Best 14 Coconut Cauliflower Recipes

COCONUT CURRY CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, 2-3 minutes. Add curry paste; cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add cauliflower and broth. Increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, about 20 minutes., Stir in coconut milk; cook an additional minute. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Puree in batches in a blender or food processor. If desired, top with minced fresh cilantro.

CAULIFLOWER, CASHEW, PEA AND COCONUT CURRY

Steps:

• Place the ginger, garlic and green chile in a mortar and pestle with a pinch of salt. Mash until a paste forms and set aside. Alternately, finely chop the ginger, garlic and green chile together, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, then mash into a coarse paste using the flat portion of your chef's knife.
• In a large skillet with a lid, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium. Cook the onions until golden, about 10 minutes. Add the ginger paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste, coriander, cumin, chile powder and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt. Stir in the cauliflower and coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the cauliflower is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium. Fry the cashews, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Add the peas and garam masala to the cauliflower mixture and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt.
• Top the curry with the cashews, cilantro and a squeeze of lemon just before serving. Serve with a big steaming bowl of basmati rice.

SPICY CAULIFLOWER, BOK CHOY, AND SHRIMP STIR-FRY WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add cauliflower, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add bok choy, and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a plate, and loosely tent with foil.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, and cook until they begin to turn opaque, about 2 minutes. Flip shrimp and, using a wooden spoon, push them to one side, and add remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil to exposed area. Add garlic, and cook, stirring, until very fragrant but not brown, about 1 minute.
• Toss garlic with shrimp. Stir in sambal oelek, agave syrup, and fish sauce. Add vegetables, and cook until heated through, about 30 seconds. Add basil, and serve immediately. Top with coconut flakes and more basil.

COCONUT CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a thick bottomed skillet with vegetable oil.
• When hot, add the cauliflower florets and fry them until brown, taking care not to burn them.
• Pour in the coconut milk and stir in the curry paste until well integrated.
• Simmer gently until the coconut milk is thick and creamy, about 10 minutes.
• Just before serving add the cilantro and salt to taste.
• Note: I recommend freezing any extra curry paste you might have left over; it seems to keep almost indefinitely.

COCONUT CURRY WITH CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the oil to medium-high heat. Add sliced carrots, onions, and cauliflower pieces; saute, stirring frequently, until the onions become translucent.
• Stir in curry powder and crushed red pepper flakes (if using), and cook for 1 minute. Add broth, chickpeas, and salt; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and lime zest/juice. Let it simmer, uncovered for a couple of minutes. Stir in mint.
• Serve on hot rice with yogurt on top.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, GARLIC AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt 1 tablespoon coconut oil on a sheet pan. Toss in cauliflower, garlic, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and thyme. Spread into a single layer.
• Roast for 30 minutes turning after 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining coconut oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add the broth, coconut milk, nutmeg, curry, cumin and cauliflower mixture, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Puree the soup until it reaches your desired consistency with a stick blender or stand blender.
• This is rib sticking thick so you can thin if desired with additional stock.
• Mix in the cheese, let it melt and season with a good amount of salt and pepper.
• Plate and top with toasted coconut.
• Serve with thinly sliced toasted Italian bread spread with coconut oil and topped with some shredded Gruyere cheese.

COCONUT-CURRY CAULIFLOWER MASH

Steps:

• Steam cauliflower until tender (breaks easily when touched).
• Drain and set aside in covered pan.
• In a small sauce pan, add curry and turn heat on medium.
• Shake the curry over the heat for a brief time to release the oil and you can smell the curry.
• Be careful not to brown as it will become grainy and bitter.
• Add the ginger and coconut milk and simmer until small bubbles appear, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, add to the cauliflower and mash.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

SWEET CHILI COCONUT-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN WITH COCONUT-LIME CAULIFLOWER RICE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup coconut milk, sweet chili sauce and the juice of 1/2 lime in a large Ziplock bag. Add salt and pepper then squish to combine. Add chicken breasts then marinate for 30 minutes - 1 hour in the refrigerator. Preheat grill to medium-high, making sure grates are well greased. Grill chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes on the first side, then 3-4 minutes on the second side, depending on how big they are and how well done you like them. Remove to a plate to rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a very large skillet over medium/medium-high heat (6 out of 10.) Add cauliflower, season liberally with salt and pepper, and then saute until tender, 5-7 minutes. Squeeze in juice from remaining lime half then add 3-4 Tablespoons coconut milk, depending on how coconutty you want it. Add cilantro then stir to combine. Taste then add salt and pepper if necessary. Scoop onto plates then top with chicken and serve with extra sweet chili sauce for dipping.

COCONUT CURRIED CHICKPEAS, CAULIFLOWER, AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Chop all ingredients that require chopping and set them aside (everything cooks pretty quickly). For easier assembly, put the garlic and onion in one bowl, the carrots and cabbage in another bowl, and the spinach and cilantro in another bowl.
• In a wok, boil 2 1/2 quarts (10 cups) lightly salted water on high.
• Add cauliflower and cook two minutes. Drain and set cauliflower aside.
• Heat 1 Tbs oil in wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion and 1 tsp salt. Stir-fry one minute.
• Add curry powder and stir-fry one minute.
• Add 1/2 Tbs oil. Add carrots, cabbage, and 1 tsp salt. Stir-fry two minutes.
• Slowly drizzle broth around outer edge of vegetables, steering clear of the center. Cover and cook two minutes.
• Stir in chickpeas and coconut milk and cook, uncovered, for two and a half minutes.
• Add spinach, cauliflower, and cilantro. Cook, stirring, just until spinach begins to wilt (about one minute).
• Remove from heat and serve.

MARCUS SAMUELSSON'S QUINOA WITH BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Toast coconut in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, until golden. Set aside.
• Rinse quinoa well in a fine-mesh sieve, then drain. Combine quinoa, 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until quinoa has absorbed the liquid, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• While the quinoa cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add broccoli and cauliflower and cook, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes. Then toss in carrots and cook about a minute longer.
• Add celery, scallions, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Place tomatoes in the skillet and mix well. Add parsley, mint, smoked paprika and Aleppo pepper and stir once or twice, until everything is heated through and combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon quinoa into a wide bowl. Add vegetables and coconut flakes and mix well. Serve hot.

TOFU, CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE AND ONION STIR-FRY W/ COCONUT PEANUT

Steps:

• Chop up the cauliflower, cabbage, and onion (approx 1" squares).
• Cube tofu into bite-sized pieces.
• Toss tofu in flour, fry in a little hot oil until brown. Remove from pan and drain on absorbent paper. Add onion to frypan and cook until transparent.
• Wipe out frypan with paper towel.
• Whisk together the coconut milk, soy sauce, peanut butter, toasted sesame oil, minced garlic and chilli in a bowl. You will need to break up the peanut butter with a fork first because it will stick to the whisk.
• Pour the coconut peanut sauce into the frypan and heat until bubbling.
• Add the vegetables to pan and reduce heat to simmer.
• Allow the dish to simmer covered on the stove for 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and let simmer for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add cooked onion and crispy tofu to pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
• Serve on a bed of steamed rice or noodles (or you can wrap in a tortilla).

COCONUT LIME CAULIFLOWER RICE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the cauliflower until it reaches your desired "rice" consistency.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil, then add cauliflower rice and let cook for 5 minutes., stirring occasionally.
• Add coconut milk, lime juice and lime zest, combine well and allow to cook until the liquid has evaporated.
• Garnish with cilantro.
• Enjoy!

INDIAN CAULIFLOWER AND KIDNEY BEAN STEW WITH COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• In a food processor, place the onion, garlic, ginger and jalapeno, if using, and process until smooth.
• Place the oil in a 4-6 quart slow cooker turned on HIGH. Add the onion puree and stir in the mustard, fennel, cardamom, allspice, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne. Cover and let it cook on HIGH for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the potatoes, cauliflower, kidney beans, tomatoes and stock into the cooker. Season with salt and pepper; cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
• When the vegetables are tender, add the coconut milk and cook, uncovered, to incorporate the flavors, 10 to 15 minutes.

CAULIFLOWER COCONUT CURRY

Steps:

• Combine all but the last three ingredients in a food processor; run the processor until it forms a paste. Add a little oil and/or a little water if ingredients have trouble processing.
• Saute in a pan with the cauliflower and oil for a few minutes until aromatic. Add the coconut milk and simmer until cauliflower reaches desired tenderness. If the curry gets too dry as it simmers, add a little water so that it finishes with a thick, gravy-like sauce.