Roast Cauliflower With Turmeric To Create a Powerful Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Cancer Snack

There are a lot of delicious recipes with provide numerous health benefits. In this article you are going to read about one amazing recipe. Serve it as a salad in summer, and in winter will be very warm and spicy dish.

An integral part of Indian cuisine which is a healthy spice,  has active ingredient called curcumin with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory abilities. That spice is turmeric and this recipe contains it.

Cauliflower will also be needed. It prevents inflammation and cancer and it is rich in minerals and vitamins which are needed for a better heart and brain health.

The taste of the cauliflower is even more enriched when roasted. So imagine what kind of health benefits this combination has.

In preparation of this recipe you will need the following ingredients:

– 1 head organic cauliflower
– 1 tablespoon turmeric
– 1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil
– Cumin
– Pepper and salt

Preparation of this recipe:

To get florets, chop the cauliflower head. After that put it in a baking dish. The oven should be preheated to 200°C.
-Add cumin, turmeric, olive oil and salt in the dish and mix them all together.
– Cover the baking dish with a foil.
-Remove the foil after roasting for 35 to 40 minutes. Then cook for another 15 minutes.

To avoid damage by the heat, use cold coconut oil.

The benefits that cauliflower has:

Cauliflower contains sulforaphane, which is a cancer killer and it can prevent the development of tumor.  By combining curcumin and cauliflower we can cure prostate cancer. This has been discovered on a research.

In Carcinogenesis was published a study that sulforaphane might lower the rate and occurrence of chemically induced mammary tumors in the case of animals.

You will avoid inflammation if you consume cauliflower because it has many anti-inflammatory nutrients like indole-3-carbinol.

Because it contains glucosinolates you will detoxify your body.

Today more and more people are facing with deficient in nutrients, and in order to avoid that problem, eat cauliflower. Almost 80% of the daily needed dosage of vitamin C is in a single cauliflower.

The nutrients that this vegetable has:

– Protein
– Fiber
– Niacin
– Vitamin K
– Riboflavin
– Phosphorus
– Vitamin B6
– Thiamin
– Folate
– Potassium
– Manganese
– Magnesium
– Pantothenic acid

Another good thing about this vegetable is that promotes brain development. It is so because of the type of vitamin B which is called choline that this vegetable also has.
It stimulates the brain activity in utero in case of pregnancy.
In case of a decline in memory due to aging this is also very helpful.

-Beta-carotene
– Vitamin C
– Quercetin
– Kaempferol
– Cinnamic acid

The Combination of Turmeric and Cauliflower

Both of them are very healthy, but they are even more powerful when they combine their healthy abilities. Curcumin(the main ingredient in turmeric) can be used in the treatment of almost all cancer types is what Dr. William LaValley clamis.  Curcumin will destroy the cancer cells and it will promote the function of healthy cells. Curcumin also inhibits the increase of the additional blood supply needed for the growth of cancer cells.
Many studies proved that it can be of a great help in the following cases:
– Preventing formation of tumor
– Protecting against symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
– Accelerating wound healing
– Reducing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis
– Preventing pulmonary toxicity and fibrosis
– Preventing cataracts
– Preventing platelet aggregation
– Preventing symptoms related to type-2 diabetes
– Supporting bile secretion
– Inhibiting oxidation of low-density lipoprotein
– Preventing HIV replication
– Promoting healthy levels of cholesterol
– Stopping thrombosis and myocardial infarction
– Reducing rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
– Preventing liver damage

You will need to take turmeric extract supplements(which have at least 95% curcumioids), in order to enjoy all the healthy benefits above, because curcumin doesn’t contain the needed amounts to provide all those healthy benefits.

So that is the main recipe that we recommended, but we will show you another one in this article.
This healthy meal is very easy to make, you will need only 5 minutes. This recipe will provide 180% of your daily recommended dosage of vitamin C, almost 50% of vitamin K, and 35% of folate.

Cauliflower and Turmeric instant recipe

Ingredients:

– 1 lb organic cauliflower
– 1 teaspoon turmeric
– 5 tablespoons vegetable broth of chicken(low-sodium)

Mediterranean Dressing

– 3 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
– 2 teaspoons lemon juice
– 2 chopped medium garlic cloves
– Pepper and salt

Preparation:

After copping the cauliflower florets into quarters, leave them for 5 mins. Chop the garlic and leave it for 5 minutes as well. Add 5 tablespoons of broth and heat. Add the turmeric and the cauliflower in the skillet after it starts steaming. Cook it only 5 minutes, otherwise you will destroy the healthy benefits from it.
*You need to leave the cauliflower florets and garlic for 5 minutes, after chopping them, in order to activate their health properties.
Now, pour the mixture into a bowl. You can add cauliflower into the remaining ingredients right away, and you don’t have to prepare the dressing alone.