I love whipping up lunches that have no recipe and sharing them on Instagram. Sometimes, I use it as a metric for what I should post on this site. If I post a meal to Instagram and it's not popular, it most likely won't ever see the blog. (Unless I love it, of course. Then I still might share it.) However, if I get a bunch of "Where's the recipe?!?" in the comments, I know it's time to remake the recipe and nail down the ingredients.
This cauliflower egg skillet is the first to make the transition from Instagram to the blog. I made this recipe to play with turmeric. I thought it was good but honestly didn't think anyone else would agree. Turns out I was wrong.
Tips & Tricks: The cauliflower stays fairly crisp (which is what I prefer). If you want your cauliflower more tender, you can parboil or steam it first.
I'm a little heavy handed with the coconut oil in this recipe, you can reduce it but know the eggs and cauliflower may stick. As such, I recommend using a well seasoned steel pan.
Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: turmeric, coconut oil
Plan ahead: find this recipe in the Naturally Ella Real Plans upgrade.
The flavors in this skillet are fairly straightforward. I rely heavily on ginger as the turmeric doesn't have a strong presence. As for the apple chutney, feel free to use a homemade or store bought version. The end result is slightly spicy, slightly sweet skillet (thanks to the chutney) and one hearty meal. Great for breakfast or lunch.
Add vegetables: Add in other vegetables that would cook well in a short amount of time such as parsnips, carrots, or even small cubes of sweet potato (I personally think sweet potato would be amazing in this dish).
Vegan: Instead of doing the skillet all the way out, make the cauliflower and then mix it with your favorite grain. This cauliflower would be excellent mixed in with quinoa for a grain salad (but I'd still recommend the chutney)!
Chile Paste: I used cayenne but the third time around, I mixed in some chile paste for an even spicier kick. It's good, but I prefer the ginger/turmeric to be the stars and not be overpowered by heat.
Roasting cauliflower is by far my favorite way to prepare this vegetable (and if it’s a fresh head, you can cook the greens). Cauliflower is versatile and works in quite a few different ways. A few of my favorite recipes:
Cauliflower Millet Gratin
Cauliflower Cakes with Brown Rice and Cheddar
Cajun Cauliflower with Cilantro Avocado Sauce
this looks lovely and I can relate; I use instagram as a way to test out pictures and recipes too. The response is instant so really helps if I need to make a relatively quick decision of what to post. Nice to hear I'm not the only one 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing! I recently bought a piece of fresh turmeric that I grated onto my cauliflower which was fun! I still have some left that I can use for this recipe 🙂
Looks great, will definitely be trying it! I'll add some cooked quinoa to it too.
I love this, It looks delicious and tumeric is such a health bomb, I'll definitey try this.
I'm always trying to find new ways with cauliflower. This looks like a delicious combination and I'm obsessed with turmeric these days. It makes such a beautiful hue.
YUM! Love any turmeric + egg + veggie combo. Such a lovely spice made up of feel-good/wellness properties. Will definitely be trying this with the chutney addition, so fun.
I think I'd like this with a mix of cauliflower and sweet potato…
This is my kind of food! Eggs + turmeric + cauliflower in a skillet? Amazing 🙂
xx Sydney
This looks like one of those holy trinity dishes - good tasting, filling, and low calorie (or at least not super high calorie). Getting two out of three is pretty easy, but getting all three is quite a task it seems. I'll have to try this one myself 🙂
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I'm loving the color, that's for sure! I'm curious about this flavour combination - turmeric and cauliflower. Well, there's only one way to find out, right? 😉
WOW that looks amazing! I' ll try it soon. I love cauliflower!
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I love combining turmeric with eggs! Adding cauliflower is a game changer. Glad it made the recipe book!
A print option would be appreciated
There's a print button right next to the title!