I CAN QUIT POTATOES FOR ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
1 head of white cauliflower
1 tablespoon of quality olive oil
salt
pepperStrip the head of cauliflower of
its tough leaves and stem. You may need to slice the bottom rind
completely off. Treating the head as if it were a large roast, slice down
through the head making what we call "cauliflower steaks" (as opposed to
florets, but this is just our preference).
Lightly spread a roasting pan with olive oil, and
lay the cauliflower steaks down on the base of the pan, turning once to coat
both sides. Scrape all loose bits of cauliflower and broken florets into
the pan as well (you will fight over these, later).
Roast in a very hot oven until all the edges of
the large pieces of begun to deeply brown on the edges, and the little bits are
as dark as chocolate. You can't hurt them, trust us. We've yet to overcook
it. Turn the steaks at one point to brown the other side, if you like.
Get impatient, and toss the whole pan around a bit, coating all pieces and
hoping they brown faster.
When roasted to the point they are very tender
and look just as roasted skillet potatoes would look, with many brown edges and
darkly roasted bits, remove from the oven, toss in the pan again to coat, and
liberally sprinkle with coarse salt and ground pepper.
Slide onto a platter, divide into roughly two
portions, and have the following conversation:
"That was low cal? and low carb? Seriously?"
"And low fat. Seriously."
"I could give up garlic mashed potatoes for this. Why don't restaurants
serve this?"
"I keep asking myself the same thing...it's a conspiracy. Or not colorful enough for their fancy fixins."
"Scrape out those little bits and give them to me."
"Don't Bogart the bits! We'll count them and share."
"You're putting more on your plate than mine."
"Don't be childish."
"Look at your plate! You have more cauliflower bits!"
"We're fighting over a burned vegetable."
"We're in a portal universe. Bizarro World."
No parmesan. No butter. No cheese. Nothing else
is needed. Seriously.
1 head of cauliflower -- approximately 150
calories
1 tablespoon olive oil -- approximately 120 calories
Divided into two servings: 135 calories for
a heaping pile of satisfying roasted vegetables
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