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WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH HERB SAUCE AND CRISPY BREADCRUMBS

Ingredients

  • 1 whole cauliflower + drizzle of extra virgin olive oil + pinch of salt
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 bunch of continental parsley
  • 12 or so pitted small green olives (jarred)
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs (regular or panko) + drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  • Place cauliflower on baking paper lined oven tray and spray or drizzle with a little olive oil and season with a pinch of salt.
  • Cover cauliflower head with foil and bake for one hour.
  • After one hour, remove foil and bake for another 20 or so minutes until beginning to brown.
  • While the cauliflower is cooking, place parsley, salt, pepper and olives into a small food processor and blitz until roughly chopped. Then continue to run it while you pour in olive oil. Set aside.
  • Then place breadcrumbs into frypan with a drizzle of olive oil and cook on a medium heat. Stirring breadcrumbs around until golden and set aside.
  • Check cauliflower with a skewer to see if it's tender the whole way through. If so, remove from oven and if not, cook it further in 10 minutes increments.
  • Serve roasted cauliflower on a plate and spoon over herb sauce. Then top with breadcrumbs. Serve right away while hot.