Something I love about Italian cuisine is the variety of vegetable-based recipes. Today I am to show you how to prepare a delicious cauliflower antipasto. It is a recipe that you can make in advance and keep in the fridge, although it turns out so delicious that there's not even a bit left to keep 🤣
Italian culture revolves around family and the pleasure of good food. Its cuisine is full of preparations that encourage long stays at the table. One of the ways to whet the appetite of guests at a meal, is antipasti.
Antipasto means "before the meal", but to tell the truth, sometimes these are so delicious, varied, and abundant, that there is very little room left in the stomach for the rest of the meal 😄.
Today I went shopping, and although my initial intention was to buy fruits, I saw two cauliflowers shyly standing on top of the peaches. They were so fresh and beautiful that I succumbed to the temptation to take them home to prepare an antipasto with them.
There is no single recipe for make vegetable-based antipasto . The main thing is making a moist preparation of cooked vegetables seasoned with some salt, pepper, and olive oil.
1 medium cauliflower
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 cup of leek (only the white part)
3 small tomatoes
1/2 zucchini
1/2 cup stuffed green olives
salt and pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup olive oil
Wash the cauliflower and cut it into pieces. Place water to boil in a pot. When the water comes to a boil, add half a tablespoon of salt and the cauliflower pieces. Leave the cauliflower pieces in the water for only two minutes to poach them. In this way, we will be able to diminish the strong flavor of the cauliflower.
Strain and chop into smaller pieces.
Cut all vegetables and olives into small pieces.
Preheat some oil in a frying pan and sauté the bell pepper, zucchini, and leek for a couple of minutes.
Previously peel the tomatoes, cut them into small cubes, and add them to the vegetables.
Add the olives and the poached cauliflower. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add the bay leaf.
Cook for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. Turn off and add the olive oil. You can store it in jars in the refrigerator or serve it with some crackers or pita bread.
It is a delicious way to consume cauliflower. Sometimes one serving is not enough. If you are careless, you can eat the entire contents of the jar.
Thanks for reading. See you in next post!
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