Potato And Cauliflower Sour Vegetable Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• In a pot with enough water to cover, boil the potatoes 10 minutes, or until tender but still firm. Drain, and set aside.
• In a pot, place the cauliflower in a steamer basket over boiling water. Steam 5 minutes, until tender but still firm. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and whisk in the flour. Gradually stir in the heavy cream until thickened. Remove from heat, and mix in 1/2 cup Swiss cheese until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the potatoes and cauliflower in the prepared casserole dish. Pour the cream sauce over the potatoes and cauliflower, and sprinkle with the remaining Swiss cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned.

Steps:

• Cook cut up cauliflower florets in milk and salt over low heat for 35 minutes, or until tender. Stir the mixture a couple of times to rotate the cauliflower in the milk and to keep the milk from scalding. (Sometimes when I get distracted the milk gets scalded on the bottom of the pot. If this happens, stir gently so that that the scalded milk browned bits do not get mixed up into the cooked cauliflower).
• Drain, and discard or freeze the remaining liquid for a creamed vegetable soup (like cauliflower-cheese soup).
• Using an immersion blender, blend cooked cauliflower until the mixture resembles mashed potatoes (no liquid necessary -- otherwise it will be too runny).
• At this point use this mixture as if it were mashed potatoes and turn this "Smashed Cauliflower" into your favorite form of potatoes. In other words, you can add roasted garlic, scallions, low fat sour cream, chives, butter, or any combination. However, most of the time we eat it as is, with salt and white pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Place potatoes, onion, and garlic in pot with just enough water to cover them.
• Cook until water is mostly gone and potatoes are tender (may need to add water).
• Blend remaining ingredients in a food processor until cauliflower is pureed.
• Combine all ingredients and cook until desired consistency is reached.
• For young children, you can blend this soup with oatmeal to thicken it and still have a great-tasting dish.

Steps:

• In a soup pot, heat the oil and sauté the onions, dill and thyme until tender. Add the cauliflower and cook a few minutes. Add the stock and potatoes.
• Cover and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat.
• With a hand blender, puree the soup to your desired consistency. It is nice if you leave a few small chunks. (This step can also be done in batches in the blender if you don't have a hand-held blender.).
• Return the pot to the heat. Simmer on low and add bay leaves, salt, pepper and soy sauce. Adjust to taste. Cook 10 more minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter a 2-quart baking dish. In a large pot, cover potatoes with cold salted water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, then add cauliflower and cook at a rapid simmer until potatoes are just cooked through and cauliflower is crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain in a colander and let sit 5 minutes.
• Place half the potatoes and cauliflower in dish, sprinkle with half the thyme and cheddar, and season with pepper. Repeat to make a second layer. Add broth and dot top with butter. Bake until cheese is deep golden and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan sprayed with vegetable spray, heat the oil.
• Sauté the garlic and onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the curry powder, cinnamon, salt, pepper, cauliflower, stock, sweet potatoesand honey and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 25minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Transfer to a food processor or blender and purée until creamy and smooth.
• Return to the saucepan and thin with more stock ifdesired.
• Ladle into bowls. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and cilantro.

Steps:

• Boil the vegetables until tender, about 15 minutes for the cauliflower and 30 minutes for the potatoes.
• Drain the vegetables and puree them together in a food processor. The puree should be moist enough, but if it isn't, add some milk.
• Stir in the butter and season with the salt and pepper. Blend well. (The puree can be made a day or two in advance and covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out. Reheat in a water bath (bain-marie) or microwave oven.).
• NOTE: When boiling vegetables for a puree, I find that very little additional liquid is necessary for the puree. I steamed my vegetables until soft.
• VARIATIONS:.
• In step 1, when you cook the cauliflower, add one or all of the following: 1 onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, or 2 carrots, thickly sliced.
• PUREE de NAVETS (Turnip Puree): To use turnips in place of cauliflower, boil equal amounts of potatoes and turnips, cut into chunks, until tender, about 15 minutes for turnips and 30 minutes for potatoes. Prepare as above.
• PUREE de BROCOLI (Broccoli Puree): Substitute 3 pounds of broccoli for the cauliflower.
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