Orecchiette with Cauliflower
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Everyday Food, December 2006
- Prep Time 15 minutes
- Total Time 30 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 pound orecchiette or other short pasta
- 1 head cauliflower (about 2 pounds), trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 2 to 3 anchovy fillets
- 1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for serving (optional)
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Directions
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In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 5 minutes less than package instructions for al dente; add cauliflower. Cook until pasta is al dente and cauliflower is tender, 5 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid. Drain pasta mixture; set aside.
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In same pot, heat oil over medium; add garlic, red-pepper flakes, and anchovies. Cook, breaking up anchovies with a spoon, until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Add pasta mixture, cheese, and 1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid; season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat, adding more cooking liquid if necessary to thin sauce. Add parsley; toss. Serve, topped with additional cheese, if desired.
Loved this recipe. I roasted the cauliflower for 10 to 15 minutes at 450F -- great flavour, rather than boiling it. I also doubled the anchovies.
I'm a nutrition major in college and when in a rush or can't use our software, we use nutritiondata.com
It's a wonderful site, just enter in the ingredients/amounts for the recipe and you can get a full analysis, even print out a nutrition label, the recipe, etc. for multiple/future uses.
Everything in moderation...has to have plenty of fiber with the cauliflower in it...you can calculate nutrition values for recipes and individual ingredients here: http://recipenutrition.com/ingredients.aspx
I can't wait to try this combo-it sounds delicious!
I, too, want nutritionals on all recipes. Hope this can get accomplished!
I agree, ladies. EVERY recipe should have the nutritional info listed. That said, the fat content should be in the low range (5-10g) with the 1/2c of cheese. I'm going to try it - it sounds delicious. And what a great way to use cauliflower.
That makes two of us, momma628.
oh how I wish we could have nutritional information with these great recipes