Cauliflower is a unique product. Many people appreciate it not only for taste and interesting shape. This vegetable is available and very easy to prepare; anyone, even an inexperienced hostess, can handle it.
It contains a small amount of calories, so it is perfect for those who watch their figure. But is it worth talking about how many nutrients and vitamins in this product? There are a lot of recipes and cooking methods, some of them are described in this article.
Cauliflower baked with cheese in the oven
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - half a kilo;
- chicken egg - 1 piece;
- low-fat sour cream (15%) - 75-80 grams;
- semi-hard cheese (for example, "Russian") - 180 grams;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- black pepper (ground);
- iodized salt;
- dill;
- lemon - 1 circle;
- butter or grease for baking tray.
Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Calories: 140 kcal.
Cooking method:
- Divide the vegetable into inflorescences, dip it in boiling water, add a small slice of lemon;
- Let it boil for a couple of minutes, then flip it over a colander. Water must drain completely;
- Smash the egg, lightly whisk, add sour cream to it;
- Salt an egg-sour cream mixture, season with pepper. There also add crushed garlic, chopped dill. Stir. You made a sauce;
- How should promazhite baking sheet for baking with oil or fat, put the cabbage on it;
- Fill the sauce with the cabbage inflorescences, and then copiously sprinkle with grated cheese;
- Send the dish to the preheated oven for about 15 minutes (the time may vary depending on the capacity, the vegetables should be soft, and the cheese should be golden brown). Aromatic and tasty dish is ready!
You can use both a common baking dish and divide the dish into many small portions (then try to distribute the sauce evenly).
Cauliflower casserole with broccoli in the oven
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - 800 grams;
- broccoli - 450 grams;
- ham or sausage - 200 grams;
- cheese - 120 grams;
- low-fat cream - 200 grams;
- eggs - 2 pieces (if small, then take 3);
- salt;
- black pepper (ground);
- nutmeg;
- Sesame - 1 tablespoon.
Cooking time: 35 minutes.
Calories: 154 kcal.
Cooking method:
- Broccoli and cabbage inflorescences for about 2 minutes blanch in lightly salted water;
- Throw the vegetables into a colander. When water is drained, cool and then spread out on a greased baking dish;
- Cut the ham into small pieces and place it to the vegetables;
- Beat the eggs together with cream, salt and spices;
- Cut the cheese in half. One part rub on a small grater, and the second on a large (separately);
- Finely grated cheese send in a creamy egg mixture and mix thoroughly. Then pour on broccoli, cabbage and ham;
- Sprinkle with cheese and sesame seeds on top;
- Cooking time in the oven will be about 25 minutes at a power of 200 degrees. Enjoy!
Biscuit Snack - Easy Recipe
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - medium-sized head;
- 3-4 eggs;
- 70 grams of flour;
- iodized salt;
- sunflower oil for frying.
Cooking time: 35 minutes.
Caloric content: 144 kcal.
Recipe for cauliflower in batter in the oven step by step:
- Boil salted water in a large saucepan;
- Disassemble the head of cabbage into inflorescences, and then dipped into a pot of water. In about ten minutes they will be ready - you can get it;
- Beat eggs, salt and flour;
- Next, pin each piece on a fork, dip it in a batter, and then fry it in deep fat to a beautiful golden crust.
Baked cauliflower with minced meat
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - medium sized heads;
- 6-7 pieces of cherry tomatoes;
- 120 ml of cream;
- large onion head;
- 2 small cloves of garlic;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 300 grams of minced meat (preferably beef);
- 100 grams of cheese;
- salt, pepper mixture, dry herbs;
- fresh parsley.
Cooking time: 35 minutes.
Caloric content: 145 kcal.
Cauliflower with minced meat, baked in the oven, is prepared as follows:
- Rinse the head and disassemble it into florets. If there are too large inflorescences, cut them in half or in three;
- Boil the vegetable in salted water for about five to seven minutes;
- Mix the minced meat with an egg, chopped onion, salt and seasonings;
- Slice the tomatoes;
- Flip the cabbage on a sieve, then substitute under a stream of cold water;
- In a baking dish, distribute the stuffing evenly, crushing it with a spoon;
- Cabbage inflorescences like stick in a layer of minced meat, evenly distributed over the entire surface of the form;
- Fill the dish with cream, and then put in the oven at a power of 200 degrees;
- When the cream begins to boil, remove and spread tomatoes over the cabbage. Lightly salted, and then put in the oven for 15-17 minutes;
- Chop the parsley and cheese;
- Again, remove the dish from the oven, sprinkle with parsley, and then cheese. Bake until the cheese has a golden crust.
Casserole with mushrooms and cheese
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - medium sized head;
- champignons - 150 grams;
- cheese - 170 grams;
- dill;
- iodized salt;
- sunflower oil.
Cooking time: 35 minutes.
Caloric content: 152 kcal.
How to cook cauliflower with mushrooms in the oven:
- Rinse the head and disassemble it into florets;
- Mushrooms also wash and cut into two or three parts;
- Pour water into a saucepan, add salt and bring to a boil;
- First drop the cabbage into the water, and after 3-5 minutes, send the mushrooms there too. Remove from heat after 3 minutes and discard in a colander;
- Wash the dill, dry on a paper towel, and then chop;
- Put cabbage with mushrooms in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with vegetable oil and sprinkle with dill;
- Rub cheese on a coarse grater, sprinkle them with cabbage and mushrooms;
- Bake the dish in the oven for about 15-18 minutes at a power of 190 degrees.
Cauliflower stew
Ingredients:
- cauliflower head (medium size);
- 2 large onions;
- dill and parsley - one small bunch;
- salt and seasoning;
- 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
Cooking time: 25 minutes.
Calorie content: 128 kcal.
Cooking method:
- Wash the head and disassemble into florets;
- Blanch the vegetable for one minute in boiling water;
- Peel the onion and finely chop it;
- Heat the pan with vegetable oil and put the onion in there;
- As soon as onions start to get golden, put cabbage to it;
- Fry the cabbage inflorescences with onions for five minutes, then salt and pepper and pour a glass of boiled water into the pan. Close the lid tightly and simmer until tender.
Culinary tips
Cauliflower is a product with which you can experiment by adding various ingredients to the dish. But in order to guarantee the success of cooking, follow these rules:
- When choosing a vegetable is very important to pay attention to color. It may be green, white, or yellowish, but without dark spots. Coloring must be smooth. In addition, the density should be studied, the head must be strong and weighty enough. Remember that the quality of the food depends on the success of cooking;
- Excellent complement the taste of curly cabbage citrus, garlic and any greens;
- Do not allow digestion of inflorescences. It is better to undercook them. If you keep cabbage in boiling water for too long, it will turn into not very tasty mashed potatoes. But in its raw form, this vegetable is no worse than cooked, besides, the minimal heat treatment will allow preserving the crispness and useful vitamins;
- It is very important to boil vegetables in salted water, it greatly improves their taste;
- To make the vegetable taste even more pronounced, and also to preserve the saturation of the color, add a couple of tablespoons of sugar when cooking;
- To maintain elasticity, immediately after boiling, place the inflorescence under a stream of cold water. Your cabbage will be soft and slightly crunchy;
- If you are faced with the task of cooking cabbage in batter, then the following advice is useful. Before dipping the inflorescence in the batter, first roll it in flour. Thus, the dough does not spread during frying and does not sprinkle with cabbage;
- If you fry cabbage inflorescences in deep fat, you should put them on paper towels from the frying pans first so that they absorb excess fat and the batter remains dry and crispy.
This article describes only a few recipes for cooking cauliflower in the oven. Whatever you choose, the main thing - cook with love, then you will succeed. Enjoy your meal!
Another option for cooking cauliflower in the oven is in the next video.
