{"id":15372,"date":"2024-02-22T13:34:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=15372"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:35:15","slug":"recipe-green-cauli-rice-with-mexican-samfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/recipe-green-cauli-rice-with-mexican-samfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Green Cauli Rice with Mexican Mushrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The world is in an obesity crisis. We\u2019ve all heard the message \u2026 but how do we solve it, globally, in South Africa and very often, personally!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There\u2019s much to think about on World Obesity Day coming up on March 4 but here\u2019s the good news\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Research shows that eating fresh mushrooms can make a very positive contribution.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to a recent Thai study published in the <em>US National Library of Medicine<\/em>, \u201cEdible mushroom proteins are high in quality, low in cost, widely available, and meet environmental and social requirements, making them suitable as sustainable alternative proteins.\u201d Protein, of course, is key to staying fuller for longer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are simply of the opinion that eating fresh mushrooms, with all their provable health benefits, can help break cycles of unhealthy eating while delivering daily satisfaction to make the whole process of \u201cbeing healthy\u201d that little bit more easy to achieve \u2013 and swallow.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Green Cauli Rice with Mexican Mushrooms Recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Serves 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lime yoghurt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>125ml plain fat free yoghurt<\/li>\n<li>Zest and juice of 1 lime<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of sea salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cauli rice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 padron peppers, seeds removed<\/li>\n<li>1 jalape\u00f1o, seeds removed<\/li>\n<li>80g coriander<\/li>\n<li>20g parsley<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd white onion<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic<\/li>\n<li>250ml low sodium chicken stock<\/li>\n<li>1 head cauliflower, grated on thick side of box grater<\/li>\n<li>400g white buttons mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp Mexican spice mix \/ taco seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Lime wedges, for serving<\/li>\n<li>Fresh coriander, for garnish<\/li>\n<li>Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Avocado Oil, for cooking<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li><em>Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray is also ideal for cooking as it allows for good coverage and fewer calories. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lime yoghurt:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine ingredients for the lime yoghurt and mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Set aside in the fridge until serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cauli rice:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place peppers, jalape\u00f1o, coriander, parsley, onion, garlic and stock in a food processor.<\/li>\n<li>Pur\u00e9e until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Heat a drizzle of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan or spray lightly with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cauli rice to the pan and saut\u00e9 until warmed through and slightly tender.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the bright green herby mixture and cook until fragrant and the cauli rice is tender.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate non-stick frying pan heat a drizzle of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil or spray lightly with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li>Cook the mushrooms until they release all of their liquid and turn golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Season with Mexican spice mix and saut\u00e9 until fragrant and tender.<\/li>\n<li>Serve the green cauli rice in warm bowls topped with a generous helping of mushrooms.<\/li>\n<li>Finish with a dollop of lime yoghurt and fresh coriander leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Squeeze over some lime juice, serve and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is in an obesity crisis. We\u2019ve all heard the message \u2026 but how do we solve it, globally, in South Africa and very often, personally! There\u2019s much to think about on World Obesity Day coming up on March 4 but here\u2019s the good news\u2026. Research shows that eating fresh mushrooms can make a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15378,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15372\/revisions\/15378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}