Spiced Cauliflower Salad

Cinnamon, allspice, and cloves combined with raisins give this spiced cauliflower salad a warm and comforting taste.

Pine nuts make an excellent pairing with cauliflower, they complement each other well giving the “rice” component of the salad both texture and hardiness. Pine nuts are also a source of protein and healthy fats.

I love eating this salad on a bed of greens, serving it as a side dish with grilled meat, chicken, or fish. It is also perfect when making quick and tasty bowls for any meal of the day.

My spiced cauliflower salad recipe is an adaptation of a recipe by The Raw Chef Russell James. I changed the proportions of some of the ingredients.

Spiced Cauliflower Salad

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• Author: Annika Ek
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 6 1x
• Diet: Vegan

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Ingredients

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CAULIFLOWER + PINE NUT RICE:

• 2 cups cauliflower florets (approx. 1 small or 1/2 normal-sized)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts

REMAINING INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup pine nuts (lightly toasted)
• 3 green onions
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup diced sweet pepper
• zest from 1 small organic lemon
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (approx. 1 small lemon)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

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Instructions

1. Lightly toast 1/2 cup of pine nuts in a dry pan or toaster oven. Check often so they don’t burn. Remove from pan once done so they don’t burn on the afterheat.
2. Finely chop green onion and parsley and dice the sweet pepper.
3. Pulse cauliflower florets with 1/2 cup of raw pine nuts in a food processor until the consistency of rice. It won’t take long, be careful not to over-process. Transfer to a medium-size mixing bowl.
4. Add toasted pine nuts, green onions, raisins, parsley, sweet pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, and ground cloves. Stir well to combine.
5. If you have the time let sit overnight or 4-6 hours for the flavors to combine.
6. Serve as part of a bowl with greens, as a side dish, or eat as is.

• Prep Time: 20
• Category: salad
• Method: chopped
• Cuisine: raw

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cup

Keywords: cauliflower salad, cauliflower rice, vegan, gluten-free