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roasted purple cauliflower with gremolata

Roasted Purple Cauliflower with Gremolata

Andreea Fegan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1 head purple cauliflower, cut into florets (or cook as much as you'd like ~ the one from the farmers market was ginormous and I just made 1/2 of it one day and saved the rest for later)
  • spray of coconut oil (or your favorite cooking spray)
  • 2 tbsp raw pine nuts
  • rind from 1/2 a lemon (don't include the white pith)
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 loose cup parsley, minced
  • salt & pepper
  • wedge of lemon

Instructions
 

  • First, prepare the cauliflower. Spray the cauliflower with a little bit of cooking spray, sprinkle with some salt and pepper, and roast in the oven at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Depending on your oven and the size of the florets, this may take a bit more or a bit less.
  • Make the gremolata: add the diced lemon rind, diced garlic, minced parsley, and a pinch of salt to a cutting board. Use a knife to cut into the ingredients together so they mix well and dice even smaller. Set this aside. 
  • Toast the pine nuts:in a skillet or cast iron pan, dry toast the pine nuts over medium heat, shaking often. You want them to have a nutty flavor, beautiful aroma, so take them off the heat once you notice they are turning a little tan. Take them out of the pan, so they don't continue to cook from residual heat.
  • Assemble the dish: Layer the cauliflower in a dish and top with the pine nuts and gremolata. Add some freshly ground pepper. Squeeze some lemon juice over the whole dish and watch the cauliflower turn pink!