One of England’s favourite vegetables is the humble cauliflower. Related to broccoli, supermarket cauliflowers are often tiny (in plastic wrap) and all cauliflowers often have a lot go to waste, yet the stalks are edible (nice sliced, then roasted in oil and sea salt).
Creamy Cauliflower Soup (ElaVegan) roasts the cauliflower then combines with white beans, garlic and optional cashews for a comforting winter soup. You can use fresh or thawed frozen cauliflower florets for this recipe.
If used, choose vegan butters without palm oil. Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets (many human foods like onion, garlic, leeks, spices and nutmeg are unsafe).
Probably first cultivated in Cyprus, store cauliflowers loose in the fridge, as they need air to circulate. Recently ‘the weather’ caused customers to complain that some supermarkets were ‘the size of an egg’, and another supermarket rejected 1200 due to being ‘too ugly to sell’. Yet farm shops use better growing practices, so this would never happen.
If you don’t like the ‘sulphur smell’ when cooking cauliflower, just add a few celery seeds (if not allergic) or a few drops of white cooking vinegar. You can even use cauliflower (like rice) as a neutral ‘base’ for puddings and ice-cream cakes, due to its neutral flavour.
a homemade cauliflower curry casserole
Curried Cauliflower Casserole (ElaVegan) combines tender spicy cauliflower in a rich coconut milk sace, topped with a ‘cheesy crust’ and serves with rice. This is a super-simple recipe which you to just boil the florets for 10 minutes, then put everything into a casserole dish to cook, and serve with rice.
classic (vegan) cauliflower cheese recipe
Vegan Cauliflower Cheese (The Veg Space) is a gooey comfort food favourite, with a crispy breadcrumb top. You could also sub with macaroni.
Italian-inspired creamy cauliflower linguine
Cauliflower Linguine (So Vegan) is a creamy dish, that’s very simple to make. Alongside peas, the sauce contains onion, garlic and cheesy-tasting nutritional yeast, plus a tang of mustard and nutmeg.
buffalo cauliflower bites with ranch dressing
Buffalo Cauliflower (Rainbow Plant Life) is a plant-based take on buffalo chicken bites. The cauliflower is tossed in a seasoned batter and buffalo sauce, then baked and served with ranch dressing.
