Name: Spicy Cauliflower
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon crumbled saffron; 3 tablespoons (45 milliliters) extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cheek of a habanero pepper (or any spicy red chili), thinly sliced; Freshly ground black pepper; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon honey; ¼ cup (15 grams) roughly chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup (30 grams) capers; 2 shallots; 1 head cauliflower (about 2 pounds/910 grams)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Modern Mediterranean

By Melia Marden

Published 2013

About

Cauliflower, with its pale color and lightly musky taste, is built to take on bolder flavors. Here, the creamy florets create a backdrop for the brash regal saffron, intense briny capers, and habanero kick.

Ingredients

⅛ teaspoon crumbled saffron
1 head cauliflower (about 2 pounds

Method

In a small bowl, combine the saffron with ¾ cup (180 milliliters) warm water and let sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
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