Oh yeah baby: Cauliflower Tabbouleh
All recipes not included in this post can be found here
Note to Self: Stop pushing yourself like a maniac with your workouts, or else you might toss up your salads.
Yup, yesterday I was feeling awesome, so I kept pushing myself harder and harder during my workout. Afterwards I felt great for a bit, then nausea set in and I couldn’t eat my dinner for fear of tossing it up. Today, I’m going to go a little easier. The good news? I have no muscle soreness despite pushing myself to the limit with my workouts. GO PLANTS!
I have two new recipes for you to add to the challenge today that I think you’ll love!
Apple Pie Green Smoothie!
Ingredients:
- 2 C. packed organic baby spinach
- 2 small apples
- 1 banana
- 1 T. organic apple butter
- 1 T. ground flax seed
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 1 C. water
- 1 1/2 C. ice cubes
- stevia to taste
Now for lunch today! Super excited to share the Cauliflower Tabbouleh recipe with you! Who says you need grains to make tabbouleh? Oh, and I’ve since made this recipe with parsnips instead of cauliflower, I liked it even MORE 
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Ingredients:
- 1 small head cauliflower
- 1-2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 diced roma tomatoes
- 1/2 C. diced english cucumber
- 1/2 bunch chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 T. nutritional yeast
- 2 T. chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 C. lemon juice
- 1 T. braggs liquid aminos
- salt and pepper to taste
Method: Pulse cauliflower in food processor until fine, you may need to stop and stir it a few times. Spread cauliflower bits on a clean kitchen towel to absorb excess liquid. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Makes 2 servings (make half of this recipe if you’re doing the challenge by yourself, leftovers don’t store well).
I made tabbouleh wraps for my lunch: 5 romaine lettuce leaves spread with 1 T. of hummus each. Top with 1/2 C. of cauliflower tabbouleh and a drizzle of the tahini cream. Roll each leaf and fillings up like a burrito. Enjoy!
Workout today: going for 1 hour easy on the elliptical
I heart this spotted peach smoothie, add chia seeds after blending for the spotty bit.
Snackage: 2 C. steamed spinach drizzled with some braggs liquid aminos
Dinner Tonight: Cheezy Smoky Spicy Black Bean Soup
This is just flat out delicious. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Stats for today:
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Target:
Eaten:
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Calories under 1,400
1273
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Carbohydrate under 245 g
238 g 66%
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Protein under 53 g
75 g 21%
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Fat under 23 g
22 g 14%
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Water over 8 glasses
8-7/8 glasses
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Target:
Eaten:
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Dietary Fiber over 25 g
73 g
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Saturated Fat under 16 g
2 g
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Trans Fat under 2 g
0 g
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Cholesterol under 300 mg
0 mg
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Sodiumunder 1,500 mg |
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Target:
Eaten:
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Sugars under 100 g
73 g
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Vitamin A over 2,333 IU
30425 IU
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Vitamin C over 75 mg
683 mg
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Calcium over 1,000 mg
1069 mg
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Iron over 18 mg
27 mg
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To answer the question to all those who want to know where vegans get their protein? PLANTS. 75 grams of protein today!
I never would have thought of making tabouleh with cauliflower – it looks delicious!
I’ll admit, it’s not as same as the real deal, but right now, it’s satisfying a flavor profile that I’ve been craving
yummmmm… also never woulda thought of it… but since you did… THANKS!!!
No worries Suz! Enjoy
I love cauliflower rice!!!
or in this case: cauliflower bulgur
YUM!
That wrap looks awesome and I want a bowl of your bean soup now! I’ve had such a hard work week, I’ve been existing on smoothies and cut up veggies
The soups I’ve had at night are nice a lite but warm/ fill me up and make up for the cold days. I hope you didn’t get sick from your flu a few weeks ago. You’re right about not pushing to much. I love plant based dieting cause you can really gorge on the veggies and feel like you’re not depriving yourself. But go easy on those workouts girl !
Thanks Angela. I’m really looking forward to that soup tonight! I’m trying to hold myself back with exercise. Just because I’m capable, doesn’t mean I should
I do have a sweet tooth and that has been the only hard part of the challenge for me. I’m going out for apple butter so I can try this smoothie. Thanks Somer!
Sorry Lesa! I have a sweet tooth too. This challenge helps me reset it in the right way
Holy freaking moly!! Where can I click on that bean soup recipe??!! I want to make that like TODAY!! I’m totally serious…Everything looks FAB girl
It’s in the printable Green Smoothie plan here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tiOXDgupfnjgwA_qy88dFqIOA4SlTSa0eMjDdQV0Xrg/edit
So delicious! It’s right up your alley!
Thanks Somer
Going to make tonight.
Yay! Let me know what you think. It’s easily in my top 5 soups! Maybe top 2!
Ok, Somer, I just finished making the soup and it is DELICIOUS!! I love that it is a huge pot to last me a few days. I’m going to do a post on it later this week, along with a couple other recipes I’ve tried from fellow bloggers. I only had to adapt a couple of ingredients, only because I just didn’t have them and couldn’t wait to make the soup and having to go to the store first! I didn’t have any tomatoes or Anaheim peppers, so I used about 1/4 cup tomato paste and chopped up a few regular jalapeño slices, then added some lime juice at the end. So flippin good! Thank you!
WOOHOO! Love this soup so much too. So glad you enjoyed it so thoroughly! Good idea on the subs, good cooks like yourself can always pull something out of a hat and make it work! Clever work!
Thanks so much girl! I’ve taken the photos so I’ll be doing the post this week soon! It’s going to be weekly for me now. Probably my favorite soup I’ve ever had
Just posted about it here
http://thehealthyflavor.com/2013/01/16/a-full-days-worth/
I’m so jealous of your BlendTec. My blender would laugh at me if I put apple slices in it.
Oh! I’m sorry, I’ve got a friend who’s doing this challenge with a regular blender and says it’s going great. Maybe you could dice or shred the apple first?
Sometimes I use baby food. Shortcut puree
interesting!
You become healthier just by looking at it – it looks SO good Somer!!
You are amazing, you are
Haha! Wouldn’t that be awesome if that were true! Can’t wait to catch up with everyone after the craziness of this challenge
I’ll be visiting your site then. Love you Anne!
All the food you post looks incredible
Why thank you!
Personally, I hate Bulgur, so cauliflower would be great!!
hehe. I have another recipe on this site that uses quinoa instead of bulgar, but I’ll take tabbouleh any which way
I just picked up a Vitamix today and am too excited for words to start your smoothie challenge. All of your recipes look fantastic!
NO WAY! Congrats! Your going to love it! (The vitamix and the challenge!)
You are an inspiration and doing amazing things with sharing this challenge with the blog world!
Thanks so much! I’m having a blast doing it and all the results people are getting are so incredible! SO worthwhile!
Love the new shake!!! I needed something sweet…. Thanks Friend!!
Yay! Glad you loved it too!
Cauliflower tabbouleh sounds like a dream! I love what you’re doing here, Somer! You’re such an inspiration!
Thanks so much Kristy! How was New York?!? I’ll check in with you soon! Sorry for being behind on your posts (I’m behind on everyone’s) can’t handle the temptations while doing the challenge!
The cauliflower tabbouleh looks fantastic. I can hardly wait to try it.
Let me know what you think if you do. It’s best eaten right away!
Wow, cauliflower Tabouli! This one’s a winner! x
Thanks! It’s really quick and yummy!
To jump on the bandwagon, this cauliflower tabbouleh is definitely a revelation!
Thanks babe! I felt totally inspired when I came up with it!
What a great idea! I mean, I’m not much of a proponent of cauliflower, but I can imagine this is quite the treat for someone who is… it certainly looks the part too, Somer!
Tricky, tricky eh? I think it would be even better if it were roasted first!
Cailiflower tabouleh: you are such a clever woman! Power !!! Vegan powder!
Aw, thanks Sophie!!!
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Yay! Glad you love the smoothie! Sorry if the cinnamon was too much! I thought it was perfect!
Three thumbs up for the recipes. That’s all I got, because I am freak of nature, but these are fantastic, and I will for sure try. Are you training?
I have a race in the spring and summer scheduled…. Far off, but never to early to get going! Thanks my dear!
Oh duh. Here it is! Nevermind my last comment. I’m obviously behind in my blog reading. Looking good! We’re having sautéed greens tonight.
MMMM. Love you girl!
No worries!
That black bean soup looks delicious – cheesy, smokey and spicy are amongst my favorite things in any context.
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I just used your cauliflower tabbouleh recipe with rice paper wrappers to make spring rolls ~ FANTASTIC! I made tahini dressing for the dipping sauce and it was perfect. All the little chopped up filling made it a little hard to dip, but it tasted great.
What a great idea Kelli! I can imagine the cauliflower spilling out, tee hee! My spring rolls are always pretty messy, so I usually drizzle my dipping sauce on top of the roll rather than trying to dip it and lose all the luscious filling
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Yay! Love that Tabbouleh, thanks for sharing the link Kelli!
Oh, both of these recipes look soooo good! I made an apple pie smoothie last week that was somewhat similar and loved it. I need to try your version!
Yum! Did you post it! I’m so behind on blog reading! I’ll check in on you tomorrow! I miss your posts! I’ve had company and a crashed laptop! xx
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