Recipe Baked Cauliflower Butter and Parmesan Florets

[blades]

I viewed this dish as an appetizer but, as you can see, we consumed it as a side dish to our blackened red snapper dinner.

Ingredients

1 small head cauliflower
1 stick butter
1/2 tsp vinegar (I used balsamic)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 heaping tbsp powdered Garlic
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional, of course. I used some Cayenne in the blackened fish so I had it out already.)
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Melt the butter and put it in a bowl with the vinegar. Mix the remaining ingredients in a second bowl. Separate the cauliflower into florets of similar size. Dip each floret in the butter and then dredge it in the breadcrumb mixture. Place the florets on a baking pan and bake for 25 minutes or until the florets are nicely browned. Serve it as an appetizer or as a side dish as I have done here.

 

[TastyReuben]

Looks good!

 

[msmofet]

Looks fantastic! What is the sauce on the plate?

 

[blades]

Looks fantastic! What is the sauce on the plate?

It is a mustard, wine, cream sauce I normally use for blackened fish. it sits atop the blackened fish and and is available for dipping the cauliflower florets. the only other ingredients are salt and pepper. Today I put touch of cayenne pepper in just for the heck of it. It is quick and easy and very tasty.

 

[blades]

Thanks to all of you. You have motivated me to to take some of the routine out of my current cooking. Tomorrow a broccoli and cheddar soup.