Cauliflower steak with Puy lentils & quinoa & lots of luscious garden bits
Cauliflower steaks with cauliflower purée - for 2
What’s in it?
1 cauliflower
1.5 cups water
1 cup milk
olive oil
sea salt flakes & ground pepper
How’s it done?
Heat your oven to 175
Using sharp heavy knife and starting at top centre of cauliflower head, cut two 1-inch-thick slices of cauliflower, cutting through stem end. Set cauliflower steaks aside.
Cut the rest of the florets from remaining cauliflower head. Combine florets, water, and milk in medium saucepan, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to boil and cook until cauliflower florets are very tender, about 10 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
Transfer florets to blender. Add half of the reserved 1 cup cooking liquid and purée until smooth. Add more of the liquid if desired, and blitz again. Keep the purée warm.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in heavy large ovenproof pan over medium-high heat. Brush cauliflower steaks with additional oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add cauliflower steaks to the pan and cook until golden brown, about 2/3 minutes per side. Transfer the pan to oven and bake cauliflower steaks until tender, about 12 minutes.
Divide purée between 2 plates; top each with cauliflower steak.
Puy lentils, quinoa, tomato & radish salad - for 2 with lots of leftovers
What’s in it?
120g Puy lentils - washed & boiled in 720mls water for 15-20 minutes
100g mixed quinoa - washed & boiled for 12 minutes in lots of water
250g halved cherry or small plum tomatoes
50g chopped parsley leaves & stalks
20g chopped mint
10g chopped coriander leaves & stalks
1/2 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced
6 tinly sliced radishes
glug of olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 heaped teaspoon sumac
sea salt flakes
ground black pepper
How’s it done?
Combine the lot & season. Easy peasy. The fresher the ingredients the better. Still delicious the next day.
