Gluten free cauliflower cheese breadsticks (dairy free)

Tasty cheese sticks made from cauliflower - Paleo, gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

Course Appetiser

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 202kcal

Author Charla

Preheat oven to 400f/200C/gas mark 6.
Prepare a rectangular baking tray with parchment paper.
Roughly chop the cauliflower into small florets. Then add the florets to the food processor fitted with an S blade and pulse until the cauliflower resembles rice.
Place the cauliflower rice in a non stick medium sized saucepan. Begin to cook the rice on low-medium heat for 5-7 minutes, covered.
Once cooked transfer the cauliflower in a large bowl adding the eggs, ½ cup of cheese, herbs, garlic, salt. Ensure everything is thoroughly combined.
Spread the herbaceous base on to the parchment paper and shape it into a rectangular crust.
Bake the crust for about 30 minutes or until golden.
Once golden, sprinkle with the leftover dairy free cheese and put back in the oven for a further 5-7 minutes until the cheese looks somewhat melted.
Slice and serve accordingly.

To make the cauliflower rice, you can do this in a food processor for ease. Just cut the head of the cauliflower into small florets so they can fit into the food processor then pulse until all the pieces have been evenly pulverised
Make sure to soften the cauliflower through steaming/cooking, using a non-stick saucepan. Some people like to microwave the "rice". I personally don't like microwaving my food where possible because it destroys the texture of the food
I used basil, oregano and the leaves of some sprigs of thyme. If you don't like these herbs just replace with herbs that are to your palate.
A few recipes call for "squeezing out the excess moisture" I didn't have any excess moisture so I skipped doing so but this maybe due to cooking the cauliflower on the stove top.
If using a mircowave, if moisture forms then simply use a cheese cloth to wring out any excess liquid.
You can freeze the crust without the cheese and eat at your leisure. Do sure to thaw it out first before re-heating in the oven