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Roasted Cauliflower

Roasting cauliflower in the oven is a delicious way to enjoy the vegetable: golden-brown on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth inside.

In this recipe, the cauliflower is blanched first, then brushed with herb butter before roasting in the oven.

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Last modified on: March 27^th 2016

For 4 people, you will need:

1 30 g butter
2 herbs of your choice
3 1 kg cauliflower
4 4 sprigs thyme
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,030 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	10 min.	29 min.	1 hour 12 min.

Keeping:

Should be eaten immediately.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Melt 30 g butter in a small pan on low heat and bring to the boil.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Toss your chosen herbs into the butter (thyme, bay, rosemary and sage shown here).

Leave on low heat for 2 minutes, then take off the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Strain through a very fine strainer...

Stage 4

...to finish your herb butter.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Prepare the cauliflower and separate into medium-sized florets.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Blanch the cauliflower in salted boiling water for 4 minutes.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Drain thoroughly.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Lay the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet.

Stage 9 - 4 min.

Brush with the herb butter.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Lightly salt and pepper the cauliflower and scatter a few thyme leaves on the top.

Stage 11 - 20 min.

Roast for about 20 minutes until the cauliflower is nicely browned.

Remarks

For the herb butter, choose herbs that can be used either fresh or dried (thyme, bay, etc), or a mix such as Herbes de Provence.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 10.59 €
Per person : 2.65 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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