Weight Watchers Grilled Pesto Cauliflower Recipe
Weight Watchers Grilled Pesto Cauliflower Recipe. Cauliflower is a great ingredient for healthy and tasty meals. It’s low in calories but high in nutrients, making it a perfect addition to any healthy eating plan.
One of the best ways to cook cauliflower is to grill it. Grilling gives cauliflower a slight char that really brings out its flavor.
This easy dish is topped with a homemade pesto sauce that’s made with pine nuts, fresh basil, vegetable broth, parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Not only is it tasty, it’s healthy too.
The pesto sauce is full of flavor and really complements the char on the cauliflower.
This meal is low calorie, low carb, vegetarian, and gluten free.
Weight Watchers Points
MyWW Points: 2 Green Plan
2 WW Smart Points
Personal Points will vary based on your individual plan.
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Weight Watchers Grilled Pesto Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- ½ cup low sodium vegetable broth
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ lbs cauliflower cut into 8 (1⁄2-inch-thick) steaks
Instructions
- Prepare a grill rack by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.
- Preheat grill to medium heat.
- Place a small skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts, and cook approximately 3 minutes, or until the nuts are golden, shaking the pan the whole time to prevent the nuts from burning.
- Place the cooked pine nuts on a plate, and let cool.
- In a food processor, add fresh basil leaves, cool pine nuts, low sodium vegetable broth, grated parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, and salt.
- Process until the mixture is smooth.
- Spray cauliflower with non-stick cooking spray to coat.
- On preheated grill, place the prepared cauliflower, close the lid, and cook approximately 5 minutes, turn and cook another approximate 5 minutes, or until the cauliflower is charred, has grill marks, and is tender.
To Serve:
- Spoon pesto sauce on top of the cauliflower.
Notes
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