I don’t know what exciting plans you all have this weekend, but I have a date with this head of cauliflower. This photo doesn’t accurately show just how big this thing is, but it is the Thanksgiving turkey of cauliflowers. It arrived in my Farmhouse Delivery a few days ago and I’m determined to use up the whole thing…
What do you like to make with cauliflower? Leave me and idea below… I’ll pick my favorite and feature it here next week…
Here are some cauliflower favorites I’ve made before:
Roasted Cauliflower & Hazelnut Salad
Roasted Cauliflower with Rasins & Capers
Cauliflower Crust Pizzas, version 1 and version 2
I second the vote on cauliflower rice! It is so good! Saute some onion and garlic first and then throw in shredded cauliflower.
This is what I am trying with my cauliflower this weekend: Cocoa Cauliflower
http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/01/11/cocoa-toasted-cauliflower/
so. intrigued.
cocoa cauliflower does sounds intriguing, so weird! But I guess chocolate and avocado worked out 🙂
I will have to go through your whole list of suggestions myself.. because I love cauliflower!
Here are my favourite ways to eat it:
http://tastespace.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/baked-lemon-cilantro-pakoras/
http://tastespace.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/high-protein-creamy-roasted-cauliflower-alfredo-pasta/
http://tastespace.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/roasted-cauliflower-and-chickpeas-with-dukkah/
Can’t wait to see what you make. 🙂
I had been thinking of a mack and cheese sort of thing, I like your idea with the white beans… really, all 3 of these look amazing!
I love Farmhouse Delivery! I’m so happy that they deliver to Houston, too. I have made a delicious ham and cauliflower gratin from Kalyn’s Kitchen and a curry soup from The Picky Eater blog. I’m thinking about soup again as well as a curry because it’s the world’s largest cauliflower.
I’m glad I’m not the only one with the worlds largest cauliflower!
I’ve been enjoying a creamy cauliflower with aged white cheddar soup: http://www.closetcooking.com/2012/02/roasted-cauliflower-and-aged-white.html
I also love this dish – Israeli cous cous, roasted cauliflower, kalamata olives: http://ohmyveggies.com/recipe-warm-cauliflower-israeli-couscous-salad/
ooh Jack would be so into that soup, maybe I could figure out a cream-less one for myself…
Indian dish named Aloo Gobi
http://www.monsoonspice.com/2012/10/punjabi-aloo-gobi-recipe-how-to-make.html
I follow this recipe and it great with Naan bread or garlic bread
Aloo Gobi is one of my favorites… I’ve never cooked it myself before so thanks for the link!
Cauliflower is so underrated 🙁 I love it in so many ways-
1. Chopped into little florets in a raw salad with red cabbage, carrot, celery, apple, raisins, walnuts and a simple dressing
2. Mashed! Combine it with parnsip or potato or pureed white beans or cashews for extra creaminess.
3. Cauliflower rice (keep meaning to try this as tabbouleh or a filling for dolmades as I’ve seen somewhere..)
4. Curry- coconut based or dry with potatoes-somehow absorbs all the yummy flavours and spices.
5. Cauliflower cheese. I’m not sure if this is just a UK thing but when we were little my Mum would make a white sauce, pour it over lightly steamed cauliflower, sprinkle with cheese and bake until bubbly. I don’t eat dairy now but I’m sure a dairy-free version could be made!
thanks Emma, these all sound like delicious ways to go!
Roasted cauliflower garlic onion soup (toss it all in the oven) with smoked paprika oil as finishing touch: it doesn’t get more comfy than that!
Hi Anouk,
Sounds good, do you puree it or keep it chunky?
I like to blend it to make a soup creamy!
I Love cauliflower! I have 2 favorite recipes:
Cauliflower with breadcrumbs: cook cauliflower, heat a pan, add butter and breadcrumbs. Mix with cooked cauliflower, season with salt + pepper. Enjoy!
Cauliflower with bechamel sauce (and cheese and ham):
Cook cauliflower, prepare bechamel sauce. Add cooked cauliflower to a pan, add bechamel sauce, add sliced ham and/or cheese if you like. Bake in oven.
Enjoy!
It’s like you knew I had one sitting in my fridge! I’m way into this Cauliflower Gruyere & Leek soup: http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/10/caroline-fidanza-cauliflower-in-season-recipe.html
next time I’m going to blend my soups 2 ways – nondairy for me, and this gruyere version for Jack… I know he’ll just die over it. (One of his favorite things is gruyere grilled cheese).
Oh, I LOVE cauliflower! I have a million and one uses for it. Some of my favorites are:
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Chard – http://www.gourmetveggiemama.com/2012/12/28/creamy-roasted-cauliflower-and-chard-pasta/
Cauliflower Mac and Cheese- http://www.gourmetveggiemama.com/2011/12/05/cauliflower-mac-and-cheese/
Cauliflower Tart – http://www.gourmetveggiemama.com/2011/10/09/cauliflower-tart/.
We have been getting those giganto heads of cauliflower, too — I guess that’s just how they grow in Texas!
ha, well everything is bigger here, right?
Definitely try a recipe for either cauliflower rice or mashed cauliflower with coconut milk. Steam it, mash it with coconut milk and S&P…tastes incredibly creamy and cheesy and absolutely wonderful. A little nutritional yeast wouldn’t hurt either, or crispy roast cauliflower florets strewn in as well. It’s a new favorite of mine from this NYC spot: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/dining/taking-processing-out-of-take-away.html (they add toasted buckwheat on top!)
What not to do with cauliflower? It is one of those vegetables and season that we look forward to. It usually goes straight from the market to a roasting tray with a bit of olive oil and gets snacked through before I can plan anything with it. On the rare occasion that it does… Kadai Masala Curry, Cauliflower Pasta Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette (Deborah Madison classic), Cauliflower Steaks, cauliflower puree, pickled cauliflower, cauliflower fritters, Aloo Gobi…
thanks! I love Aloo Gobi (although haven’t made it myself yet). I’m loving the sound of pasta salad with mustard vinaigrette. I’ll have to flip through Deborah Madison’s book and look for that one…
I make roasted cauliflower leek soup with a little cashew cream and thyme!
mmm… love creamy soups made w/o cream…
Cauliflower “rice”!
It’s so cool
Then make fried “rice”
a new house favorite!
http://elrods-theseattleversion.blogspot.com/2013/01/fried-rice-its-cauliflower.html
I love cauliflower fried ‘rice’ and packed with peppers and other veggies, plus lots of ginger and garlic, it’s so delicious and light. Now I’m craving that, too!
Roasted cauliflower dipped in homemade pesto. Best snack ever. Or, let’s be real, meal.
If you want another soup to get you through the rest of winter, this one’s super fast and easy- and would be delish with any number of extra seasonings, or maybe eve some toasted pumpkin seeds and sprouts to add some nice crunch and texture (and colour too!). Bonus- use the whole head and have extra to go in the freezer for quick lunches or dinners. Yum! http://www.shecooksmacro.com/2012/01/05/chunky-cauliflower-soup-with-crispy-browned-leeks/
or if you’re feeling adventurous, and can’t have potato…
http://www.shecooksmacro.com/2012/11/13/macrobiotic-mashed-potatoes/
I can’t wait to make this for Jack, he loves mashed potatoes (and I love the healthier take)… and shiitake mushrooms are the way to both of our hearts 🙂
awesome! you’ll have to let me know how you both like it. Mmmm shiitake mushrooms- hubs and I feel the same way!!
Just this week I made the Roasted Cauliflower with Gremolata Bread Crumbs from the new Food52 cookbook, and it was delicious. (Seems like roasting is the way to go with this cruciferous vegetable.) I really like the recipe because it seems like something the Italians would have for antipasto during winter.
Can’t wait to make this with the purple cauliflower from the farmers market.
I’ll definitely have to get that cookbook…
Curry would be delish! I worked it into my last one.
http://www.careyonlovely.com/2012/10/slow-cooker-vegetable-curry.html
There is a blog I read that posted what looks like an amazing recipe this week. Haven’t tried it yet (and I in no way represent their blog!) but it seems really healthful and yummy, and the shaved cauliflower seems really interesting! http://www.happyolks.com/shaved-cauliflower-salad/
I make shaved cauliflower salad every month! http://www.princesstofu.com/2012/09/10/shaved-cauliflower-salad/
Though, I think I am craving the roasted cauliflower from MFK Fischer’s memoirs – warm and roasted with heavy creme and shaved gruyere. Sounds super comforting right now.
This is the first I’ve heard of a shaved cauliflower salad – it looks delicious!!
It’s a great way to eat it raw. I’m pretty much obsessed with the vegetable bc it’s called chou-fleur in French – and I use it as a term of endearment in lieu of chou. My Francophilia is quite embarrassing…