Lectin-Free Vegan Mushroom Cauliflower Rice "Risotto"

This Lectin-Free Vegan Mushroom Cauliflower Rice "Risotto" is a warm and aromatic side dish that is ready in less than 20 minutes using clean ingredients.

All you need to make it is a skillet and ingredients you probably already have on hand.

In this quick and easy recipe, I used diced baby bella mushrooms and diced red onions sauteed in olive oil and seasoned them with fresh garlic, ground sage, black pepper and Himalayan pink salt.

To make this a lectin-free dish (and low carb!) I substituted traditional risotto rice with cauliflower rice.  I used frozen organic cauliflower rice (which is less than $2.00 a bag that contains 4 cups) but you could also use fresh cauliflower.  Just add it to a food processor and process it until it turns into a rice consistency.

There is one extra "advanced preparation" step you will need to do before making this.  Since this is a recipe that doesn't use butter or cheese or even cashews (for a vegan version), I used the "fat" part in the can of coconut milk.  But you will need to put it in the refrigerator overnight (or longer) for it to separate from the coconut water.

I always keep at least 2 cans in the back of my refrigerator for recipes like this, and especially when making Homemade Whipped Coconut Cream Topping.  You will be ready at a moments notice!

Traditional S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Risotto recipes contain typical ingredients like these:

S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Risotto Ingredients:

Typical Ingredients:  butter, chicken stock, parmesan cheese

And the ingredients in a store-bought boxed version are worse:

S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Nutrisystem Mushroom Risotto:

Ingredients: Water, Vegetarian Crumble (Water Soy Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Spices, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sugar, Dehydrated Garlic, Caramel Color, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Red Bell Pepper, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamix B6), Cyanocobalamine (Vitamin B12), Calcium Pantothenate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Zinc Oxide), Arborio Rice, Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Wild Rice, Modified Corn Starch, Olive Oil, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Onions, Torula Yeast, Shiitake Mushrooms, Sea Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Mushroom Powder, Spice.

This healthier, clean eating recipe is organic, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, lectin-free, nut-free and paleo-friendly.

Want more healthy recipes? Check out Gluten-Free Vegan Thyme and Garlic Crackers, Gluten-Free Vegan Oven Baked Sweet Potato Toast with Spicy Guacamole, Raw Vegan Spinach and Avocado Dip or my Clean Eating Cookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating snack and side dish recipes just like this one that you will love!

 

5 Fast Facts About Cauliflower:*

• 1 cup contains 9.1% DV of potassium
• 1 cup contains 85.9% of vitamin C
• 1 cup contains 8.5% DV of fiber
• excellent anti-oxidant
• contains anti-inflammatory benefits

5 Fast Facts About Mushrooms:*

• excellent source of potassium
• rich source of riboflavin, niacin and selenium
• supports a healthy immune system
• provides anti-inflammatory benefits
• natural source of vitamin D

5 Fast Facts About Extra-Virgin Olive Oil:*

• lowers blood cholesterol levels
• rich in anti-oxidants
• improves bone mineralization and calcification
• excellent protection from heart attack and stroke
• contains anti-inflammatory benefits

5 Fast Facts About Coconut (Milk):*

• 2 tablespoons contain 4.6 g RDA of dietary fiber
• healthy source of medium-chain fatty acids
• can help to decrease cholesterol
• high in lauric acid
• excellent source of manganese at 60% RDA and iron at 11% RDA

5 Fast Facts About Onions:*

• rich source of sulfur compounds
• excellent for cardiovascular health
• inhibits bone loss in women
• reduced blood pressure
• lowers blood cholesterol levels

5 Fast Facts About Garlic:*

• regulates blood sugar levels
• lowers high blood pressure
• contains anti-bacterial and analgesic properties
• anti-viral
• helps to lower cholesterol levels

5 Fast Facts About Himalayan Pink Salt:*

• contains 84 minerals
• unrefined, unprocessed, raw
• promotes stable pH balance in cells
• controls water levels in the body
• aids digestion and facilitates better nutrient absorption

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

 

 

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