Roasted Cauliflower

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	10 min.	30 min.	1 hour 15 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Melt 30 g butter in a small pan on low heat and bring to the boil.
2	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.
3	Strain through a very fine strainer...
4	...to finish your herb butter.
5	Prepare the cauliflower and separate into medium-sized florets.
6	Blanch the cauliflower in salted boiling water for 4 minutes.
7	Drain thoroughly. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
8	Lay the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet.
9	Brush with the herb butter.
10	Lightly salt and pepper the cauliflower and scatter a few thyme leaves on the top.
11	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.

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