It’s no secret that we love succulents and one of many quirky issues we love about them are their usually hypnotizing fractal patterns. Final Sunday whereas searching for lunch substances we spied some comparable patterns on the Hollywood Farmers Market – crates of Romanesco!!!
Also called Roman cauliflower, it’s mainly what you get if broccoli and cauliflower had a very artistic, colourful and considerably nutty child! Listed below are some recipes that we tried out for lunch right here on the Jungalow HQ — each got here out fairly darn scrumptious.
Romanesco Soup (serve chilled or heat) (6-8)
2-3 heads of romanesco
2 giant potatoes
1 bunch of leeks
4-8 cloves of garlic
4-6 tbs olive oil
Salt (to style)
water
cashew milk (optionally available)
Preheat oven to 425
Chop garlic potatoes and leeks*
Saute half of the garlic with 2 tbs of oil in pan
Minimize up potatoes and leeks and add to pot.
Add sufficient water simply to cowl.
Convey to a boil after which decrease to a simmer.
Prepare dinner till the potatoes are mushy sufficient to fork.
*Some peeps take away the darkish leafy greens however I preserve em – simply be sure you actually actually wash any sneaky filth or it’s going to add an undesirable grit to your meal. If you wish to skip the mixing step, then I’d advise leaving the darkish greens out. .
In the meantime …
Divide romanesco into florets.
Toss with remaining olive oil, garlic and little bit of salt
Place on cookie sheet tray and roast for about quarter-hour.
Mix cooked greens till easy
Including the cashew milk provides a pleasant creaminess to the soup.
Serve with parsley pesto and/or crusty bread
Parsley Cashew Pesto
1 bunch of parsley
2-4 cloves of garlic
⅛-¼ cup of cashews (soaking for a few hours is good however not needed)
½ – ⅔ cup olive oil
Mix the parsley, garlic, and cashews in a meals processor or blender and pulse till coarsely chopped. Add sufficient oil to make the feel easy. Season with salt and pepper.
Romanesco Toast
2 cups of roasted or steamed romanesco florets
white bean dip
parsley cashew pesto
A crusty loaf of bread (Roan Mills)
Lemon or lime wedges
Slice and toast bread
Unfold both white bean dip (we made ours with flageolet beans) and/or parsley pesto.
Organize florets on prime.
(Elective) add sprinkle of zest or juice of lemon or lime
Take pleasure in!