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A step-by-step guide on how to cut a cauliflower, 3 fun and easy ways!
Prep: 10 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients 

  • 1 head cauliflower

Instructions 

HOW TO CUT CAULIFLOWER INTO FLORETS

  • Remove as many green leaves from the stem as you can.
    Wooden cutting board with two hands taking the leaves of a head of cauliflower.
  • Cut the cauliflower in half – from the top of the crown through the stem.
    On a wooden cutting board a color flower head is cut in half with two hands holding a cauliflower up.
  • Lay the cauliflower halves cut side down on the cutting board and cut them in half again. You will now have quarters.
    On a wooden cutting board two hands are cutting the color flower head into fourths.
  • With your knife at an angle, cut off the core. Repeat on all cauliflower quarters.
    A wooden cutting board to hands are cutting florets of cauliflower.
  • Using your hand, pull apart the cauliflower to make florets. If needed, you can use a knife.
    On a wooden cutting board against a white background two hands are breaking cauliflower head into florets.
  • Repeat until finished.
    A pink plate with cauliflower florets.

HOW TO CUT CAULIFLOWER INTO STEAKS

  • Remove as many green leaves from the stem as you can.
    Wooden cutting board with two hands taking the leaves of a head of cauliflower.
  • Cut the stem off as close to the base as you can.
    On a wooden cutting board and hand is holding a cauliflower head and the other hand is cutting off the base or stem of the cauliflower.
  • Place the head of the cauliflower on the cutting board, stem side down. Cut the head of the cauliflower in half.
    Bored it's a white background two hands are cutting the head of cauliflower in half.
  • Then cut thick 1/2″-1" slices through the cauliflower. Try to make the slices the same width so the cauliflower steaks cook evenly. I usually get 4-6 steaks from a head of cauliflower.
    A pair of hands is cutting cauliflower steaks.
  • The ends will turn into florets, which are great to cook or keep for a later meal or snack.
    On a wooden cutting board there are steaks of cauliflower laying there.
  • Repeat until you have cut the entire cauliflower.
    A tail plate with cauliflower steaks.

HOW TO RICE CAULIFLOWER

  • Remove as many green leaves from the stem as you can.
    Wooden cutting board with two hands taking the leaves of a head of cauliflower.
  • Cut the stem off as close to the base as you can.
    On a wooden cutting board and hand is holding a cauliflower head and the other hand is cutting off the base or stem of the cauliflower.
  • Cut the head of the cauliflower (makes it easier to hold).
    Bored it's a white background two hands are cutting the head of cauliflower in half.
  • Using a box grater, grate the cauliflower into small ‘rice’ size pieces
    On a wooden cutting board there are two hands grading a cauliflower head to make cauliflower rice.
  • .Repeat until you have used up all of the cauliflower.
    A blue plate with rice cauliflower.

Equipment

Cuisinart Knife Set
large cutting board

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