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Cauliflower


Roasted, grilled, boiled, fried, steamed, pickled, or eaten raw. Even grated and made into faux rice or mashed for faux mashed potatoes. A lightly sweet, nutty flavor and dense texture dense texture make it suitable for so many recipes. Best in fall and winter after some frosts.

Cauliflower

Cabbage Varieties

The Lovers

Our vegetables are polyamorous, flitting from love affair to love affair.
However, they do marry well with the ingredients below.

Oils

Avocado, coconut, hazelnut, olive, peanut, safflower, sunflower seed, walnut

Butters

Unsalted butter, unsalted cultured (European-style) butter, clarified butter, ghee, Ethiopian spiced butter

Aromatics

Onion, shallot, leek, scallions, garlic, carrot, celery, celeriac, fennel, parsnip

Vegetables

Snap beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, celeriac, celery, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, mushrooms, okra, peas, potato, rutabaga, spinach, summer squash, sweet bell pepper, sweet potato, Swiss chard, tomato, turnip, winter squash

Fresh Mushrooms

Chanterelle, cinnamon cap, cremini, oyster, king oyster, portobello, velvet piopinno, white button

Fresh Herbs

Basil, bay leaf, chives, cilantro, curry leaf, garlic chives, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, winter savory, za’atar

Cheeses

Soft or Crumbly Cheeses: Blue cheeses, Gorgonzola

Hard Cheeses: Cheddar, Emmentaler, Gruyère, Manchego

Grating Cheeses: Asiago, Grana Padano, Manchego, Parmigano Reggiano, Pecorino Romano

Nuts

Almonds, black walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts

Spices

Cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, curry powder, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, nigella seeds, nutmeg, black peppercorns, sumac, turmeric

Umami

Tomatoes, tomato paste, grating cheeses, wine

Zing

Vinegars: Balsamic, Champagne, white wine, herb vinegars