Ok, so cauliflower is really more of a fridge item than a pantry item. But the fact that a head of cauliflower will keep just fine in the crisper drawer for quite some time and be turned into a full meal at a moment's notice makes it a pantry staple in my book. Here are five easy recipes to fall back on.
I love how cauliflower takes on whatever flavors it's cooked with. This makes cauliflower equally at home in an Indian curry or an herb-flecked casserole. Even chopped up raw in a salad, it's crunchy texture and mild flavor is a compliment to all the other ingredients.
• Cauliflower and Chicken Sausage Casserole
• Edamame and Cauliflower Pasta Salad with Feta
• Potato and Cauliflower Curry
• Cauliflower, Fennel, and White Bean Winter Salad
• Farfalle with Cauliflower and Toasted Breadcrumbs
What are your favorite dishes with cauliflower?
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We love linguine with cauliflower (with a secret ingredient - anchovy fish sauce).
I make Mark Bittman's cauliflower mac & cheese a lot.
The farfalle link does not work.
I make a jazzed-up roasted cauliflower with lemon, red pepper flakes and chopped fresh herbs that is so delicious, it's one of my favorite healthy comfort-foods (well, I do add a healthy sprinkle of Parmigiano-Reggiano)...
The link for the farfalle recipe is fixed now. Thanks!
I put pureed cauliflower in potato soup to give it a more veggies and less cream.
veganomicon's red lentil curry with cauliflower- this could be my new comfort food. i roasted the cauliflower before putting it in the curry. yyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuummmmmm
The original Moosewood cookbook has a great recipe -- Cauliflower Morenga!
Nigel Slater's luxury cauliflower cheese - yum!
Link to Mark Bittman's Cauliflower Mac and Cheese: http://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/creamy-cauliflower-mac/