We all wish to eat healthy!
Healthy food not only helps you with weight loss but is beneficial for your overall health. Now, if healthy food is that good for health, why don’t most people prefer it?
Many think that compared to the junk available healthy recipes don’t taste delicious. Secondly, it takes time to prepare healthy recipes, while you can buy junk and eat it right away without any hassle. Lastly, junk is way cheaper than actual food.
Keeping the above in consideration, today we will be sharing with you Cauliflower and Kale recipe, which is easy to cook, healthier to eat, and is easy on the pocket.
Cauliflower and Kale Recipe
Ingredients Â
- 1 tbsp Olive oil.
- 1 Cup kale.
- 1 Cauliflower.
- 1 Cup Cherry tomatoes.
- ½ tsp Salt.
- Pepper (according to taste).
- ¼ Cup Parmesan cheese.
InstructionsÂ
- Pre heat oven to almost 500 degrees.
- You can use baking sheets alongside parchment paper and spray oil in them.
- All you need to do is to add kale, cauliflower, pepper, and olive oil in one bow land mix them well. You can add spices according to taste in this step but don't over do it.
- Now evenly spread this mixture onto the paper and make sure to leave spaces between them.
- Now start baking them for 10 minutes. Once done, change the sides and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Now, the cherry on top, sprinkle the cheese and bake for another 2 to 3 minutes. Make sure in this whole process cauliflower is tender.
- Now it’s done and ready to be served.
- You can drop the cheese part if you don’t like it (which is highly unlikely).
Recommended Ingredients
Cauliflower and Kale:
Cauliflower is a brassica family member veggies high in fiber and vitamin B. it protects the human body against cancer disease and enhances weight loss and digestion. Kale, also known as leaf cabbage, is enriched with fiber, which helpsdigestion and losing weight, alongside it’s enriched with vitamin C and K,calcium, iron, and antioxidants.
There are hundreds of ways to cook both veggies together, but roasted cauliflower with kale is just perfect if you are looking for a healthier and delicious option.
The calorie count is just perfect!
When it comes to weight gain or loss, the calorie count is an essential part of the process. Your body shape depends on it, and you need to be very particular about the food intake because there are foods that are less in quantity but have higher scores in calories. Then there are some foods which you can eat in more quantity with very less amount of calories. So this simple formula is the base of this whole process, and getting it right will keep you on the right track.
Kale with cauliflower together is just 75 Kcal. Isn’t it amazing? You can have a proper meal, and all you will have is just 75 calories. It also has 3g fat, 455mg potassium, 4g protein, and 9g carbohydrates. It contains just the right amount of everything important in one dish for one meal. If you like to have a light dinner, this one is perfect.
Meal preparation and servings:
The total time required to cook this dish is around 20 to 25 minutes. It is mainly served as a side dish, but if you are only eating this for a meal, it surely will be fulfilling; it needs 10 minutes for preparation time and 15 minutes for cooking time. And once prepared with the quantity mentioned in this recipe, you can easily make it for 6 to 8 people.
Your very light, easy, and on-the-go recipe is ready to serve. You can have it in or as lunch or dinner as per your preference, and you can also add more spices according to your taste. This recipe is perfect for making a lunch box for the daytime, and you can pre-cook it before going to the office. The best part is that you can eat as much as you want without worrying about the calories intake. When it comes to cheese, a few people are lactose intolerant or don’t want any cheese for other reasons, you can skip this part, but it tastes real yum with cheese added to it.
So, good luck with your healthy diet routine, and let us know how you found this recipe.
I am a yogi with a smoldering passion for nutrition and healthy living. I have been a Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach for over 11 years and now I want to help you. My mission is to inspire as many people as I can to expand their awareness and broaden their horizons by giving a voice to the choices that create abundant, radiant health. Here I share deliciously simple plant-based recipes, nutrition resources, detox tips, and a glimpse into my whole lifestyle.
