ROAST CHICKEN WITH CAULIFLOWER AND TOMATOES
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Chicken leg quarters are the cauliflower of the poultry world: Both are woefully underused. But why? Chicken leg quarters are cheap, easy to work with, flavorful, and hard to overcook. We wanted to roast them simultaneously with the cauliflower for an easy weeknight dinner with great flavor and minimal cleanup. We […]
MODERN CAULIFLOWER GRATIN
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS To create a rich and flavorful but not heavy cauliflower gratin, we relied on cauliflower’s natural ability to become an ultracreamy puree, using it as the sauce to bind the florets together. For a streamlined cooking setup, we placed the cores and stems in water in the bottom of a Dutch […]
CAULIFLOWER CAKES
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Vegetable cakes are a unique, creative addition to the dinner table. These cauliflower cakes have creamy interiors, crunchy browned exteriors, and complex flavors. To ensure that the flavor of the cauliflower didn’t get lost and to drive off excess moisture that would make our cakes fall apart, we cut the cauliflower […]
BAJA STYLE CAULIFLOWER TACOS
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS A true Baja California experience requires sunny, breezy patios, a plate of tacos, and cold beer. We aimed to re-create the feel of Baja-style fish tacos at home, instead bringing veggies to the forefront. Battered cauliflower, drizzled with a cool, creamy sauce, was the perfect stand-in for the fish. To avoid […]
LAVASH PIZZAS WITH CAULIFLOWER FENNEL AND CORIANDER
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS The Middle Eastern flatbread known as lavash has a crisp, cracker-like texture that makes a great base for a quick and easy vegetarian dinner. Store-bought lavash tasted great and kept the recipe streamlined, and to make sure the flatbreads were crisp enough to support the toppings, we brushed them with oil […]
CAMPANELLE WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER GARLIC AND WALNUTS
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Bold, rustic flavors and hearty textures make this an exceptional pasta meal. The high-heat roasting transformed the cauliflower from a mild-mannered vegetable into an intensely flavored, sweetly nutty foil for the campanelle, a ruffled cone-shaped pasta that looks a little like a flower. For golden cauliflower, we sliced the head into […]
VEGAN FETTUCCINE ALFREDO
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Classic fettuccine Alfredo is a special-occasion meal, since it’s so luxuriously loaded with cream, Parmesan cheese, and butter. This vegan version replicates the creamy deliciousness of the original in a far healthier way so that you can enjoy this pasta dish more often. The sauce has a silky base of pureed […]
Indian Style Mixed Vegetable Curry
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS This is possibly the ultimate Indian vegetable curry, with its wide variety of perfectly cooked vegetables and deeply flavorful (but weeknight-friendly) curry sauce. Toasting store-bought curry powder in a skillet made it a flavor powerhouse, and garam masala added even more spice flavor. We also used a generous amount of sautéed […]
THAI RED CURRY WITH CAULIFLOWER
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Cauliflower is a good candidate for a vegetable curry because it’s hearty and filling. Thai red curries feature big, eyeopening flavors, so we needed to develop the cauliflower’s deep, nutty flavor so it could shine. Typically we turn to oven roasting, but this felt like an unnecessary step for a quick […]
CAULIFLOWER STEAKS WITH SALSA VERDE
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS When you cook thick slabs of cauliflower as vegetarian “steaks,” they develop a substantial, meaty texture and become nutty, sweet, and caramelized. Recipes for cauliflower steaks abound, but many involve fussy transitions between stovetop and oven. To find a simple way to produce four perfectly cooked cauliflower steaks simultaneously, we opted […]