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Cauliflower lovers unite! I'm always looking for ways to dress up my favorite white vegetable.
Here's a quickie, inspired by Southern Italian flavors. A little bacon (or pancetta), some toasted pine nuts, some garlic (of course), oregano, and red pepper flakes, and your cauliflower is ready for a debutante ball. Or a midweek meal. Enjoy!
Cauliflower With Pine Nuts and Bacon
Ingredients
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1 cauliflower head, cut into florets (see How to Cut and Core Cauliflower)
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1/4 cup pine nuts
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1/4 pound bacon or pancetta, cut into batons
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4 to 5 garlic cloves, sliced thin
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1 to 2 teaspoons dried oregano
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1 to 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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Lemon juice, to taste
Method
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Boil the cauliflower in salted water:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the cauliflower for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
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Toast the pine nuts:
While the water is heating, toast the pine nuts in a dry sauté pan until lightly browned. Keep an eye on them, as pine nuts go from toasted to burnt quickly. Set the pine nuts aside when they are toasted.
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Fry the bacon:
Add the bacon to the pan and fry gently over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside with the pine nuts.
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Sauté the garlic, add the cauliflower, pine nuts, bacon, oregano and red pepper flakes:
Sauté the garlic for 1 minute on medium-high heat then add cauliflower, pine nuts, bacon, oregano and red pepper flakes.
Toss to combine and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often. Do not let the garlic burn.
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Add the lemon juice, season:
Turn off the heat and add salt and lemon juice to taste.
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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155 | Calories |
11g | Fat |
6g | Carbs |
9g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 4 to 6 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 155 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 11g | 14% |
Saturated Fat 3g | 13% |
Cholesterol 19mg | 6% |
Sodium 382mg | 17% |
Total Carbohydrate 6g | 2% |
Dietary Fiber 3g | 10% |
Total Sugars 2g | |
Protein 9g | |
Vitamin C 43mg | 214% |
Calcium 31mg | 2% |
Iron 1mg | 6% |
Potassium 290mg | 6% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |