Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta
A humble dish from the peasant tradition, tasty and quick, it takes just a few cents to please the family by providing the right nutrients for a healthy and fulfilling life.
You can make it with any type of cauliflower or broccoli. Ideal for vegetarians.
This is a vegetable with multiple uses in Italian cuisine, and it comes in various qualities.
Cauliflowers are valuable foods for their nutritional principles: potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, folic acid, vitamin C. They also contain anti-cancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant active ingredients. They are purifying, contain many minerals and promote tissue regeneration, and are also very suitable for those with diabetes.
Thought for you:
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 290.21 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 33.51 (g) of which sugars 4.25 (g)
- Proteins 8.24 (g)
- Fat 15.30 (g) of which saturated 2.40 (g)of which unsaturated 0.49 (g)
- Fibers 5.50 (g)
- Sodium 621.82 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 350 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta
- 14 oz cauliflower (Any type)
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste chili pepper (Optional)
- 5 oz pasta (Short and ridged)
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- 2 leaves bay
Tools
Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta
- Pot
- Pan
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Colander
Preparation of Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta
The first thing to do is choose a nice fresh and firm cauliflower.
It can be of any type from white to green to purple, but you can also use Romanesco cabbage.
Remove the outer leaves, and trim it.
Then wash it several times under running water, as it may happen that some unwanted insect sneaks between the florets.
Put salted water on the stove with 2 bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, and add the cauliflower.
Let it cook for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a pan, put a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, peel and chop the garlic, and the optional chili pepper.
Let it sauté and set aside.
After the 15 minutes of cauliflower cooking, throw in the pasta, and wait for it to cook al dente.
Drain very well, as this dish tends to retain the cooking water.
Then pour it into the pan with garlic oil and chili pepper, toss and…
Serve hot.
If you want, you can add some grated cheese.
Here is the Sicilian cauliflower pasta ready
advice
Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta, For this recipe you can use any type of cauliflower or broccoli
Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta
If I wanted to enrich it?
You could add tomato sauce and black olives to the garlic oil and chili pepper.
