Transitioning Back to Paleo

When I first switched over to the paleo diet I was mostly by myself and people thought I was a bit crazy.  Now several people at CFA are switching over and its helping me get motivated again to switch back over, all the way (not just one meal a day!).  So in honor of starting to make that transition back, here is a recipe that was posted on a few other Paleo blogs that looks WONDERFUL!  I plan on serving it with chicken...or shrimp!

Chicken/Mango Avocado Salsa/Spanish-ish Cauliflower Rice

Mango-Avocado Salsa

 

1 ripe mango, diced

 

1 tomato, diced

 

2 green onions, finely sliced

 

1/4 c. lime juice (about 2 1/2 limes)

 

1 jalapeno, mince

 

1 avocado, peeled, seeded, diced

 

• Combine first 5 ingredients in bowl. (Can be made 3 hours ahead; refrigerate.)
• Closer to serving time, stir in diced avocado and season to taste with salt and pepper. *Salt is not Paleo, so if you choose to use it here, be conservative.
• The second recipe is my own creation, inspired from different recipes on the web: Spanish Cauliflower Rice. Cauliflower rice is just cauliflower chopped up in a food processor, the end product looking very much like, well, rice.

Spanish-ish Cauliflower Rice

 

1/4 c. olive oil

 

1 1/2 small Vidalia onions, chopped

 

1 red bell pepper, chopped

 

1 poblano pepper, chopped (you can just use standard green bell pepper if you want)

 

1 jalapeno pepper, minced (more if you want it spicy)

 

2 stalks of celery

 

3-4 cloves of garlic, minced

 

2 cups of cauliflower rice

 

1/4 teas. ground black pepper

 

1 T cumin

 

1/2 teas. oregano

 

Salt to taste

 

• Heat olive oil over medium heat, then add onions, peppers, and celery. Saute until soft, about 3 mins.
• Add garlic, and cook for another minute while stirring, then add cauliflower and pepper, cumin, and oregano.  
• Cook until cauliflower rice is tender

 

1 cup of cauliflower rice is approximately 81 calories, 7g carb, 4g of fiber, not to mention 119% of your daily recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C (as opposed to 1 cup of white rice, which is 212 calories, 44g carbs, and less than 1g of fiber..oh. And 0% Vitamin C).