Special Diet Information

Coumadin® (Warfarin)
This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Lactose
This recipe contains cheese and some of those who are lactose intolerant may be able to tolerate it.

Sodium
This is a low sodium recipe.

GERD / Acid Reflux
This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Gluten Sensitivity
This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten. Check for modified food starch in pre-grated cheese; it's best to grate your own from a block.

"You know how it is with some girls. They seem to take the stuffing right out of you. I mean to say, there is something about their personality that paralyses the vocal cords and reduces the contents of the brain to cauliflower." -P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves

The refrigerator light goes on...

Over the last few years I have been ordering cauliflower risotto at a few different restaurants. The name alone sounds great - creamy cauliflower and rice with the likelihood of cheese to round it out. Interestingly, they have been widely different.

One didn't contain rice at all, just cauliflower and cheese, but the texture was a lot like risotto. One had roasted cauliflower with the rice with a nice savory flavor. All of them have been good, but I have been thinking about what I would really like and that is a super simple dish where all the ingredients blend well but are not overpowering.

This recipe does just that, and while it is a bit white, the flavor of the onion, the rice, the cauliflower, and the cheese come through clearly and each balances the other well. Cutting the cauliflower into 1/2 inch flowerets means that as the dish cooks they break down a bit and end up almost the same size as the rice. You could roast the cauliflower before making the risotto, but the flowerets should be a bit larger and you should add them later in the cooking - about halfway through.