20-Minute Cauliflower Walnut Meat with Cashew Queso

This 20-minute cauliflower walnut meat packs brain-boosting walnut and anti-inflammatory cauliflower. There are a lot of great reasons to eat walnuts. Walnuts are a tree nut belonging to the walnut family. They originated in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia and have been part of the human diet for thousands of years.

They are a rich source of plant-based omega-3 fats. According to this study, omega-3 fats fight depression and anxiety. Also, according to this study, Walnuts can also improve risk factors for heart disease.

You can try this dish in all sorts of ways. This goes well as part of a burrito bowl, in tacos, or in a lettuce shell (like we’ve done here). The recipe packs enough flavor to eat it plain and takes 15-minutes without the cashew queso .If you try this 20-minute cauliflower walnut meat let us know and tag us on all media platforms with #eatrefolo.

20-Minute Cauliflower Walnut Meat with Cashew Queso

Recipe by The Refolo Team

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Total time

20

minutes

Full recipe details for a 20-minute cauliflower walnut meat. You can eat this dish plain (no sauce) or add more flavor with our 5-minute cashew queso.

Ingredients

• FOR THE WALNUT MEAT

• 1 cup kale

• 1 cup walnuts

• 12 oz cauliflower rice

• 6 lettuce leaves

• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 1 tbsp chilli powder

• salt to taste

• 1 tbsp cumin

• 1 avocado

• FOR THE CASHEW QUESO

• 1 cup raw cashews

• 1 garlic clove, chopped

• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 1/2 tsp ground cumin

• 1 tbsp harissa

• 1 tsp chilli powder

Directions

• grab a medium sized pan and begin sauteeing cauliflower rice with walnuts
• add a 1/2 cup of water and mix in cumin, chilli powder, nutritional yeast and kale
• continue stir frying the mixture until it’s fully heated
• Blend all the ingredients for the cashew queso with hot water and add more hot water to think if necessary
• you’re done! spoon the mixture into the lettuce boats drizzle some cashew queso if you want and add sliced avocado

Notes

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