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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWill someone please explain how *anybody* can eat cauliflower...?
...it looks exactly like the alien brain in a 50s sci-fi film. In fact, that's exactly what I think it is. There's a *reason* the sumbitches want us to eat them...
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Ocelot II
(115,681 posts)Enter stage left
(3,395 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Roasted.
Steamed.
Riced.
Sauteed.
Raw, dipped in ranch or fry sauce.
Despite the brain look, it's tasty many ways.
Delmette2.0
(4,164 posts)ItsjustMe
(11,230 posts)indigoth
(137 posts)Sautéed in butter. A little pepper. Salt is ok, for some, but pepper is enough for me. And a fork.
But mint? BLEECH!!!! I cant stomach mint.
leftieNanner
(15,083 posts)A bit of curry is nice as well.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)DBoon
(22,362 posts)electric_blue68
(14,888 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)Roasted cauliflower is a staple in our house.
steamed with cheese sauce
raw
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)I love Indian food, and that looks delicious and easy. I'll definitely be making that
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people don't enjoy it.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)steam until mostly tender but still a bit firm.
add a good cheese sauce
dash or 2 of pepper
sprinkle with grated parmesan or like cheese.
Just as good for ya as broccoli.....which you can cook same way.
dchill
(38,474 posts)flying_wahini
(6,589 posts)Bake it at 400* on foil pan for at least 30 min or until it gets brown toasty crusts.
It is to die for.
Niagara
(7,601 posts)Bookmarking!
2naSalit
(86,570 posts)Add other veggies too can make a nice meal all on a cookie sheet.
FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Cauliflower isn't my favorite veggie, but it is nice in winter when nothing is coming out of the ground fresh. I'll probably try it with the garlic salt and olive oil.
Thanks
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)it roasts to carmelized perfection. I make it just to eat as a snack sometimes.
Polly Hennessey
(6,794 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,778 posts)Hate it! Just cannot put enough cheese on it to disguise it.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Let people who like it have it.
I'll guess there are some foods that you like that we find disgusting
It's not really a big deal.
Enter stage left
(3,395 posts)I say "thanks, it leaves more for me"
OK, that was a very light-hearted response to the original post.
Please understand, I have tremendous respect for reformed alcoholics and those addicted to drugs. When they kick the addiction, they are true superhero's.
Broccoli & cauliflower are easy to overcome compared to alcohol & drugs.
Deminpenn
(15,284 posts)Cook until it's tender, then saute in olive oil and garlic, it's delicious.
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)It is also great with ranch dressing.
One of my favorites. You do t know what youre missing.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)csziggy
(34,136 posts)Stewed okra and tomatoes. Fried okra, too. It's something about the slimy texture that really gets to me but the taste is also unappealing.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Soft, slimy, squishy texture and not much flavor. I love okra, and that canned crap is probably the reason a lot of people won't go near it.
Cooked right, it's delicious as a side or as an ingredient, but NOT that canned garbage.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)I live in the Southeast so I've had lots of fresh cooked okra offered to me. Since I was raised that it is rude to not at least try food, I generally take a tiny serving and try it. After all, maybe someone has found a new way to cook okra that makes it not disgusting. Unfortunately, I have not found a new way that I could stand.
Same for kale - I just can't deal with the bitterness of it. For a while I was a member of one of those farm things, where you subscribe and get a bag or two of vegetables direct from the farmers. The one I was a member of had a lot of kale so I tried for months every recipe to cook it I could find. No go on kale - it's just too bitter for me to deal with. In fact, most greens - collard, mustard - are too bitter for me to enjoy. I make an effort but just cannot eat them with enjoyment.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)If it's still slimy, it wasn't cooked right.
I'll admit that when making a gumbo or anything else with fresh okra, it is kinda gross for the 10 minutes or so that you have to stir over fairly high heat to evaporate the "slime", but the end result is so worth it.
Niagara
(7,601 posts)I cut the cauliflower into small florets and boil in water until tender. While the cauliflower is getting tender, I melt a quarter cup of butter with a teaspoon or 2 of garlic.
I drain the cauliflower after it's tender and place it in the food processor with salt, pepper, and the melted butter with garlic.
Favorite cheeses can be added to the mashed cauliflower as well.
I'm low carb so potatoes have been eliminated from daily diet. Cauliflower is an easy low carb filler.
SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)with some ranch or blue cheese dip. I like most of my vegetables raw. You couldn't get me to eat cooked cauliflower in any way, shape or form. I'm the same with broccoli.
Grasswire2
(13,568 posts)Delicious.
SergeStorms
(19,199 posts)I'll give it a try. Thanks.
Grasswire2
(13,568 posts)In a blender or chopper
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons tarragon vinegar (or wine vinegar and some dry tarragon)
3 T minced green onion or chives
1/2 cup snipped parsley
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp ground black pepper.
Or look for a refrigerated green goddess dressing at the grocer, or at Trader Joe's.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)I've never made my own, so I'm gonna try that.
That would be great on raw veggies.
Grasswire2
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Niagara
(7,601 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,339 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,755 posts)I do mine breaded, deep fried and dipped in melty cheese sauce
area51
(11,908 posts)I steam cauliflower, then dip it in hummus.
brooklynite
(94,508 posts)And red pepper flakes.
And turmeric.
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)Harker
(14,015 posts)Into a bowl with minced garlic, olive oil, curry powder, and the herbs and spices that you like best - roasted at 425 for about half an hour on a baking sheet.
IcyPeas
(21,859 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)Same thing goes for broccoli. Neither is appetising to me by themselves and I've never believed people who say they enjoy eating them, but it's perfectly eatable to me with Thai Peanut (Satay) sauce.
Demovictory9
(32,449 posts)Zorro
(15,740 posts)Trader Joes and Costco sell it. It's considered a low carb substitute for regular rice, for those who want to restrict their carb input.
Doesn't actually taste like rice, but mix with a few other vegetables and it's ok.
Xavier Breath
(3,625 posts)Just looks like sliced cauliflower to me, but I told her I'd give it a try. Usually, though, cheese sauce does the trick.
NNadir
(33,514 posts)...Brunswick and order the gobhi manchurian. It's on Finnegan's Lane.
(It's an Indian Restaurant.)
My late boss took me there during my interview for the job, the beginning of a professional relationship built that developed into the deepest personal respect and friendship.
After eating the gobhi manchurian, which came with a "what is it?" quiz, (I had no idea what it was) I never felt the same way about cauliflower, and in fact, life, again.
I also knew I had to work with this guy, and now that he's gone, whenever I see a cauliflower I feel this magnificent grief. He was a great teacher, and not insignificant, was what he taught me about cauliflower.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Just yummy.
https://healthyrecipesblogs.com/cauliflower-steaks/
I'll also steam it and cover it with buttered breadcrumbs. Raw makes a good snack - almost like popcorn! My kids as babies called the florets "trees" and loved it raw. Now they won't touch it in any form.
betsuni
(25,472 posts)owner of a famous restaurant. Two or three of them used cauliflower and a judge said, "What is with these chefs and cauliflower?"
This is why I don't like restaurants. A cheap peasant root vegetable has no business on an expensive plate of swanky food.
Niagara
(7,601 posts)Our last grocery shopping outing was 4 days ago and a head of cauliflower was $3.99 and that was with a $1 off with our bonus savings card.
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)NameAlreadyTaken
(977 posts)haele
(12,649 posts)Great Halloween party entree.
Most of the time, I'll shred it fine and treat it as a rice.or potato substitute.
Haele
Paladin
(28,254 posts)Particularly if it's covered in a nice heavy cheese sauce.