Roasting beetroot and carrot brings out their sweetness and in my opinion, cauliflower is best served roasted so the combination of these three vegetables is delicious
We are having it with a salad of Autumn greens and some white wine. For Mother's day I've made a deliciously hearty roasted cauliflower and garlic soup, spiked with the flavours of Autumn - cumins seeds and fresh thyme
Getting Creative with Cauliflower. We ended up with three delicious salads, and threw together a dairy-free, nut-free pesto that I just have to share with you before I forget what I did
- julienne the stems of cauliflower or broccoli and add to potato salads for extra crunch. Create your own signature salad with an array of great New Zealand grown fresh vegetables
This Coleslaw type salad is one I’ve been making a lot lately, based on a salad my Mum used to make when we were kids (hers used raw cauliflower, cottage cheese and sesame seeds) and also one that Dad is quiet famous for (his version uses raw cauliflower, sesame seeds, and a mayonnaise/vinaigrette type dressing)
This would be great served with Aloo Gobi, a delicious dish of potato and cauliflower mixed with spices (bound to be featured here in the forthcoming weeks), or Gujarati-style green beans
"roasted butternut squash with burnt aubergine and pomegranate molasses", "cauliflower and cumin fritters with lime yoghurt", "portobello mushrooms with pearl barley and preserved lemon", "Camargue red rice and quinoa with orange and pistachios", "marinated rack of lamb with coriander and honey", "roast chicken with saffron, hazelnuts and honey", "seared duck breasts with blood orange and star anise", "grilled mackerel with green olive, celery and raisin salsa", "apple and olive oil cake with maple icing", "plum, marzipan and cinnamon muffins", "salty peanut and caramel macaroons", "white chocolate and raspberry tartlets"
Spanish meatballs, beans and cauliflower parsley mash. Lemongrass chicken skewers with mango salad. I can remember the day when Nadia Lim won Masterchef – the deciding food challenge was a giant macron tower that looked so amazing
They’re found in all cruciferous vegetables (ie cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower etc). Here though is a recipe for a warm salad that is totally delicious – great as a side dish with roasted chicken or other meat to make your meal a little more special
Brad won a NZ Beef & Lamb Award in 2014 for the second consecutive year and with dishes like Harmony organic wood fired eye fillet of beef with a potato, thyme, parmesan & pancetta terrine, a cauliflower, cherry tomato & micro-cress salad, parmesan sable and red wine jus you can see why
Recently I have been getting into the cauliflower pizzas and rocking out my crockpot too. For lunch, in summer – it’s generally some sort of salad with chicken, tuna or eggs and avocado or if I am on the run I will grab sushi or, as I know where all the best salad hangouts in town, I’ll go there
Steam broccoli, bok choi, cauliflower to eat with kimchi with your meal. We use it as an everyday condiment, it is great with rice, soups, eggs, salads, just experiment with the flavours
It meant that all I had to do in the afternoon was cook the couscous for the boys / cauliflower rice for me and then BBQ the chicken on the Weber in the short window between arriving home from swimming and dashing out to Pilates when I left Mark in charge to plate it all up
