So in this recipe, I recreated my own version of grits, with cauliflower. I tried grits one time when I was probably 19 at Waffle House. Ever been to Waffle House? It’s like dining in heaven when you’re intoxicated. For real. Eating waffles covered in thick warm syrup with a side of hash browns and eggs all swirled together is legitimately one of the best things I have ever tasted. But when I tasted my friends grits, I felt fairly neutral about them. Didn’t care for them, didn’t not care for them. It was kind of like eating baby food, in my opinion. So even though I’m calling what appears to be rice on the bottom of this bowl grits, please take that name with a grain of salt. You can call it ‘rice’. Or ‘cauliflower’. Or ‘I don’t know what the hell I’m eating’. Anything will do.
Guess what I did yesterday!? Picked up a barbell!! It’s been over a week of no barbell movement, just pretty much cardio. Running, box jumps, double unders, lunges, air squats. I was getting bored. Like REALLY bored. And being bored makes JB depressed. JB depressed means sugar consumption at it max. And JB at max sugar consumption means unhappy JB. Ugh, I hate myself for talking in the third person. Anyways, I finally felt alive again! Tired and exhausted, but alive. Lifting heavy things is just the best medicine. Truly. The size of my blister on my thumb come tomorrow is going to be unreal. And disgusting. Can’t wait!
Gosh, a lot of you hated my recipe yesterday. Sorry my food looks like an alien movie. I can’t control those things. Or my poor photography skills. Geez. Way to make me feel like a failure in life.
OMG. The other night, I was watching Diner, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Triple D, if you will) and it was an entire episode dedicated to ice cream. Like I wasn’t having a hard enough time staying away from my ice cream maker in the first place. This just made me want to make even more. Like every flavor my small little brain can come up with. Today’s blog post was almost another ice cream recipe but you paleo purist folk and non ice cream maker beholders would be super pissed if I put 2 dessert recipes up within 3 days. And you were mad enough yesterday, so I had to get back on your good side.
There will most likely be an ice cream recipe up by Friday. Be prepared to be mad at me. I’ll take the angry comments.
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Summer Squash Breakfast Bowl
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
For the cauliflower grits
- 1 large head of cauliflower, leaves and stem removed, roughly chopped
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
For the bowl toppings
- 1lb uncured smoked ham steak, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 yellow squash, diced
- 1 package mushrooms (about 8oz), sliced
- 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
- however many eggs you want – I recommend 1-2 per person
Instructions
- Let’s get the veggies going. They take long. So dice them up. Place a large skilletover medium heat, add your fat of choice, add your minced garlic clove, then toss in your veggies. Use a spatula to move them around and heat all sides.
- Now it’s time to rice your cauliflower. Place your shredding attachment on your food processor and shred your chopped cauliflower on down. If you don’t have a food processor, you can also use a cheese grater and just grate/rice your cauliflower on that. It builds forearm strength anyways.
- Place a medium saucepan over medium heat and add your 2 tablespoons fat of choice to the saucepan.
- Toss in your minced garlic clove then once the garlic becomes fragrant, add in your riced cauliflower. Toss to help coat them cauliflower and not burn.
- Give your cauliflower about 2-3 minutes to begin to cook down then add your cup of vegetable broth.
- Let the vegetable broth cook off, about 6-8 minutes. Then add your tomato paste, hot sauce, garlic and onion powder, and salt and pepper. Mix well and set under medium heat to cook down.
- While your cauliflower grits are cooking down, mix your veggies around, then add your garlic powder, dried parsley, and salt and pepper. Add a splash of water to the pan then cover to let steam.
- Once veggies are almost done cooking, add your diced ham to mix around with all those flavors.
- Lastly, add a small skillet to the stove top and cook some eggs up however you like. I made my eggs over easy, because it’s just so easy!! I’m funny.
- Place grits down, then toppings, then some eggs. Mash it all together. And eat!
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I have to say this looks very interesting….and btw the pictures keep getting better…Food Networks next star 🙂
I think this would make an amazing meal any time of day! So creative. I call it riced cauliflower, It’s not like rice at all. It’s good but it’s not rice.
I dunno – I thought yesterday’s recipe looked pretty good, but then I have a weakness for pork and fruit.
I’m from Texas, so I adore grits, and have been known to cave into temptation every once in a blue moon (perhaps I should eat some Friday?). Whatever you call the stuff in the bottom of the bowl, this looks very tasty.
Yum, sounds so tasty! It’s so beautiful too. A picture perfect breakfast, indeed!
I think this is the prettiest recipe you’ve ever posted. you’re upping your photog game here.
I agree with Val. This photo is probably one of the best. Super colorful and vibrant. And it looks freakin delish.
I feel you need to know that I rushed out and bought all the ingredients needed to make that pork dish and I cannot wait to make it!! Your pictures do not need to be perfect, people should be able to read the recipe, and build their own picture in their mind.
YUM!!! Looks like I’ll be adding this to the list of foods I’ll be making the in-laws this weekend. I like to make paleo things for people who don’t yet know what paleo is and have them not even notice that they just ate healthier than they have in a long time. I get my inlaws for 4 days this weekend so I’m going to show them some awesome paleo food without them even noticing it!
It makes talking about paleo eating a lot easier when you can say… “yeah, that meal we just ate… totally paleo!” 🙂
Cheers to a wonderful Wednesday! And as always, thanks for all the work you put into this website!!! We love you!!
I grew up in Florida with mom from Atlanta and dad from Nashville so we ate grits just about everyday! There are only two ways to enjoy grits — with butter and Swiss cheese or with ham and red-eye gravy! YUMMY! But Juli’s grits look amazing! I am definitely trying this recipe. Thanks!
Yum! And for the record I liked yesterdays post too! Bring on the ice cream….