Romanesco with Herb Crème Fraîche

Name: Romanesco with Herb Crème Fraîche
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp sea salt; 300 ml crème fraîche, Greek yoghurt or vegan alternative; 30 g picked flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped (reserve half to garnish); 1 garlic clove, grated; 200 g baby spinach; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 25 g butter; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium romanesco, trimmed; 10 g picked oregano leaves, very finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

A beautifully exotic-looking lime green fractal, romanesco is a cousin of the cauliflower but slightly sweeter and less peppery. Choose a tight dense head when selecting. Its crisp leaves could also be chopped and added to this salad. Dukkah would be delicious sprinkled over the crème fraîche here.

Ingredients

1 medium romanesco, trimmed
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp

October
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Pull the romanesco into florets and chop the stalk. Transfer to a large roasting dish and toss in the oil and salt then dot over the butter. R