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Cauliflower has so many nutritional benefits, but with my thyroid condition, I need to be aware of consuming vegetables from the brassica family. I thought to myself, what if I use fermentation to make cauliflower more thyroid-friendly? It worked! And I gain the benefits of eating fermented foods as well as not adversely affecting my thyroid. This fermented cauliflower is so easy to make and you can add a variety of spices such asSuperfood Turmeric which is a delicious blend of 7 anti-inflammatory and gut friendly superfoods like turmeric, ginger and cloves.
DIY: Easy Fermented Cauliflower
Hillary Bergh
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Servings
Makes one jar
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
96 hours
Calories
144
Cauliflower has so many nutritional benefits, but with my thyroid condition, I need to be aware of consuming vegetables from the brassica family. I thought to myself, what if I use fermentation to make cauliflower more thyroid-friendly? It worked! And I gain the benefits of eating fermented foods as well as not adversely affecting my thyroid. This fermented cauliflower is so easy to make and you can add a variety of spices such as Superfood Turmeric which is a delicious blend of 7 anti-inflammatory and gut friendly superfoods like turmeric, ginger and cloves.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 cups water (filtered)
- 1 head cauliflower (cut into small florets)
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1-2 teaspoons optional spices: mustard seed, peppercorn, Superfood Turmeric, juniper berry, celery seed, fennel seed
Directions
Dissolve sea salt completely in water to create brine.
Fill mason jar with cauliflower, arranging to prevent large gaps between pieces, keeping 2″ below rim of jar.
Add optional spices to jar.
Pour brine into jar to 1/2″ below rim of jar, tapping on jar to remove trapped air bubbles, and making sure all cauliflower is covered with brine.
Install fermentation airlock kit as instructed on packaging.
Keep at stable room temperature (65-75°) for 4 days.
Open and taste. If it’s sour enough for you liking, replace fermentation airlock kit with standard jar lid and transfer to refrigerator to halt further fermenting. If not, continue fermenting for up to 14 days until you are pleased with the flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- Makes one jar
- per serving
- Calories
- 144
- Fat
- 1 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 2421 milligrams
- Potassium
- 0 milligrams
- Carbs
- 30 grams
- Fiber
- 14 grams
- Sugar
- 14 grams
- Protein
- 11 grams
- Vitamin C
- milligrams
- 445%
- Iron
- milligrams
- 14%
- Calcium
- milligrams
- 13%
