Roasted Greek Cauliflower
I have a confession to make, I don’t like cooked cauliflower, there I said it. I’d go on about how my mother would boil it until it was smushy and how it gave off the funkiest odour when she cooked it but it would upset her, so I’ll skip that part. What I will say is roasted cauliflower coated in the marinade from my Greek Potatoes recipe (given to me by my Greek friend’s mother) is absolutely insane yummy!
Serves 4
The juice of half a lemon
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 Cloves garlic, crushed
5-6 Sprigs of fresh oregano, leaves only, chopped or 1 tsp dried
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 small head of cauliflower, broken up into florets and cleaned
Preheat your oven to 425.
In a large bowl, mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
Once mixed add in the cauliflower florets; mix well.
Make sure the cauliflower is evenly coated.
Let the cauliflower sit in the lemon mixture for five minutes and then pour the entire contents of the bowl onto a baking sheet in an even layer.
Roast for 20 – 22 minutes until the cauliflower pieces are tender and slightly charred.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Notes:
- Words can’t express how good this dish is!!
Oh man, my mom used to boil it until it was mushy too, but when it’s baked, it is just so different and delicious! I’ve recently realised that I LOVE baked cauliflower! I’m always looking for new ways to cook it, so I will definitely try this out!
I hope you love it as much as I do 🙂
Just bought a cauliflower today because it looked so good, and I have lots of fresh oregano coming up in the garden. A recipe that has all my favourite flavours like lemon and garlic will hit the spot for dinner tomorrow.
Lisa, got anything featuring chives? I have lots of those too, and only seem to pick them for baked potatoes (…with butter, and sour cream, but don’t tell anyone)
Love hearing your stories about food and family. The reference about Mom cooking cauliflower to death made me giggle 😉
Hey!
I hope you like this recipe as much as I do 🙂
My mother was not impressed with that story!!!
Off the top of my head, I’d recommend My Green Goddess dressing, available here:
http://lisagcooks.com/lisa-g-news/green-goddess-dressing/
You can add more chives if you’d like and this is such a fresh dressing, perfect for spring and summer.
I’ll work on more recipes with chives too!
Thanks again!