Roasted Garlic Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a filling low carb veggie at 1.3 net carbs per half a cup raw according to the Atkins Carb Counter. So sometimes I’ll make a batch of Roasted Garlic Cauliflower as a yummy side dish.
Ingredients
- Large Head of Cauliflower cut into similar size florets
- 6 cloves minced garlic about 2 Tbsp
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese (or favorite grated italian cheese)
- 1 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley
- Fresh cracked black pepper and kosher salt to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees and lightly grease or apply PAM to large casserole dish
- Toss cauliflower in oil and minced garlic coating well placing in dish
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 mins stirring halfway through
- Uncover, stir, and top with parsley & pecorino romano then broil 3-5 mins until golden
- Salt & Pepper to taste and serve
At 6 servings its around 125 cal and 5 carbs
Quick Fact According to Progessive Grocer: New 6 yr study shows Pecorino Romano cheese has a large amount of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) which can reduce fat, suppress diabetes, preserve muscle tissue, inhibit tumor growth on skin, mammary glands, & stomach.
For further information see… http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/features/health-wellness/e3ib1afe41c9daa76443db0f3d4d005a64a for more information.
1Yevette Whitehurst
wrote on 12 January 2010 at 20:05
I made the Roasted Garlic Cauliflower and it was amazing! Making this change is a challenge but this is one recipe that I will use often! I loved it. I offered it to others who were not looking to really make the change yet, but they said they would try it as well. Good one!
2admin
wrote on 12 January 2010 at 23:48
That’s great! I’m trying my best to come up with as many recipes as possible that alter things we love to making it healthier. We really shouldn’t have to sacrifice taste to be healthy. Let me know if there is something you’d like me to come up with a recipe for.