How To Cut Cauliflower

Learn How To Cut Cauliflower into florets with this easy step-by-step tutorial, and make any cauliflower recipe in no time.

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I am passionate about cauliflower because it’s versatile and can be turned into so many delicious recipes.

You can turn cauliflower into rice and make keto rice or even make a cauliflower pizza crust with it.

But, the common starting point of all cauliflower recipes is that it needs to be cut into florets like in my roasted cauliflower recipe or cauliflower potato salad.

And if you are a beginner at cooking with cauliflower, it can be intimidating to cut this round-like cruciferous vegetable into florets.

So let me share my favorite way to release florets from the head of a cauliflower.

How To Cut Cauliflower Step By Step

There’s nothing complicated about cutting cauliflower, as long as you have the right tools.

Material Needed

You need:

• Sharp chef knives with a long blade that is not serrated.
• A small chef knife
• A large cutting board

Step 1: Place The Cauliflower Upside Down

Bring the head of cauliflower upside down on the chopping board.

The base of the cauliflower’s stem should be facing up.

Step 2: Cutting The Leaves

Using a long sharp knife, cut the leaves from the base. You can compost, discard, or cook the outer leaves of the cauliflower.

They are edible and can be used in a cauliflower soup for a waste-free cauliflower recipe.

Step 3: Removing From Spotting

Using a small sharp knife, grate or cut the small brown spotting that may appear on the vegetable’s white head.

Discard these parts.

Step 4: Cutting Florets

Using the sharp knife, remove the core, the center part in the base of the vegetable.

Step 5: Releasing Florets

Keep cutting around the base in a circular pattern to release the florets from the stem.

At this time, you end up with fairly large florets.

Step 6: Cutting Into Small Florets

Now, you have two options. You can use a smaller knife to cut the larger florets in half or break the florets with your hands.

Ways To Cook Cauliflower

Now that you get cauliflower florets, you have many option to cook them.

You can make:

• Steamed cauliflower – Perfect as a side dish or great to make my keto cauliflower mac and cheese or  mashed cauliflower recipe.
• Roasted cauliflower – The most delicious side dish or great to make roast cauliflower salads.
• Cauliflower Rice – it means pulsing the florets in a food processor into a rice like texture. Many of my recipes use cauliflower rice like my cauliflower waffles or cauliflower coconut rice.
• Boiled Cauliflower – like in my cauliflower alfredo sauce recipe.
• Microwaved Cauliflower – like my keto hummus recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are my answers to your most common questions about cauliflower.

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My Favorite Cauliflower Recipes

Below I listed my favorite cauliflower recipes for you to try. It includes side dishes, meals, and more ways to integrate cauliflower into your day.

Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce

Cauliflower Waffles

Coconut Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower Mac And Cheese

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How To Cut Cauliflower

17.1gNet Carbs

Learn How to Cut Cauliflower into florets with this easy step-by-step tutorial, and make any cauliflower recipes in no time.

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Total: 10 minutes mins

Yield: 1 head of cauliflower

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 head Cauliflower

Instructions

• Place the cauliflower head on a cutting board and cut/grate the eventual black spots on the flesh using a small sharp knife.
• Place the head upside down on the board with the base of the cauliflower facing up.
• Using a long shark chef knife, cut out the leaves from the base.
• Then, remove the center core of the cauliflower.
• Finally, cut around, progressing in a circular motion around the center base, to release large florets.
• Cut the large florets into smaller pieces by hand or use the knife to halve them.
• Watch my step-by-step pictures above in this post for visual help.

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Yield: 1 head of cauliflower

Nutrition

Calories: 143.8 kcal (7%)Carbohydrates: 28.6 g (10%)Fiber: 11.5 g (48%)Net Carbs: 17.1 gProtein: 11 g (22%)Fat: 1.6 g (2%)Saturated Fat: 0.8 g (5%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2 gSodium: 172.5 mg (8%)Potassium: 1719.3 mg (49%)Sugar: 11 g (12%)Vitamin C: 277.1 mg (336%)Calcium: 126.5 mg (13%)Iron: 2.4 mg (13%)Magnesium: 86.3 mg (22%)Zinc: 1.6 mg (11%)