Paleo Paëlla

📝 Ingredients

• 1 large head cauliflower
• 2 small onions (chopped)
• Generous sprinkle of salt and pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 pinch saffron
• 2 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 Italian style sausages
• 2 lb fresh mussels (cleaned)
• 1 large skinless (boneless chicken breast, cut into bite size chunks)
• 150 g bay scallops (patted dry)
• 1 lb raw shrimp (patted dry (I used size 26-30))
• 3 small tomatoes (diced)
• 1 cup black olives (pitted and sliced)
• A large handful fresh parsley (chopped)
• Olive oil (to drizzle at the moment of serving)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Use a box grater or the grater disc of your food processor to grate the cauliflower. Set aside.
2. 2In a small saucepan, add the chicken stock and sausage and bring to a simmer. Cook the sausage for about 3-4 minutes then kill the heat, remove the sausage to a plate and set aside to cool.
3. 3Add the saffron to the chicken stock and set it aside to infuse for a few minutes.
4. 4Heat some coconut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the pieces of chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until nice and golden brown on all sides. Add the onion and continue cooking until the onion softens and becomes translucent. Toss the chicken and onion to one side of the pan.
5. 5Slice the sausage into thick slices and add them to the skillet. Cook until a lovely brown crust forms on each side of the slices.
6. 6Mix the Dijon mustard and Old Bay spices into the saffron infused chicken stock. Pour that over the sausage chicken mixture and bring up to a simmer. Lower the heat and continue cooking until the liquid has reduced by half.
7. 7Add the cauliflower rice and cook for 2-3 minutes, then throw in shrimp, bay scallops and mussels. Cover and continue cooking over low heat for about 3-5 minutes, until the shrimp turns pink and the mussels open up*.
8. 8Kill the heat and let stand for about 5 minutes to allow flavors to mingle. Stir in fresh tomatoes, olives and parsley.
9. 9Drizzle liberally with olive oil at the moment of serving.