Sicilian-style pasta with cauliflower is tasty and flavorful. How delicious is cauliflower, a perfect winter vegetable for many recipes. Today I want to tell you how I prepared a simple and delicious pasta dish with cauliflower. Cauliflower is rich in properties, has very few calories, only 25 per 100 grams. It contains flavonoids that have an antioxidant action for preventing cellular aging. Cauliflower is rich in minerals, contains good amounts of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and potassium, which help prevent osteoporosis and strengthen bones. It is also rich in folic acid, vitamin C, and vitamin K, so you have no excuses not to take advantage of its season and add it often to our diet. Today’s recipe is Pasta with cauliflower, raisins, and pine nuts, a Sicilian-origin recipe known as Pasta with arriminated cauliflower. The cauliflower turns into a delicious creamy sauce that envelops the pasta making it tasty and flavorful and is very easy to prepare. As a final touch for a crunchy and tasty note, a sprinkle of lightly toasted breadcrumbs. So let’s get into the kitchen and prepare a delicious Pasta and cauliflower

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Portions: 4 People
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter

277.55 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 277.55 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 41.39 (g) of which sugars 9.22 (g)
Proteins 9.10 (g)
Fat 9.68 (g) of which saturated 1.33 (g)of which unsaturated 3.38 (g)
Fibers 4.63 (g)
Sodium 437.90 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 225 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

Ingredients for Sicilian-style Pasta with Cauliflower

1 cauliflower (about 2.2 lbs)
320 g pasta (spaghetti or other pasta shapes)
30 g pine nuts
60 g raisins
6 fillets anchovy fillets in oil
40 g breadcrumbs
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
to taste salt

How to Prepare Sicilian-style Pasta with Cauliflower

Clean the cauliflower by removing the outer leaves and core. Divide it into small florets and wash under running water. Let it drain. Soften the raisins in a cup of hot water.
Plunge the cauliflower into salted boiling water and let it cook for 12-14 minutes. Check the doneness by piercing it with a fork. Drain it using a slotted spoon, keeping the cooking water to cook the pasta.
Pour the olive oil into a large pan, add the thinly sliced onion, and chopped anchovy fillets. Let them sauté on low heat for 2 minutes, stirring often with a wooden spoon.
Add the cauliflower to the pan and simply mash it with a fork. You should get a sort of coarse cream. Stir and add the drained raisins and pine nuts.
Cook the pasta, whether spaghetti or another type, in the same water you cooked the cauliflower. Drain the pasta al dente and add it to the pan with the sauce. Mix well, adding some cooking water if necessary to make the dish creamier.
While the pasta is cooking, pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into another pan, add the breadcrumbs and let it lightly toast for 2 minutes on medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add the breadcrumbs to the pasta and mix. Serve the Pasta and cauliflower with a pinch of pepper if desired.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, a hug, Loredana