From cauliflower, you can cook an incredible amount of various dishes. Most of them are not ashamed to even be put on the festive table. We have collected 12 quick and delicious recipes for you!
1. Casserole "Minute"
This delicious and juicy cauliflower casserole cooks very quickly. Even a beginner can handle it!
You will need: 1 kg of cauliflower inflorescences, 2 - 3 eggs, 0.75 cups of fresh milk, 120 g of hard cheese, salt, spices.
Preparation: Disassemble the cabbage into small inflorescences and boil in slightly salted water for 12 minutes. Transfer the cauliflower to a glass baking dish and top with a mixture of beaten eggs, grated cheese, milk and seasonings. Cook in the microwave for 10 minutes at maximum power, or in the oven for about half an hour.
2. Cutlets "Colored"
Cutlets can be not only pork or ground beef. From cauliflower, they are softer, more aromatic and healthier!
You will need: 1 kg of cauliflower, 5 tbsp. l. wheat flour, 2 onions, 1 cup of oatmeal, 1 pack of bread crumbs, salt, ground pepper and other seasonings.
Preparation: Boil the cauliflower in salted water for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the inflorescences from the boiling water and let them cool completely. Pour the remaining boiling cabbage broth over the oatmeal so that the liquid slightly covers the flakes. Insist under the lid for about 15 minutes, waiting for the cereal to swell.
Pass the cabbage inflorescences with onions and oatmeal through a meat grinder. Add flour to the resulting mass, salt and pepper and mix well. Form flat oval cutlets with wet hands, roll them on all sides in breadcrumbs, and then put them in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown, the heat should be below medium.
3. Vegetable rice
You will be surprised, but cauliflower can be turned into … rice without much difficulty. And yes, it is delicious!
You will need: 450 g of cauliflower, 2 chicken egg whites, 1 onion, garlic to taste and spices.
Preparation: Disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences, chop in a blender to a fraction of rice cereal. It only takes a few seconds. Alternatively, if you don't have a blender, just grate the vegetable. Fry finely chopped onion in oil, add garlic passed through a press. Pour in the whites, fry, stirring occasionally, until the egg whites begin to break down into small pieces. Now add cabbage, salt and pepper. Fry for 5 minutes and remove from the stove. Serve as a separate dish or as a side dish.
4. Stewed cauliflower with vegetables
This dish is a nutritionist's dream come true. Prepare stewed cabbage with vegetables for dinner, and then there will definitely be no problems with extra pounds!
You will need: 1 forks of cauliflower, 1 red bell pepper, 1 onion and 1 carrot, 200 ml of milk, 2 tbsp. l. tomato puree, salt and seasonings, choose according to your preferences.
Preparation: Cut onions, carrots and bell peppers into thin strips and fry in oil. Put a spoonful of tomato paste and mascara together for about five minutes. Then pour the milk over the contents of the pan. Wait until it boils and pour in the cauliflower, not very finely chopped. Carcasses covered for 15 minutes. Salt and pepper the dish, stir and let it boil for another five minutes.
5. Chicken with cauliflower
The combination of juicy chicken flavors with delicate cauliflower inflorescences and tomato sauce is simply amazing. Be prepared for your guests to ask for more!
You will need: 1 kg of cauliflower, 1 chicken fillet, 230 g of hard cheese, 2 ripe tomatoes, 1 red bell pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 onion, 3 tbsp. l. tomato paste, 0.25 tsp sugar, salt and spices to taste, a few sprigs of fresh herbs.