Festive Cauliflower
~ Mary ~
Here’s a cute little number that you can make in a jiffy. It’s festive without being naughty and flavorful enough to fill up on without feeling guilty.
Not much else to say other than it’s adapted from the cookbook
Great Food Without Fuss – a Beard Award Winning Cookbook
“Lively, imaginative food made with a minimum of fuss from 70 great cooks, among them James Beard, Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, Marion Cunningham, Elizabeth David, M.F.K. Fisher, Bert Greene, Madhur Jaffrey, Barbara Kafka, and Alice Waters.”
Festive Cauliflower
Fill a large soup/sauce pan with enough water to submerge a whole head of cauliflower without over-flowing. Bring the water to a boil then pop in:
Whole Head of Cauliflower that’s been trimmed of its bottom leaves.
Bring the water back to a boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Remove from water – it should NOT be cooked all the way – let it cool to the touch before you cut it into bite-sized pieces.
In a 9″ saute pan with some olive oil saute
3 Cloves Garlic minced
1/4 Cup Pine Nuts
When the garlic starts to turn a little golden add the cut up cauliflower along with:
1/2 Cup Craisins
Kosher Salt to taste
Fresh Ground Black Pepper to taste
PUT A LID over the pan and let it cook for 5-8 minutes or until the cauliflower is cooked the rest of the way through.
Place in serving bowl and garnish with
2 Tbsp Fresh Chopped Parsley
So pretty!
How pretty! Perfectly gorgeous and tasty dish for the holidays.
Great looking cauliflower! This is the time for festive food!
Nice idea.
What a colorful dish! I would never have thought of that combination of ingredients. My daughter will love this recipe. She’s a Craisins fan!
This look so gorgeous and festive. I don’t mind eating a lot of vegetables if they look so colourful and delicious.
Yum! Cauliflower is so delicious but I feel as if it’s underused as a holiday dish. This is a great way to serve it.
Who’d a thunk cauliflower could be so cute? It’s adorable!!! Looks good enough to eat!
I did’t like cauliflower when I was a kid, now I can’t have enough of it. Your salad looks great.
Looks great and festive!
I LOVE THIS! Cauliflower and Cranberries are my favourite ! More so cn be prepared in jiffy. Thnaks for sharing. Will make this when I have another roast dinner :))
I’ve never thought of cauliflower with cranberries – it’s beautiful!
Mary, you’ve made a simple vegetable dish look so beautiful and flavorful!