Good Monday my Fruits and Veggies Friends! So happy to be celebrating good health! Eating well and regular exercise will allow us to achieve this!
I want to thank @lenasveganliving for hosting this fabulous weekly gathering. This is such a huge commitment she makes, I truly appreciate it. Week 55! Whew, that is a lot of amazing recipes! Love the community, learning and sharing together! Best of luck to our veteran judge @plantstoplanks, an amazing contributor to our healthy eating and living community. A true health and fitness inspiration to us all!
We love cauliflower, and we love pineapple! So excited to share this light lunch or dinner option with you!
Huli Huli Sweet and Sour Cauliflower!
Huli Huli sauce! Are your familiar with it? It is a very popular Hawaiian sauce typically used with chicken entrees and appetizers of all kinds. We’re not using chicken my friends!
Huli Huli means “turn, turn” in Hawaiian…I think you’ll definitely turn into a Huli Huli fan with this one! Today we’re making it with fresh cauliflower and fresh Mung Bean Sprouts!
Mr. Bird and I enjoy this dish it because it’s a little bit sweet and a little bit sour! It has been so warm lately so I thought a healthy, light lunch would do the trick!
I used
Cauliflower
- Head of fresh Cauliflower
- 1 cup fresh Almond Milk
- 3/4 cup gluten free Flour
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Huli Huli Sauce
- 1/2 cup fresh Pineapple (chopped)
- 1/4 cup Low sodium/Gluten Free Tamari
- 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
- 1/3 cup Organic Ketchup
- 1 ½ tablespoon fresh Ginger (Grated)
- 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar
- 2 Fresh Garlic Cloves (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon of your favorite Red Pepper
- 1/3 cup Organic Raw Maple Syrup
- Arrowroot Powder (to thicken)
Garnish with:
- ½ cup chopped Pineapple!
- 1 cup freshly sprouted Mung Bean Sprouts
This meal is so nice because you don’t have to spend all day in the kitchen! Combine all ingredients for the Huli Huli Sauce in your favorite saucepan. Bring it all to a boil, then simmer covered, stirring frequently! Sprinkle in a bit of Arrowroot powder and stir make sure it is completely dissolved.
While the flavors cook together we’ll prep the cauliflower.
Cauliflower is so good for you! While it’s low in calories (only 25 calories per cup), it is high in Vitamins and fiber! In fact Cauliflower alone contains almost all of the vitamins you need! Wow, in only one veggie! That is amazing, right? And wouldn’t you know of course it is very high in antioxidants, in fact it contains two of the major antioxidants which have been proven to slow the growth of cancer! I would saw a definite regular veggie in my fridge!
- Wash and slice the cauliflower into small bite size florets!
Whisk the almond milk and flour together in a small bowl and dip each piece of cauliflower…coat it well now! Place these pieces on a cooking tray or silicone baking mat!
Bake these little nuggets at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes. Flip them and brush about ½ of the sauce all over the cauli bites, back to the oven for about 5 minutes Make sure you watch them…don’t want these guys to burn!
Out of the oven, into a bowl and toss with your fresh bean sprouts (I just sprouted these this week, they’re so tasty)
Now add the lovely chopped pineapple!
Huli Huli My Fruits and Veggies Friends!
Thanks for stopping in for another fun week of @lenasveganliving Fruits and Veggies Monday!
And as always, blessings to you all!