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Sautéed Cauliflower with Sun Dried Tomatoes

Cavolfliori in Padella con Pomodori Secchi

Recipe contributed by Marzia Greco. The following recipe was sent by my niece Marzia who lives in Vittoria , in the province of Ragusa. 

Cauliflowers are plentiful in Vittoria and are used as a side dish or for condiment to pasta. This recipe is quick and easy to make, it requires few ingredients and it is well suitable for the fast running pace of our life. This recipe can be used as a side dish or as a pasta sauce.

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  • Serving Size4
  • VegetablesSautéed Cauliflower with Sun Dried Tomatoes

    Ingredients

    For the side dish or sauce:

    • 1 cauliflower
    • 6-8 black olives, pitted and chopped
    • 2 sliced garlic cloves
    • 2 tablespoons of chopped up sun dried tomatoes
    • 5 tablespoons of olive oil
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions

    1

    Set to boil a pot of water with a teaspoon of salt.

    2

    Wash and cut the cauliflower dividing it into florets.

    3

    Add to the boiling water, and cook until florets are tender and inside are still a little hard.

    4

    Using a slatted spoon, remove the cauliflower from water. Reserve the water to cook the pasta if you will be using the cauliflowers as a condiment.

    5

    In a 12” to 14” sauté pan, over a medium flame, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and sauté until golden. Then add the cauliflower, the sun dried tomatoes and black olives. Sauté and gently turn until the cauliflower picks up the reddish color of the sun dried tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

    The side dish is ready!

    NOTE:

    6

    To make pasta with cauliflower and sun dried tomatoes follow the pasta found in the “Legumes and Vegetable Pasta” section. The preparation of the  cauliflower is the same.