Chinese Style Cauliflower with Orange Sauce

Name: Chinese Style Cauliflower with Orange Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 cauliflower ((medium head)); 1/2 cup apricots ((organic, dried, unsulphured)); 1 cup orange juice; 2 Tbsp coconut aminos ((or liquid aminos, or soy sauce)); 1 garlic clove; 1/3 ginger ((fresh)); 1/2 lemon juice; 1/2 green onions ((bunch, sliced for garnish)); 1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds ((for garnish))

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Jasmine Briones in Main Dish

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Level

Easy

Ingredients

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Total

30min

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

30min

This interesting recipe was inspired by an unlikely source: mall food-court style “Chinese” food. It seems weird to think so now, but so many of us grew up loving the sweet taste of that orange sauce. I remember growing up thinking that deep fried chicken balls in orange sauce was a classic of Chinese cuisine.

Now we all know better, and aren’t liable to be found snacking on the fast-food variety of Asian cooking. But there is still something magical about the sweet and savory mix of that orange sauce. With this great guilt-free recipe, you can enjoy that incomparable taste without all the added sugars and other weirdness.

Ingredients

1/2 cauliflower (medium head)
1/2 cup apricots (organic, dried, unsulphured)
1 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp coconut aminos (or liquid aminos, or soy sauce)
1 garlic clove
1/3 ginger (fresh)
1/2 lemon juice
1/2 green onions (bunch, sliced for garnish)
1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds (for garnish)

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Directions

Prep

30 min

Total

30 min

Wash and dry cauliflower. Remove leaves and cut into small pieces, not more than ½”.
Prepare the sauce by blending all of the ingredients until smooth* then pour over the cauliflower. Allow it to marinate for about 2 hours. If possible, you can instead place in into a dehydrator at 110 F for 2 hours to allow it to soften a bit and warm through.
Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.

Nutritional Information (per serving)

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Chef: Jasmine Briones

Jasmine Briones is the creator of the Sweet Simple Vegan! She is currently a Nutritional Science & Public Health student in Los Angeles sharing her passion for health by living a life dedicated to promoting fitness and nutrition through sweet and simple vegan recipes.