Wednesday, March 16, 2011

CAULIFLOWER SALAD with TOASTED BREADCRUMBS


This is a simple but very beautiful looking delicious salad. It is prepped ahead (the evening before), so when it's time to serve it, you just need about 10 minutes of cooking time and you can already dig in.

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CAULIFLOWER SALAD with TOASTED BREADCRUMBS (serves 2-4)
(for printable recipe click here)

Ingredients:
1 cauliflower head
2 garlic cloves
pinch salt
dash of black pepper
sprinkle of crushed chili peppers
1/8 cup of lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup Italian style breadcrumbs

Directions:
Remove the leaves and boil the cauliflower for 10 minutes in lightly salted boiling water. Remove from pot into an ice bath to stop cooking.
In a mortar and pestle crush the two garlic cloves with salt, black pepper, and crushed chili peppers. Work hard until you obtain smooth garlic paste. Add lemon juice and stir to combine. Spoon the garlicky concoction evenly over the cooled drained cauliflower. Cover with plastic wrap and put into the refrigerator to marinated for at least 30 minutes (the longer, the better).
Before serving: Into a small skillet over medium heat, put olive oil, add breadcrumbs, and toast the breadcrumbs until golden brown. Pour the toasted breadcrumbs over the cauliflower and serve. I usually cut the cauliflower into quarters at the table and serve.
If you like, you can also shave some Parmesan, Asiago, or Romano cheese as a nice addition to this salad.

14 comments:

  1. Oh Wow it looks like masehd potatoes, yumminess!

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  2. haven't had like this looks delicious

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  3. Oh, boy, what a delicious twist on cauliflower! This looks wonderful~

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  4. How funny, I just posted a Cauliflower Salad today too, but mine is a little different.....yours sounds wonderful too!

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  5. wow Mateja..I have not eat Cauliflower like that before...sounds really delicious!
    btw yes I am enjoying this wonderful weather we have here..can't wait for tomorrow as well!
    Hope you are enjoying it too?!

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  6. A gread way to dress up cauliflower! Looks fabulous!

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  7. This is a great way to get cauliflowers in our diet and since i like my food spicy, i am sure i would be adding alot more chilli peppers...lol.

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  8. It's almost the way how my mom used to prepare cauliflower :) looks very nice

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  9. Mateja - my Dad loves cauliflower. He just adores it. I'm printing this out now for him. I know he would love it!

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  10. Mateja, this looks terrific! I love cauliflower ...this is a great way to prepare it... delicious! Thank you for sharing!

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  11. Looks great! I am always looking for new veggie recipes, I'll have to give this one a try.

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  12. Thank you girls for encouriging comments :)
    Have a great weekend all :)

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  13. I love the idea of using cauliflower in a salad!

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  14. I've never considered myself a big fan of cauliflower- but I think this recipe might change my mind. This looks really good!

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