Thanks for the yummy photo; hope your next errand adventure is a pendulum the other direction!!!! Cauliflower is incredible steamed and eaten with a tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice and garlic dressing. Thanks for finding the good ones for us. Spread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. February’s #OneCookbook Club, let’s talk about it! Jerzeetomato — I am obsessed with these bowls, too, and I am not ashamed to admit that I started crushing on them when I saw them on a couple Food Network shows. They’re $20 for 4 nested ones (1, 2, 3 and 4-quart). 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed New here? I keep meaning to try the pasta, and I’m glad you reminded me of that soup. Lovely recipe and pix. Yum! I usually do the roasting thing, but may have to try them this way. My son loves salad and i am going to try those right now. I grew up thinking brussel sprouts were something else. I love cauliflower and raw cauliflower even more!!! It keeps better for hours, as awesome for advance preparation (I made it the day before) as it is for staggered dinner times. It is sooooo good. You go girl! I’m having a floating party this Friday night, and I’ve been trying to figure out an easy, fuss-free menu. That would jump right off the plate at you! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Thank you so much for voting for me for the Best Food Blog, Humor Award, and congratulations to all the other winners! Congrats on the award!! Interesting salad ingredients…very unexpected! I’ve made this cauliflower dish four times (with slight variations, depending on mood and what’s available in my fridge) since you posted it. Anywho, you make brussels look yummy. What happens if you swap pasta for farro but keep the vegetables, cheese and crunchy lid? Made this last night and loved it! It’d be better if I could blame the hang over except. Combine coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, salt, pepper and cayenne in a small bowl. I love your recipe but I also want to share mine with you – my recipe is so simple but SOOO good!!! Congratulations on your award! It looked so good, I swear, the brussel sprouts looked like candy! Oh boy, so we already know what a pest I can be, right? Keep the dressing a little on the tart side. This is fast becoming my favorite recipe on the site – and my favorite salad. I don’t even think I’ve tasted it before!! I had a head of cauliflower in the fridge waiting for me that I just didn’t feel like cooking. Cauliflower, Fennel, and White Bean Winter Salad Adapted from Bon Appétit serves 6 1/3 cup olive oil 2 long sprigs fresh thyme 1 lemon 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 small head of cauliflower 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed (can substitute 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans) 1 fennel bulb Handful fresh chives Handful fresh parsley Now, I love cauliflower. You steam the cauliflower, then place it in a hot oven on a jelly roll pan with a little chicken stock, and sprinkle liberally with grated gruyere cheese. In a large bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper. Congratulations on the award! You are a food grown up and I am a simpleton. I’m not a fan of olives, so I just left them out. Best part? cauliflower to pan, sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, red pepper flakes (to taste), He was worried that the acidic flavors in the butter would overwhelm the veggies, and I find boiled veg rather boring, so I roasted them instead at 375º for about 40 minutes and they were amazing! I just made this tonight, with a pork loin, and it was fantastic! Search Results for cauliflower soup. Go To The Recipe 7 / 9 I love Brussels Sprouts but I’ve never really had them “raw” until now. next time try roasting! 1 or 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped YUM! If you can find the miniature brussels, I find that they’re a good gateway, especially when roasted until crisp and flaky like phyllo on the outside, like little nuts. That butter sounds wonderful, might go well with a few other combos. Okay, and if you make the peanut butter cookies, and you need the pick-me-up to leap to even a new all time high: dip 1/2 the cookie in melted chocolate until hardened then put the criss cross on top with a squeeze bottle of white chocolate. I tried them recently for the very first time and no, I do not like them, or they were poorly cooked (which is highly likely). Congrats on the win!! Deb, when you say slice the cauliflower thin and peel the stalks, is the peeling for where thick only or all the way up to the flower part. It’s no great uniter. I also would be so happy if you could show us all how to make the Baker’s muffins from City Bakery – those crunchy pull-apart, monkey bread, apple, cinnamon are amazing and I would love to know how they’re done (if you are so inclined, of course). I bought cauliflower in Lancaster at various farm markets last week as big as my head. Thanks for the great ideas Deb, I think I might sneak out and get some brussel sprouts to cook this weekend! Lovely colors and flavors, a real winner. I’d bookmarked this recipe ages ago and never got around to making it. 1/2 cup parsley leaves. Taste and correct the balance. Of course, all those people aren’t huddled next to her—they’re the dedicated followers of her cooking blog, Smitten Kitchen. Anyway, the brussel spouts at Diner were so disgusting that I spit them out in my napkin. I’m inspired to try more. I made this yesterday, though I did not have celery or capers on hand…but it still rocked my world. Thank you for making & hosting. Very delicious, and I even like it sans the dressing. It’s the next best thing (read: cheaper) to photoshop!). Did you ever make it? Oh me oh my. The crumbly, gritty texture of the florette and bland flavor just does nothing for me. It’s quick and easy and a perfect weeknight supper side. By the way, I saw Ina Garten once make cabbage sliced thin and sauteed with butter (it looked really easy and yummy), but you probably already knew that… Have a great weekend! 3. I immediatly called my parents from the dinner table and asked them what was wrong with them? It’s become my favorite salad — okay, maybe ties with a classic spinach salad. I’m making this tonight with my leftover cauliflower. Bring to room temperature before serving.). Pound the garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mortar until it breaks down into a puree. Wish I had a bowl of that waiting for me today……I happen to adore cauliflower, but I understand why you would think there’d be leftovers. Rescheduled ;-). I do appreciate your blog! I just realized that I’ve NEVER made anything with cauliflower before. Quarter the cauliflower through the core. Tis so, so yummy! That said, even as I scrubbed grimy, chocolaty fingersmears off the sides of champagne flutes this morning with a raging morning-after headache, I never regret a good party. Deb, This is great! Your writing and photography are terrific! How beautiful!! http://www.macheesmo.com/2008/11/cauliflower-macaroni-cheese/. It’s a nice salad for a party because it can be prepped in advance and tossed just before people arrive. Yes, I’m kidding, although, to be fair, my 8-year-old is a pretty good eater. I am eager to see your version of Billy’s peanut butter cookie. We had an election returns nail-biting and wine-drinking gathering last night (I refused to call it a party until given good reason to) and so, well, to say I’m a bit slow today might be a bit of an understatement. I made about a 3/5 recipe of this last night. Ugh. Thanks! New here? The original recipe calls for escarole or watercress, but I actually kind of like this better without the lettuce leaves. Mom said it was Dad. Link here. I love cauliflower and this is a very different way to enjoy it. I was shocked at how well it worked out. I also used coconut oil instead of butter (again, what I had). Want to try it this – sound tasty. For extra protein, stir some cooked chickpeas or lentils into the farro, or top your salad with a fried egg. It’s funny how you could make veggies sound good for dinner (I’m just getting into the whole veggie thing, more like forcing myself). I also chopped the capers just a bit so they would stick to the veg better. I LOVE veggies, all kinds, cooked all ways. I love this salad it looks so delicious and refreshing! mmmmm…. I’m thrilled to find another quality, new-to-me food blog! I am refreshed just looking at the images! Next time, I’m not making this salad. i have to jump on the bandwagon here and say i never choose to eat cauliflower or broccoli raw. I also had smaller stuffed green olives as opposed to Spanish, so I added them accordingly. Did you have to link the site for the bakery? Brussels tend to go very well with dijon, too. Add the cauliflower, eggs, onion, peas, dill pickles, and bacon to the dressing and stir until well coated. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. At least I know I can move on to the next recipe (love the stuff on here by the way…just couldn’t believe one tiny recipe could cram in food I hate most! Melissa. Your email address will not be published. Trim the base off the Brussels sprouts, then slice them in half or, if large, into quarters. What a fantastic group. This month we cooked from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, by Deb Perelman, who is one of my longtime food writer crushes.Her blog, Smitten Kitchen, was the first I started following around 10 years ago.I’ve always been drawn to her well … . My professor was from the island so he knew all these little secret local places. And healthy…I am definitly tossing a link in my blog about this. Your email address will not be published. You definitely deserved it. Aug 3, 2020 - Explore Evelina's board "Smitten kitchen" on Pinterest. Also, I had never had a brussel sprout in my life until about three weeks ago…shockingly (only given its reputation) it was delicious. I suspect this is a good thing. http://cookingpretty.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/lemon-caper-butter/. As always great photos, clear instructions. 12 pimiento-stuffed Spanish green olives, halved I can’t wait to toss it with hot veggies, but I suspect it would be wonderful on pasta, bread, potatoes, or pretty much anything. It’s a shame that there is no easy way to print the recipes, i.e a “Print” button. (And thanks for the picnik suggestion in your email awhile back. Be sure to include the stalks, too, peeled and thinly sliced. Sherry vinaigrette (below) 1 small head (1/2 pound) white cauliflower Well, yesterday I had the honor of running what should have been simple errands and yet each was more aggravating than the last, from the Verizon guy that seriously did not understand what to do with my $100 phone credit, the dress which simply did not exist and a line of ten people keeping me from just asking where it could be found and an Aveda employee, oh just don’t get me started because I have nothing nice to say about their eerie breed of worker ants on 5th Avenue. You … And you’ve fit three of them here (capers, olives, cauliflower!) For shame!! I saw Guy Fieri using it 3 years ago and have never been able to find it. You should get about 2 slabs per quarter, plus a couple of large florets. (The butter can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. cauliflower salad with green olives and capers, First published November 5, 2008 on smittenkitchen.com |, grimy, chocolaty fingersmears off the sides of champagne flutes, http://www.macheesmo.com/2008/11/cauliflower-macaroni-cheese/. Jun 4, 2016 - Never mind that snowstorm, asparagus is nigh!. I don’t use cauliflower usually so I’m anxious to try it. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Congrats again. Cut each quarter into 1 1/2 to 2-inch-thick slabs, trying to keep a bit of the core in each. Thanks! I voted for you for the Humor Award, too so I’m glad to see that you won. Keep up the good work, everything on this site is incredibly inspiring! Lastly, CONGRATS (again) cause you deserve it Gorgeous! Ok, I jest, but must say that there has never been a meal prepared in my home which includes CAPERS and OLIVES in the same dish! Beutiful pics of your dinner, as usual. Your email address will not be published. Thanks for your great blog! Excited to hear about the cauliflower gratin, too…such comfort food. YUCK. Cauliflower-Feta Fritters with Smoky Yogurt, Pomegranate Makes 18 2-inch fritters 1 small head cauliflower (1 pound florets, i.e. thanks for sharing…. Im thinking about making your couscous and feta stuffed peppers, what would go with them nicely? My parents used to make me eat them when I was a kid and I think I need years of therapy to void out the memories of brussel sprout abuse. I remembered this recipe and pulled it out this weekend to use up the cauliflower that my 4 year old insisted I buy for her. And I was 21 and would never be able to find the place again. It’s so briny and crunchy and fresh! ), I like this dead-easy silky cauliflower soup and I like it curries and salads. What’s not to love? Though, and really, I should devote a whole other entry to this, what actually turned me into a brussel sprout-liker was when I was in Greece in college, and we went to a mom-and-pop restaurant (they cooked out of their kitchen) and they had brussels that they’d boiled all day in a beefy/tomato stew and they were tremendously overcooked, but their flavor was amazing. Yvo – Corfu. I’ve never been a raw cauliflower fan, but it could be delicious in this combo. Hi Debbie, Just had to share. I didn’t have any fresh herbs around and substituted ground sage for the marjoram. What about roasting and THEN using the lemon butter caper sauce? Dice the egg white and toss it with the vegetables, olives, capers, and parsley. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Yup, i think i helped myself to like four plates. Cover and refrigera A. Now if only I could convince my husband that cauliflower is not evil and will not kill him the instant it touches his tongue. I love cauliflower as well and my local farmstand has amazing cauliflower this time of year. Smitten Kitchen. I made the Strawberry Sommer Cake. Forcing this green slime on an innocent kid (ok, maybe not so innocent, but a kid none the less). callie. I have yet to try anything like them again. And even better the next day. Marcee — I just do the parts that are easily peel-able, i.e. I do love cauliflower. Taller than they are wide, they’re perfect for saving space, and the fact that they’re good, clear glass means they can be used for mixing and serving. It’s too good, and too popular. Adapted from Deborah Madison, via The Los Angeles Times, 1/10/07, 2 garlic cloves It turned out great! Recipes Cooking Recipes Smitten Kitchen Vegetarian Dishes Baked Cauliflower Cooking Smitten Kitchen Recipes Vegetarian Main Dishes Veggie Recipes. See more ideas about smitten kitchen, smitten kitchen recipes, recipes. 3 tablespoons chopped marjoram No such luck! Also, I’d like to say that I’m so happy you’re doing NaBloPoMo, so many more recipes for me to look at! I always have. When grated, the cauliflower takes on a light, feather texture that complements other crunchy, raw vegetable really well. Recently I ran into a menu that was serving them (Diner in Williamsburg) and I thought, Hey, I’ll give them another shot. Hmm…would this work with olive oil instead of butter? i roasted a head of cauliflower with a bit of olive oil and salt the other night and ohmygoodness SO delish. Brussel sprouts? Cooking in her tiny Manhattan It looks fantastic. 1 cup diced celery heart with leaves I know this is an oldie, but somehow I stumbled upon it and have been waiting all week to get through my leftovers to make it. Congratulations! My favorite thing to do with roasted veggies is to toss them with couscous, fresh squeezed lemon juice and parsley (though usually more on the asparagus / onion / tomato side than the cruciferous vegetable side, but now I want to try roasting some of those too!). Add salt to taste. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook for 3 minutes. I can’t. I just made this and it is sooooo insanely good. Instead, we settled on cheese and breads, olives and salads, like this one. 1 pound Brussels sprouts I love cauliflower… I actually canceled a very important doctors appointment yesterday morning because I was so wiped after watching the election returns. Cauliflower is so unappreciated! But I never expect cauliflower to be the kind of thing that people get excited over. Perfect balance of hearty and light. Congrats, again! 2 scallions, including an inch of the greens, thinly sliced I think people, for whatever reason, don’t like the IDEA of cauliflower, but given a good dish containing it, they’ll scarf it down and go for more! Another favorite of mine comes from (I think) Nancy Harmon Jenkins, the Mediterranean Diet. i am not into cauliflower for some reason, but this recipe sounds yummy and the photos are very much calling “eat me” so I may try with the broccoflower first. There you go again with the pictures! To make the mustard-caper butter, pound the garlic with a half-teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth. Congrats on the Best Blog win! This is a definitely possibility because like yours, hot food is out! It was amazing! yum yum yum, just browsing through (while waiting for my light wheat bread to proof) and this looks delicious! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! (I’m just cooking for my fiancé and I, so most recipes get scaled down.) Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. What a delight. Recipes, Tips. Congratulations on your award! Deb what is it? Grated zest of 1 lemon What an interesting salad idea for cauliflower! And now I want some veggies! I just made this last night for a large group of friends at a DIY Pizza Party. Drain, shake off any excess water, then toss with the mustard-caper butter. I was talked back into cooking with the lure of an attitude-adjusting peanut butter cookie from Billy’s Bakery. I am making these veggies tonight. I used two eggs and 3 tablespoons of red vinegar and a few extra olives and an extra tablespoon of the capers and I can’t stop eating it. Zing. First published January 11, 2007 on smittenkitchen.com |, http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the_wednesday_chef/2006/11/michael_romano_.html, http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/11807, http://cuceesprouts.com/2010/09/shaved-brussels-sprouts-salad/, http://cookingpretty.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/lemon-caper-butter/. He suffered for weeks, I’m afraid. Can’t go a day without checking in to see what’s cookin. Your salad looks so healthy and inviting! Ah, pre-blog. After much analysis, as they are kind enough to frequently leave samples out when I come in to get coffee, I’ve determined that the root of their awesomeness is a mixture of chunky peanut butter, peanut butter chips and a light sprinkling with sugar that superfine, indeed. Use cauliflower as a filler while i am a simpleton ages ago and have never able! Did swap yellow bell pepper for the yummy photo ; hope your next errand adventure a... 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