Monday, October 2, 2023

Avocado cauliflower rice

ingredients

  • 6 cups cauliflower rice
  • 1 tablespoon cooking fat (avocado oil, coconut oil, ghee...)
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion (120 grams)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 large avocados, diced (300 grams)
  • 1 jalapeño, diced
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 cup packed cilantro, roughly chopped
  • salt and pepper, to taste

instructions

  • Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add oil and let it get hot. Once hot, add diced onions and sauté for 5 minutes until translucent, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook for another minute. Add the cauliflower rice and let cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
  • While the rice cooks, make the avocado mash. Add avocados, diced jalapeno, lime juice, and salt and pepper to a large bowl and mash with a fork until combined, but a little texture remains.
    • Once caulilfower rice is cooked to your preference, remove from heat. Add avocado mixture to cauliflower rice and mix well to cimbine. Stir in cilantro. Top more cilantro and jalapeño if desired. Enjoy!

Mexican street corn

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons sugar

1 pound frozen corn

1/4 cup mayonnaise

¼ cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon sriracha or to taste

Kosher salt to taste

lime salt optional, to taste

1/2 cup cotija cheese or queso fresco, crumbled

1/4 cup cilantro to taste

chili powder to taste

1 lime cut into wedges


Instructions:

Bring 1 cup of water to a boil and add sugar. When water is boiling, add corn and cover with lid.

Simmer corn for 3-5 minutes or until corn is cooked though and tender.

While corn in simmering, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sriracha, Kosher salt, and lime salt in a small bowl.

When corn is done cooking, drain well and return to pan. Allow to cool for about 3 minutes. Add sriracha-mayo mixture to the corn and until well combined.

Divide corn into 4 individual cups.

Top with queso fresco, cilantro, a dash of chili powder, and a lime wedge. Serve immediately.