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Penne with Cauliflower

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New Media Publishing / Photography: Flat Art Studios.com / Stylist: Abigail Donnelly

40 mins total
0 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Pasta, Vegetable, Cauliflower, Italian, Skillet, Main Dish, Side Dish, Entertaining

Provided By: Michelle Huneven

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This is a simple, surprisingly delicious use of cauliflower. Taste cauliflower and garlic mixture before adding the penne to adjust flavorings.

Ingredients

Serves:

water

salt

1 head cauliflower, cored, cut into 4 pieces

1/4 cup olive oil

4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

2 tablespoons capers, coarsely chopped

2 to 4 tablespoons flavorful black olives, pitted and halved Kalamata or oil-cured

1/2 teaspoon pepper flakes

5 anchovy filets, chopped finely

white wine

salt and pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano

2 tablespoons Italian flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

Directions

1 pound penne, cooked according to package directions, reserving 1 cup of pasta water

Place cauliflower in a large saucepan, cover with water, add salt as desired and boil until very tender. Drain.

In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. Add garlic, reduce heat to medium-low and and stir for a minute. Add capers, olives and pepper flakes and sauté until garlic another one to two minutes -- don't let garlic turn brown.

Deglaze pan with splash of white wine.

Add drained cauliflower to the skillet, and mash it with a fork, stirring it in with the garlic mixture. When cauliflower is sufficiently mashed (you'll want some variation in texture), taste and add salt and pepper to taste. If mixture seems too dry, add a few tablespoons of pasta water until silken.

Add penne and ¼ cup grated parmigiano to cauliflower mixture, toss.

Serve in individual bowls topped with parsley and grated parmigiano. Provide additional parmigiano and pepper flakes.

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June

This recipe was linked to a story about eating a vegetarian diet. However, it contains anchovies, which make this a non-vegetarian dish.

December 05 2010 at 3:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

berkfam1

Recipe sounds great, but there's a problem with the last sentence of the third paragraph, where we're sauteeing the mixture with the garlic; some words seem to be missing. And is that where we add the anchovies? The direx don't talk about them. Thx!

April 08 2010 at 8:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply