Seasoned raw cauliflower = POPCORN!

Well, sort of anyway. :)

So, I stumbled upon this video by The Renegade Health Show awhile back in my hunt for raw foods and decided to try the recipe for seasoned cauliflower that was supposedly a good substitute for popcorn.

It is super simple to make. You cut up a head of cauliflower and put it in a ziplock bag. Then add nutritional yeast, cayenne pepper (optional), and salt to taste. Work the seasonings into the cauliflower by grabbing and squeezing the bag. Once it's well worked in, you can simply eat the cauliflower or dehydrate it (to make it more like actual popcorn).

The first time I tried it, DH and I both really enjoyed it. So much in fact, that we ate it all before we even thought about attempting to dehydrate it.

Well, cauliflower was on sale at Harris Teeter this week, so I grabbed a head specifically for this purpose and the desire to make it hit me today at lunch! So, I whipped up a batch. I ate a large handful (or two or three) of the seasoned cauliflower with my lunch, but there was lots left over since DH is at work and not at home to help me polish it off, so I threw the rest into the dehydrator. Assuming I can stay out of it for a few more hours (I've already broken into it once), I'll get to try the dehydrated version.

Does it taste like popcorn? Well, maybe not so much. I mean, if you handed it to me and said, "Here, this tastes like popcorn! Try it!" I'd probably say, "Well, it's good but it doesn't really taste like popcorn," but if you handed it to me and said, "Try this! It's really good!" I'd probably try it and say, "Yeah, it is. It kind of reminds me of popcorn." Subtle difference, but it's there nonetheless.

Anyways, this is definitely a fun snack or side dish to have, and it is pretty much guilt-free! And if you like cauliflower already like I do, this is certain to be a snack you'll love!