Author Notes: I’ve been reading this website for a couple of months and our meals have become much better as a result. Given the wealth of creative and original recipes that posters contribute, I did not think it would be wise to try to take any space with my recipes, typically healthier versions of mainstream favorites. But a recent post, elanaspantry’s cauliflower rice (http://www.food52.com/recipes…), inspired me to come up with a cauliflower recipe that has more flavor than my go-to recipes without having to dredge it in cheese or béchamel sauce.
I have a full time job and I cook for a husband on a diet and two boys, 12 and 6, so I am always faced with the challenge of creating something healthy, nutritious, quick and capable of accommodating the variance in taste buds in my household (right there, a tall order). This fits the bill, so I decided to take the chance and post it, in case there are others out there that cook with similar constraints.
—bistro_gal
Serves: 6, as a side
Ingredients
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one
head of cauliflower, washed and roughly chopped
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two
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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one
small onion, finely chopped
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two
garlic cloves, finely chopped
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three
anchovies
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three
tablespoons concentrated tomato paste (I use the Amore brand that comes in a tube)
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one
handfull of chopped parsley (I think basil would work as well)
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juice from half a lemon
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sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions
- Pulse the cauliflower in the food processor fitted with an S blade. Just pulse a few times until the texture resembles rice, but try not to turn it into a mash.
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan and cook the onion until it is softened, 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute, taking care not to burn it. Add the anchovies and break them with the back of the wooden spoon and cook for one more minute. Add the tomato paste, mix well and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower “rice” and cook for about 4 minutes, until it softens a little bit but still maintains its bite. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat, add the chopped parsley and the lemon, taste to adjust the seasoning and serve. The lemon and parsley really brighten this dish and the tomato-anchovy sauce kicks up a notch the relatively bland cauliflower taste.
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