This cauliflower pastrami kugel shows that a little meat goes a long way. You can use a food processor to grate the cauliflower, but I like the texture of the box grater. Even vegetable haters will enjoy this version of kugel, the pastrami gives so much flavor.
Cauliflower Pastrami Kugel
Servings
10 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 onion
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup potato starch or flour
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup small diced pastrami pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a food processor or with a box grater, coarsely grind the cauliflower and onion. Transfer to a bowl and add all remaining ingredients. Mix well with hands.
- Spray a 9×13 souffle pan with cooking spray. Transfer cauliflower mixture to the pan and bake for about 40-50 minutes until top begins to turn golden brown.
- This kugel freezes well and reheats well.
That’s what I would try. I think it should work.
Sorry, I am not sure what would work but maybe some sort of almond meal would be an option.
I have almond flour I use for baking, do you think subbing that in 1:1 might work?
Is there any way to make this with something other than potato starch/flour? Looking for something with a lower glycemic load. This may be relatively low carb, but it's definitely nowhere near keto, at ~13g carbs per serving 😞
It would be about 4 cups
How much ready made riced cauliflower do i need to replace the one head cauliflower? thanks
I don’t think pure broccoli will work as well for this recipe, you could add pastrami to a broccoli kugel recipe or you can do a mix of broccoli and potato. You should be able to print, it might print an extra page so try and adjust it before you print but it should work.
how about broccoli instead of cauliflower?
please have a print version!
thanks!
Shana Tova!
I am not sure if it is essential, but you can use water mixed with bouillon or just water.
Thank you for your quick reply!
sarah_weiss but
How important is the vegetable stock to the recipe? Any other liquid I can use instead?
I tried this with frozen cauliflower sand it turned out great … just rinsed the cauliflower in cold water and let it sit in the water for about 3 min to semi-defrost it, drained and processed in the food processor as stated in the recipe. I used a 24 oz bag. Delicious! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, great info.
Sorry about that. You are right although I usually find in recipes like this it wouldn’t matter very much but I wouldn’t mind it very oniony. If It was too strong for you then yes that sounds like a good adjustment.
I wish that you would use better measurements. A head of cauliflower and 1 onion is different every single time. My kugel turned out way too oniony! Should I have used 1/2 c onion v 3 cups cauliflower? Please state for future recipes. Thank you very much!
Yes, for sure.
wow, great! if you use potato starch instead of flour, it is also gluten free
I think that would work very well, but please try it and let us know.
Can you use frozen cauliflower instead?