Since my purchase of Two Dudes One Pan I have tried a few of the recipes from the book.
They all seem to be bursting with flavor and are pretty simple to prepare.
Me like this book.
Cauliflower is such a misunderstood vegetable in the U.S.
It's kind of ugly to begin with and it seems that the only way I ate it growing up was choking on it boiled, or with a cheese sauce.
Kill me now.
In Italy it seems to be a popular and highly respected vegetable.
The Italians know how to make me love this vegetable. For years I have been making a pasta sauce with pan roasted cauliflower, garlic, anchovies and golden raisins. I know it sounds weird, but it's so good. I throw some toasted bread crumbs on top and I am transported to Sicily.
Let's stick with today's recipe......I am day dreaming again.
During the winter months, I roast cauliflower weekly at 400F with just some kosher salt and olive oil. It becomes sweet and nutty.
Sort of like me.
Well, these 2 Dudes had a better idea, I guess that's why they published a cookbook, and I didn't.
They roasted the cauliflower florets the same way I do, but after taking the baking sheet out of the oven, threw in some capers, a dash of red pepper flakes and grated parmesan cheese.
This was a whole new ball of wax. We LOVED this! I am always looking for new ways to serve my cauliflower.
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Sounds like a dressier way to serve up one of my favorite roasted vegetables! Thanks.
Ditto, ditto, ditto, everything you say about cauliflower, right down to the anchovies! Given how much I agree with this post, I imagine I will love this recipe too. Can't wait to try it.
Cauliflower is definitely underrated - I love it though!
Funny you posted this. Just last night I came across a recipe for cauliflower and asked my bf if he would eat it. He said no. Maybe i'll try it as a side dish first and then incorparate it into a main dish.
I soooo need to try this next time I roast cauliflower! I imagine it must really take the flavor up a notch!
I can eat a whole head of roasted cauliflower by myself but I think if I prepared it this way, I could eat two. It's one of those "why didn't I think of that?" recipes.
Yum! I love cauliflower but don't make it very much because my husband isn't a fan...this may make him change his mind.
I'm going to have to try roasting it. Guilty of the cheese sauce drenched cauliflower.
Will have to also check out that book.
Ramona
Oh wow, this sounds amazing! I think I may even go out today and get that cookbook!
That pasta sauce does sound weird, but I'll bet I'd like it - and the cauliflower recipe too. (although I too am guilty of cheese-drenched cauliflower)
It's amazing how someone can take a simple idea and make it incredible. I normally tend to skip it as a vegetable, but this recipe might tempt me to give it a try. I need to get out of a rut sometimes.
Loved your comment "it becomes sweet and nutty. Sort of like me." You have a great sense of humor Stacy. I like that.
Sam
grat idea for cauliflower!
Growing up we always had boiled cauliflower with a white sauce - bleh! This sounds delicious. Thank you!
You had me laughing at "Kill me now". How I remember hated my mother's boiled cauliflower.
I loooooooove roasted cauliflower. Brilliant idea on the red pepper flakes and the rest. You can be SURE this will be on my winter dinner plate, soon. I'm off to Amazon to check out that book. You've talked it up enough, that I'm totally intrigued.
I've been making roasted cauliflower with romano cheese and breadcrumbs for years, I'll need to throw in some capers next time! Back in the day I would dip each florets in egg then a breadcrumb mixture of grated cheese, fresh parsley, garlic, then fry them in olive oil. Aaah, those were the days!
That sure does look good!
Welcome home, Stacey! Thanks for the new cauliflower recipe -- beats Birds Eye frozen cauliflower with cheese sauce! (And no, I don't buy it.) And thanks for your kind wishes for my daughter on FB; she is doing very well!!
Weekly roasted cauliflower. I love it.
That is a good sounding way to do roasted cauliflower. We are big fans of the cauliflower in our house
That really does sound good. I have two cauliflowers in my fridge. One I am going to roast, the other gets some kind of curry...
LL
You have wonderful recipes on your Blog, Stacey! :)
Apologies, but I disagree about this cauliflower recipe. You know why? Indians cook the BEST cauliflower dishes on the PLANET - Aloo Gobhi ( Potatoes * CF), gohbi Mutter ( CF + fresh peas) gobhi Mussalam - Whole roasted tandoori CF, Gobhi Parathas - Flat breads Stuffed with CF.... oh heaven... and no, you may not get these yum stuff in restaurants! Get a good north indian friend to invite you home and you know what I mean...
I LOVE roasted cauliflower, as in could snack on it like a bag of chips but, this just takes it to the next level of goodness. I am in for trying this!
P.S. I found your image for apple cake sliced, and used it for a recipe I posted. If it's not ok to use it in this context, let me know and I will take it down. Thanks so much
Melanie
Stumbled upon this site yesterday by accident... good photos, great writer, mouth watering recipes. I'm hooking up that two-guys cauliflower thing today. thanks!
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