Roasted Cauliflower With Parmesan And Pancetta Recipes

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH PANCETTA, OLIVES AND CRISP PARMESAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place cauliflower on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt until well coated. Roast for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together olives, garlic, lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon red-pepper flakes and a large pinch of salt. Drizzle in the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, whisking well.
• After the cauliflower has roasted for 15 minutes, add pancetta and cumin seeds to pan and gently mix to combine. Sprinkle Parmesan on top and roast for another 15 to 20 minutes, until cauliflower is tender, the pancetta rendered, and cheese is golden brown and crunchy.
• Spoon olive dressing all over roasted cauliflower while still hot and toss to combine. Taste, and add more salt, red-pepper flakes or lemon juice, if needed. Scatter parsley over the top before serving.

PARMESAN-ROASTED CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove the outer green leaves from the cauliflower and cut the head into florets, discarding the stems. Place the florets on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Toss well. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing once, until the cauliflower is tender and starts to brown. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and Gruyere and bake for 1 to 2 more minutes, just until the cheese melts. Season to taste and serve hot or warm.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH PARMESAN & PANCETTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
• Blanch the cauliflower for 2 minutes.
• Transfer the cauliflower to a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish and let cool, about 5 minutes.
• In a small skillet over medium high heat, brown the pancetta. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• In the same skillet, melt the butter. Add the flour and stir until combined.
• Continue stirring and cook for 2 minutes to cook the flour.
• Take off the heat and slowly add the milk, stirring continuously until the milk has incorporated and there are no lumps.
• Put back on low heat, add garlic clove and red pepper flakes and stir the sauce over low heat until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon.
• Add the parmesan, salt, pepper, nutmeg and the reserved pancetta. Stir to combine.
• Pour the sauce over the cauliflower to cover.
• Top with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs.
• Bake until the breadcrumbs are golden and the cauliflower is cooked, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND PANCETTA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange cauliflower tightly into a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Pour melted butter over cauliflower and lightly season with salt and pepper. Place garlic cloves into the cauliflower.
• Roast in the preheated oven until cauliflower is tender and browned, about 30 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir pancetta in the hot oil until browned and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pancetta to paper towel-lined bowl, reserving pancetta drippings in the skillet.
• Cook and stir onion in the pancetta drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Mix thyme, rosemary, and turmeric into onion.
• Pour chicken stock over onion mixture and bring to a boil. Add cauliflower and garlic to chicken stock. Reduce heat to medium and simmer soup until cauliflower is very soft, about 15 minutes. Stir pancetta into soup.
• Blend soup using an immersion blender until completely smooth. Stir Cheddar cheese, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, into soup until melted.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH PARMESAN AND PANCETTA/BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350*.
• Steam cauliflower; OR bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Blanch the cauliflower for 2 minutes. Transfer the caulflower to a buttered 9x13" baking dish and let cool, about 5 minutes.
• In a small skillet over medium high, brown the pancetta/bacon. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• In the same skillet. melt the butter. Add the flour and stir until combined. Continue stirring for 2 minutes to cook the flour. Slowly add the milk, stirring continuously until the milk has incporported and there are no lumps. Add the garlic clove and red pepper flakes and stir the sauce over low heat until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon. Add the Parmesan, salt, pepper, nutmeg and the reserved pancetta/bacon. Stir to combine. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower to cover. Top with a sprinkling of bread crumbs.
• Bake until the breadcrumbs are golden and the cauliflower is cooked, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.