Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower.
A vegetarian dish, simple from the peasant tradition, tasty and quick.
Reassessed in the Mediterranean diet, and recommended by all nutritionists.
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.
It’s a vegetable with multiple uses in traditional Italian cuisine and with the Bimby.
Cauliflowers are valuable foods for their nutrients: potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, folic acid, vitamin C.
They also contain anti-cancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant active principles.
They are purifying, contain many minerals, and promote tissue regeneration, and are also highly recommended for diabetic people.
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- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Slow heat, Boiling
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Region: Sicily
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring
- Energy 343.17 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 47.39 (g) of which sugars 4.94 (g)
- Proteins 12.88 (g)
- Fat 13.80 (g) of which saturated 3.53 (g)of which unsaturated 0.65 (g)
- Fibers 5.14 (g)
- Sodium 1,571.39 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 330 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
- 14 oz cauliflower (purple)
- 1 clove garlic
- 3.5 oz penne rigate
- 1 chili pepper
- 1.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 2 leaves bay leaf
- 0.7 oz pecorino romano (grated if not vegan)
Tools
What you need to make the
- Frying Pan
- Pot or Bimby
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Colander
Preparation: Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower
Traditional cooking.
The first thing to do is to 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 there may be some unwanted insects hiding among the tops.
Put salted water on the stove with 2 bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, and add the cauliflower.
Let it cook for 15 minutes. Once cooked, the cauliflower will turn green.
Meanwhile, in a pan, put a drizzle of EVO oil, peel and chop the garlic, and the optional chili pepper.
Let it fry and set aside.
After 15 minutes of cauliflower cooking, throw in the pasta, and wait for it to be cooked al dente.
Drain very well, as this dish tends to retain the cooking water.
Then pour it into the pan with the garlic, oil, chili, and grated pecorino, mix and…
Serve hot. Here are the Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower, cooked in the traditional way.
Pour water into the bowl, place the Varoma container and arrange the cauliflower inside it, close with the lid and cook: 25 min./Varoma/speed 1. Once cooked, the cauliflower will turn green.
Carefully remove the Varoma. Empty the water into a pot, dry the bowl, and arrange the vegetables in a pan.
Put the pot with the cauliflower water on the stove, and if necessary add more, you will cook the pasta there.
Put 1 garlic clove and 1 chili pepper, some parsley stems in the bowl, chop for 8 sec. speed 7. Gather with the spatula.
Pour in the extra virgin oil and, flavor: 3 min./120°C/reverse/speed 1
Pour the dressing over the cauliflower, mix well, drain the pasta and pour it into the pan, mix on the stove and serve hot with a sprinkle of Pecorino, if not vegan.
Smell the aroma… here are the Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower, prepared with our Bimby.
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Storage and Tips
Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower. Once cooked, you can store the cauliflower in its cooking water for 3 days in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer.
Penne Rigate with Purple Cauliflower
Can I use any Cauliflower?
Yes, even broccoli works well.
