content courtesy of: faqs)

Ingredients 

-5 leaves of Mustard Greens 

-1/4 of an onion

-3 avocados

-10 stalks of cilantro

-a dash of garlic powder

-a dash of salt

-the juice of one lime

Instructions

1. Boil the mustard greens for 5 or so minutes. They will smell peppery, almost making your eyes tear, but that's normal. If you want, taste them while boiling and you'll see that they taste "normal" and not at all like the scent you are smelling! I promise!! 

2. Drain and dry the greens. 

3. Throw the greens in the blender with the onion and garlic powder. You can use a fresh garlic clove instead of powder if you want, about 1/2 clove. 

4. Once these ingredients are blended, throw in all the rest of the ingredients and blend until desired consistency. 

I used my new citrus juicer to make lime juice! This tool really squeezed all the juice from the lime! 

5. Enjoy with your favorite chips or carb-free pork rinds! I ate with salt & vinegar pork rinds and the added flavor of the pork rinds really made the guac pop! 

This guac is delicious with or without chips honestly! And once I started eating it, it was hard to stop! I pre-portioned my chips so that I wouldn't overindulge. 😉

I hope you'll consider making homemade guac next time you want to dip your chips! I think I'll never go back to store bought after this recipe! 

Delicioso! 

Gigi