Cauliflower Rice Salad

This Cauliflower Rice Salad is a staple at my backyard BBQs. I love having bright, healthy options to serve alongside grilled meat and the subtle sweetness from dried fruit and a touch of honey make it the perfect complement for savory dishes. If you are making this for a crowd, definitely double the recipe – just be sure to follow the instructions on only processing one recipe’s worth of cauliflower at a time. Trust me on this one!

Cauliflower Rice Salad

1/2 head cauliflower 

1 tsp honey

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste

1/4 cup almonds

1/4 cup golden raisins

1/2 bunch of cilantro, leaves only, roughly chopped

1 tbsp almond oil

Smoked paprika

Break the cauliflower into small florets and place in a food processor. Pulse until roughly chopped into rice-size pieces. If you are doubling this recipe only process 1/2 a cauliflower at a time as overcrowding the food processor will keep some of the florets from getting processed.

Transfer the cauliflower to a bowl and stir in the honey, lemon juice and salt. Place the almonds in the food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Add to the cauliflower mixture along with the raisins and cilantro.

Transfer the salad to a serving bowl and drizzle with almond oil. Finish with a sprinkling of paprika.