Cauliflower is a vegetable that we can take great advantage of at this time of year, when we find it in all the markets. We can incorporate it into our vegetable stews, make it protagonist of purees and creams or create from it simple dishes like this one from Baked cauliflower with dates and peanuts.
Three ingredients share the leading role in this dish: cauliflower, onion and dates. Although they're not the only ones; the nuts provide a lot of texture and the spices are key for the cauliflower to gain nuances of flavor. And it is that we will brush with a combination of oil and spices cauliflower before taking it to the oven.
You can prepare the whole cauliflower, present it thickly sliced or florets, whatever is most comfortable for you! We will cook it for a few minutes first and roast it later, taking advantage of that moment to prepare the rest of the ingredients. Do you dare to cook it with us?
The recipe
- 1 cauliflower in florets
- Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- A pinch of hot paprika
- Sal Island
- Pepper
- 1 cebolla great
- 8-10 dates
- A handful of peanuts (or pistachios, or hazelnuts, or…)
- Cook the cauliflower florets in plenty of salted water for four minutes.
- We take advantage of that time to mix in a bowl 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the paprika, a pinch of salt and another of pepper.
- Once the cauliflower is cooked, drain the florets and place them in a container suitable for the oven in which they fit extended. Pour the oil mixture and mix with your hands so that the florets are well impregnated with the mixture.
- Bake at 190ºC for 20 minutes or until cauliflower begins to brown.
- Meanwhile, in a frying pan, heat a tablespoon of oil and sauté the onion in julienne until it takes color.
- when i do, add dates and peanuts and fry them for a couple of minutes.
- We take the cauliflower out of the oven and serve our baked cauliflower with dates and peanuts.