Thursday, April 15, 2010

Roasted Cauliflower

If you need a new idea for cauliflower, you have to try this. Roast it. So good. So easy. No cheese sauce necessary.

Roasted Cauliflower

one head cauliflower, washed, leaves and core removed, chopped into large florets
olive oil
black pepper
kosher salt

Preheat oven to 400. If you have a convection setting, use it. This helps get a good dry, roasted flavor. If you don't, no worries.
Put cauliflower in a large bowl. Drizzle with 2-3 Tb olive oil or enough to lightly coat all florets. 
Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Toss, making sure to coat everything, but not dripping with oil. Pour everything onto a cookie sheet with a raised rim and put into the hot oven. The process takes about fifteen minutes or so. You want a toasty outside and just barely tender inside.  So keep an eye on it toward the end of cooking.