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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Lunch, Meal Low carb cauliflower tabbouleh with halloumi cheese
Got parsley? Then create all the tempting flavor and texture of tabbouleh, but in a gluten-free, low-carb format! Yes, you can blend together those familiar spices, sub in cauliflower for the grain, and pull off a fresh, delicious salad. Pair with with fried halloumi cheese, our creamy, well-spiced yogurt sauce, and a big smile.
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Ingredients
- 7 oz. 200 g halloumi cheese
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 oz. 85 g baby gem lettuce or Romaine lettuce
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp pistachio nuts (optional)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Low-carb tabbouleh
- 9 oz. 260 g cauliflower
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomatotomatoes
- ½ cup (¼ oz.) 120 ml (8 g) fresh parsley
- 2 (1 oz.) 2 (30 g) scallionscallions
- ¼ cup 60 ml olive oil
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp dried mint
- salt and pepper, to taste
Creamy sauce
- 1⁄3 cup 80 ml sour cream or Greek yogurt (4% fat)
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp 1 tsp dried coriander (cilantro) leaves
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- salt, to taste
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Start by mixing together the ingredients for the sauce; set aside to give the flavors time to develop. (The sauce will taste its best when cool but not cold.)
- Rinse and trim the cauliflower and grate with the coarse side of a grater, or divide into smaller florets and pulse in a food processor until rice-sized.
- Chop the tomato and parsley finely. Slice the onion thinly. Combine together in a bowl – including oil, lemon juice and spices.
- Slice the halloumi. Fry in oil in a frying pan until golden.
- Spread out a bed of lettuce on the serving plate. Add the cauli mixture. Top with fried halloumi and pistachios; serve with a generous dollop of sauce.
Tip!
This refreshing salad works really well as a side dish for grilled chicken, lamb or beef. Is it barbecue season? Then grill the halloumi for even more flavor!
Although I did stir the cauliflower rice in a pan with melted butter and then put the lid on till it softened before mixing in with the parsley + tomato mixture.
Used pecans instead of pistachios and used garlic infused vinegar instead of lemon juice (1/6 th in volume)
Absolutely delicious!!!!
Steps 2 & 3 are for the tabbouleh, so yes, you would mix the cauliflower from step 2 into that mixture from step 3.