Cauliflower Caesar salad
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 500 g | cauliflower, cut into florets, stem peeled and cut into slices approx. 1 cm thick |
| salted water, boiling |
| 100 g | white flour |
| 80 g | Maizena cornflour |
| 1 tsp | ground coriander seeds |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| 2 dl | water |
| 1 tsp | sambal oelek |
| 160 g | panko breadcrumbs |
| 6 tbsp | clarified butter |
| 1 ½ tbsp | coarse-grain mustard |
| 3 tbsp | white balsamic vinegar |
| 3 tbsp | olive oil |
| 5 tbsp | Parmesan, finely grated |
| 1 | fresh egg |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 200 g | baby lettuce, cut into strips approx. 2 cm wide |
| 50 g | Parmesan by the piece, shaved |
How it's done
Cauliflower
Cook the cauliflower in boiling salted water for approx. 5 mins. until just soft, drain.
Coating
In a bowl, mix the flour with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt. Add the water and sambal oelek, mix with a whisk to make a batter. In batches, toss the cauliflower first in the batter, then in the breadcrumbs. Heat the clarified butter in a frying pan. Reduce the heat, fry the cauliflower in batches for approx. 6 mins. until golden brown. Remove, drain on kitchen paper, keep warm.
Caesar dressing
Place the mustard in a measuring cup along with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, puree.
Salad
Mix the lettuce with the dressing, plate up. Top with the parmesan and the cauliflower.
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