Oh what fun it is to flip the script on some ho hum vegetables. (It helps that I have a taste tester who will try almost anything.)
I’ve always thought cauliflower was rather blah. It’s like the tofu of the plant world – tasteless and boring until you add flavor. After wasting time staring at pictures on Pinterest, I decided to have my way with a head of cauliflower.
With one wave of my wand, I would turn this boring cauliflower into “popcorn.” Once again I found several recipes online that called for cooking or dehydrating the cauliflower. I adapted my recipe from All Recipes and Raw Manda to add my own twist. Fingers crossed my “popcorn” would be a crowd pleaser like my cauliflower wings.
My dehydrator has been put to good use this year. So happy I made the investment in my kitchen. It’s helping me look at food in a new way. I am also excited about reducing my produce waste. I digress …. back to the tasty, tasty popcorn.
After 12 hours of dehydrating – delicious! Loved, loved them! Don’t they look like popcorn? My only regret is that I did not fill my trays with cauliflower. I know this will be my new favourite snack. They are crispy and they shrink up quite a bit so they are like the size of popcorn. They weren’t that spicy. Next time I would like to try something like salt and vinegar or garlic.
Spicy Cauliflower Popcorn
Ingredients:
- 1 head of Cauliflower
- 2 tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast
- 1-2 tablespoons of Cumin
- 1-2 tablespoons of Chili spice
- Enough Coconut oil to coat the cauliflower
Instructions:
- Cut cauliflower into little florets
- Add oil to the cauliflower
- Toss the cauliflower with the spices
- Line the dehydrator trays with the cauliflower
- Dehydrate for 12 hours