VEGAN Cauliflower and vegetable Burrito or wraps. Cauliflower & sunflower seed saute with noodles and turmeric rice: 2 Great adaptable RECIPES

These are great recipes that use lots of cauliflower, either chunks or grated, your choice.
No cheese but lots of flavor.

The Burritos make :
Fabulous hand held meal...in place of flour tortillas use collard greens or cabbage leaves, lightly steamed as it is best to also steam the tortillas before filling.

The cauliflower with sunflower seeds and noodles make great bowls of steaming happiness.

Cauliflower is naturally low in calories, contains Vitamin K, C  and fiber.

The Burrito/wrap filling

The cauliflower-noodle bowl

Cauliflower, greens, tomato, mushroom burritos:

Serves 4

3 cups chopped or grated cauliflower (I used 1 medium)

1 cup chopped onion

2 cloves garlic smashed and minced

2tbsp grape seed oil

salt & pepper to taste

3 tbsp ground cumin

Mix this in a large bowl and allow to stand for 1 hour.
Then saute in a deep skillet or wok for 5 mins stirring well.

Add

1/4 cup wine or apple juice or water, cook for 3 mins

Then add 2 cups chopped greens (I used broccoli stems, broccoli greens and Swiss Chard or you may use any greens of choice or 1/2 cup minced parsley or cilantro).

Stir well and season with more salt and pepper.

Add 1 cup chopped mushrooms  (Mushrooms and eggplants add a meaty texture to any vegetarian-vegan dish, helpful with carnivores embarking on a more plant based diet)

4 peeled tomatoes chopped 

Stir well to combine then add 1 cup boiling water, and steam for 4 mins.

Add 2 tsp nutritional yeast, stir well and remove.
Check seasonings
Allow to cool completely.
Chill over night.

Next day, Heat in a skillet and serve with warm tortillas and/or collard leaves, pinto beans and steamed brown rice.

Cauliflower and sunflower seed saute with noodles & rice

serves 4

3 cups chopped cauliflower

2 cups chopped onion

3 cloves garlic smashed and minced

2 tbsp grape seed oil

ground black pepper

Add to a hot  deep skillet and saute for 3 mins

Add 1/2 cup wine/apple juice beer

Saute for 4 mins more.

Add 1 cup sunflower seeds (peeled) and drizzle with low salt soy sauce (testing seasoning).

Saute for just 3-4 mins and allow the seeds & cauliflower to caramelize/toast.

Remove from heat, check seasoning.

Allow to cool completely then either serve right away by  adding:
 2 cups cooked noodles or pasta and 1 cup cooked brown rice (here again the rice adds a meat texture for the carnivores).
Serve in bowls with lemon/lime wedges and ground smoked paprika.

OR chill and store overnight then next day heat in skillet and add the pasta and rice , serve in bowls.

Variations:
On either of these dishes, add your own herbs of choice.
Use whatever greens and or vegetables you have on hand, there are NO rules with these recipes.
In place of Cauliflower you can use Broccoli, if that is the case then add a sweet element such as raisins or dried apricots to curb the sulfur flavors.

Just pack as many veggies  as you can into any dish.
Also DO use more cooked beans and or raw nuts, they add nutrition as well as texture, which is very important to folks trying something new and perhaps too trendy for it's own good.