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A delicious, easy weeknight meal the whole family will love! This Sweet & Sour Cauliflower features battered and baked sesame cauliflower, pineapple, peppers tossed in gluten-free sweet and sour sauce then served over brown rice. A perfect vegan + gluten-free meal ready in just 30 minutes!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of ALDI. The opinions and text are all mine.
Let’s stuff our faces with this Sweet & Sour Cauliflower that is better than takeout, easier than pie, meatier than chicken, sweeter than candy… all the good stuff in just 30 minutes. I hope you don’t mind my exuberance here, but this recipe is SO good and I cannot wait for you to try it, because I think you’re going to love it too!
So, here’s how it went down. First, I raided the gluten-free section on my recent grocery shopping trip to ALDI. They have some of the best gluten-free products from their exclusive liveGfree line. I swung by the produce section, the condiments, and threw a bag of rice in my cart standing in the checkout line. Boom. Done. Here’s what I got…
* Simply Nature Quick Cook Brown Rice
* liveGfree Black Sesame Brown Rice Crisps
* Fusia Asian Sweet & Sour Stir Fry Sauce
* A pineapple
* Mini bell peppers
* A head of cauliflower
Simple, right?! Easy trip for an easy recipe, because I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for ways to make things a bit easier around here. When I got home, I diced up the cauliflower, fresh pineapple, and peppers then whipped up the cauliflower batter… wait for it… using the liveGfree Black Sesame Brown Rice Crisps from ALDI. Do ya’ll mind if I pat myself on the back here?! Cuz I think it’s pretty darn creative. The sesame flavor was amazing, the consistency of the batter was stellar, and the taste of everything together in this Sweet & Sour Cauliflower just blew my mind.
When I had the idea to make this Sweet & Sour Cauliflower, I was nervous it wasn’t going to turn out like I had planned in my head. Sometimes that happens, those recipes don’t make it on the blog, but I’m happy to report that in this case, this recipe came out better than I had anticipated, and I couldn’t share this sweet, sesame-filled, Asian-inspired dish with you fast enough! It’s so totally yummy.
Now, I kept this version of sweet & sour “chicken” a bit healthier by baking the battered cauliflower, but you could certainly try to fry it. That’s totally on my list to do soon! While the cauliflower is baking, you simply cook your rice, sauté some peppers and pineapple in a little olive oil, then add the Fusia Asian Sweet & Sour Stir Fry Sauce, found at ALDI- which by the way, is also gluten-free #score! Then, toss in the baked cauli bites and serve over rice!
So here’s why I love using the liveGfree Black Sesame Brown Rice Crisps as the main batter ingredient: 1 – the crisps are flavorful enough that you don’t need to add any other spices- yay for cutting down on ingredients! 2 – sesame seems to be a staple in Asian cuisine, so these are pretty much made for this recipe. 3 – you get to snack on the crisps while your cooking, so like duh – totally a good life choice here.
You simply grind them up in your food processor/blender with arrowroot flour (or you can use cornstarch) and baking powder and combine with aquafaba (chickpea brine), and water for the best batter. You then dip the cauliflower florets in the batter and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
This recipe is perfect, especially since May is also Celiac Awareness Month! Find your own favorite gluten-free products at your local ALDI, but definitely don’t forget to get these items to make this Sweet & Sour Cauliflower!
Friends, if you’re all about quick.
All about simple.
If you like meat-free meals.
If you’re gluten-free.
Like Asian-y flavors.
Live for 30-minute meals.
This Sweet & Sour Cauliflower is gonna be your new fav.
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A delicious, easy weeknight meal the whole family will love! This Sweet & Sour Cauliflower features battered and baked sesame cauliflower, pineapple, peppers tossed in gluten-free sweet and sour sauce then served over brown rice. A perfect vegan + gluten-free meal ready in just 30 minutes!
**This post is sponsored by ALDI.
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