Blake Lively’s Roasted Cauliflower Recipe Is Deceptively Healthy and Keto-Friendly
Blake Livelyās Preserve is no more. The actor ran the lifestyle blog for only one year before shutting it down, but it gave fun insight into Livelyās personal life, like her cooking habits and what she enjoyed eating.
Take her roasted cauliflower recipe, for example. She teamed up with Top ChefĀ Season 3 winner Hung Huynh to create the tasty treat for her blog, and itās a keto-friendly dish thatās so scrumptious, you wonāt believe how healthy it actually is. And the best part about it is itās keto-friendly!
Why Blake Lively shut down Preserve after 1 year
Lively took a page from Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan, Duchess of Sussexās books when launching Preserve. The lifestyle and e-commerce site was intended to connect shoppers with artisans, but the products proved to be wildly expensive.
The A Simple Favor star told Vogue she shut the site down because it didnāt help people in the way she hoped.
āWe have an incredible team of people who do beautiful work,ā she said. āBut we launched the site before it was ready, and it never caught up to its original mission: Itās not making a difference in peopleās lives, whether superficially or in a meaningful way.ā
We can still fawn over the yummy recipes, though.
Blake Livelyās roasted cauliflower recipe from Preserve includes pomegranate seeds
While Preserve was still active, Lively teased the recipe collaboration with the Top Chef star on Instagram. The photo showed Lively (who was pregnant at the time) and Huynh getting to work in the kitchen, and a few months later, a Preserve post sharing the recipe finally came out.
The recipe includes a delicious vinaigrette to pour over the roasted cauliflower, and it gets a crunch from the addition of pomegranate seeds and toasted pine nuts. Hereās everything youāll need:
Vinaigrette Ingredients
- 1 cup pre-soaked golden raisins
- 1 cup canola or grapeseed oil (use Extra-virgin olive oil if youāre eating keto)
- ā cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- Pinch of paprika
- Pinch of black pepper
Roasted Cauliflower with Pomegranate Ingredients
- 2 heads of cauliflower (any color)
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Spice rub
- Truffle sea salt
- 1 chunk of parmesan cheese (or as much as you want)
- Pomegranate seeds
- Toasted pine nuts (these can be enjoyed in small moderation on the keto diet)
Blake Livelyās roasted cauliflower recipe instructions
To begin, bring a pot of water with a teaspoon of salt to a boil, and pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash the cauliflower and remove the stand and leaves.
Once the water is boiling, blanch the cauliflower for 4 to 5 minutes, or until itās tender enough to pierce with a fork. Remove it from the pot, and place the cauliflower in a baking pan.
Before putting the cauliflower in the oven, drizzle it with olive oil, season with the truffle salt, and add the spice rub. (Lively and Huynhās recipe just vaguely said āspice rub,ā so you can get creative with the spice combination here. Just combine whatever you think would taste good with this flavor profile.
Bake the cauliflower in the oven until it lightly browns. While thatās roasting, start the vinaigrette. Take all of the ingredients listed and put it all in a blender. Blend until itās smooth, and voila. Easiest thing ever.
When the cauliflower is done roasting, pour 4 tablespoons of your vinaigrette on top of each piece. Garnish with grated Parmesan, pomegranate seeds, and toasted pine nuts, and youāve got yourself a vegetarian, keto-friendly meal!