Sweet Curry Cauliflower Sandwich

Photo Credit to Gabi of Honest Fare Blog

I never used to be a fan of cauliflower, but then in the past, I’ve only had it boiled or steamed in plain water.  Cauliflower just seemed too bland a vegetable for me to enjoy, ever! However, it turns out that it’s because of the cauliflower’s blandness that it can take on a lot of the wonderful flavors of the spices and/or other ingredients it’s cooked with. So when I came upon a recipe for a Sweet Curry Cauliflower Sandwich from Gabrielle of the Honest Fare blog, I knew it would be a great recipe to share to showcase what can be done with this vegetable with a little imagination.

After you’ve read through this recipe, you might also want to pay Honest Fare a visit.  It’s a blog that is all about the simple art of food preparation. For Gabrielle, her focus is on turning a fresh set of ingredients into something beautiful, both flavor-wise and appearance-wise. While perusing her blog, you will definitely be enjoying a lot of  eye-catching photography.  Some of the recipes that caught my eye included her Pickled Okra and Watermelon and Scallop Ceviche dish.  The okra was especially interesting since okra isn’t a popular vegetable, so it was nice to see a recipe for it.  To see her original post of this recipe, click here.

Sweet Curry Cauliflower Sandwich

• 1 head cauliflower
• half red onion
• pita bread
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1 Tbs. curry powder
• 1 tsp agave nectar or honey
• 3 Tbs water
• 3 Tbs olive oil
• handful fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup cashews
• tahini
• a white, mild cheese like provolone

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Make sauce by combining cayenne pepper, salt, olive oil, curry powder, agave nectar, water and salt together in a bowl and beating with fork until well incorporated.
3. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the cashews and raisins.
4. Cut up cauliflower and red onion, place on baking sheet and generously slather with sauce on both sides.
5. Bake for about 8-10 minutes then flip the pieces so they brown evenly. Bake for another 8-10 minutes then remove. Add raisins and cashews and gently toss around to cauliflower. Bake another 5 minutes. Cauliflower should be tender but not at all mushy.
6. Spread a nice amount of tahini inside pita bread. Then place cheese inside and stuff with cauliflower mixture. Flatten it a bit by applying pressure with a spatula. Then place sandwich back in oven for a minute to toast and melt cheese OR grill it on a pan (med heat) for about 3 minutes on each side.

Sweet Curry Cauliflower Sandwich

 

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Author: Photo and Recipe from Gabi of the Honest Fare Blog

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower
• half red onion
• pita bread
• ¼ tsp cayenne
• 1 Tbs. curry powder
• 1 tsp agave or honey
• 3 Tbs water
• 3 Tbs olive oil
• handful fresh flat leaf parsley
• ¼ cup golden raisins
• ¼ cup cashews
• tahini
• white, mild cheese like provolone

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Make sauce by combining cayenne pepper, salt, olive oil, curry powder, agave nectar, water and salt together in a bowl and beating with fork until well incorporated.
3. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the cashews and raisins.
4. Cut up cauliflower and red onion, place on baking sheet and generously slather with sauce on both sides.
5. Bake for about 8-10 minutes then flip the pieces so they brown evenly. Bake for another 8-10 minutes then remove. Add raisins and cashews and gently toss around to cauliflower. Bake another 5 minutes. Cauliflower should be tender but not at all mushy.
6. Spread a nice amount of tahini inside pita bread. Then place cheese inside and stuff with cauliflower mixture. Flatten it a bit by applying pressure with a spatula. Then place sandwich back in oven for a minute to toast and melt cheese OR grill it on a pan (med heat) for about 3 minutes on each side.

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