Sesame Ginger Cauliflower Recipe – 2 Freestyle Points
Easy Cauliflower Recipe for Weight Watchers
I'm excited to share this sesame ginger cauliflower with you. If you're looking for easy cauliflower recipes, this ranks right up there with the best of them. I like easy not because I'm lazy (okay, maybe that's part of it) but because my kids love to cook and the simpler, the better.
Sesame Ginger Cauliflower Recipe
The key is to grab big heads of cauliflower for this one! Then, chop them up. See full directions at the bottom of this post.
I am not one to eat cauliflower plain, even though it is zero points – but this recipe is so tasty. I will totally eat two or three servings and not feel bad.
You can add honey to this recipe (about 1/4 cup) but it will add waaaayyy too many points if you're on Weight Watchers, and it tastes fine without it. :) Honey will make it a little stickier, but for me it's not worth the points addition.
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points
Cauliflower is zero points on the Freestyle program, and most of the other ingredients in this delicious cauliflower recipe are zero points as well. Coconut oil and sesame oil do have points. If you have a lower point alternative for oil, definitely try it out. I love coconut oil so I don't mind it. Plus, two points is still super low in Weight Watchers points! :) These are big servings as long as you have 2 big heads of cauliflower. It's impossible to say a serving is a cup etc because the size will depend on the size of the heads of cauliflower your choose. Obviously, the points are coming from the sauce and the sauce amount doesn't change no matter how much cauliflower you have. :) So, get the biggest heads of cauliflower you can and divide evenly into 6 servings for a filling, low point meal.
6 servings, 2 points per serving (11 points for entire recipe)
Sesame Ginger Cauliflower
DELICIOUS 2 point cauliflower recipe!
- 2 heads cauliflower, chopped into tiny pieces
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon splenda/sugar substitute
- 3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp Sesame seeds, optional garnish (add 1 point)
- Green onions, chopped, optional garnish
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Toss the chopped cauliflower with coconut oil and then lay in a flat layer on a cookie sheet.
- Roast for 10-12 minutes, turning once, until slightly golden.
- Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger paste, crushed red pepper, and garlic in a large saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook until simmering, stirring often.
- Combine the water and cornstarch to form a slurry, then mix into the soy sauce mixture.
- Continue cooking the sauce until it becomes sticky.
- Toss the cauliflower in the sauce and then return to the oven for 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
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