Anne Willan

Salade Roscovite

Cauliflower Salad

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000French Regional Cooking
French Regional Cooking

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

Some versions of this salad from Roscoff on the north coast include cooked, quartered artichoke bottoms and white beans, and omit the mayonnaise and shrimps.

Ingredients

1 cucumber

Method

Make the vinaigrette*. Slice the cucumber thinly, put into a colander and sprinkle with salt. Leave for 20-30 minutes to draw out the juices; then rinse and pat dry.

Meanwhile, separate the cauliflower into flowerets, discarding most of the stalk. Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5-8 minutes; they should still be slightly crisp. Drain well and, while the cauliflower is st