TANGY CAULIFLOWER SALAD #veggierecipes #low-carb

BY MARY JANE MAFFINI AND MISS CAULIFLOWER

Look who's coming to lunch? It’s so nice to have a few friends drop by, although that's not always possible yet.  Luckily our pal Miss Cauliflower is free to visit and she's very flexible about showing in many typs of dishes.  It’s been far too long since she's visited Mystery Lovers Kitchen! 

I’m excited because I really want to eat this delicious roasted cauliflower salad. It’s easy, healthy and perfect for those warm days coming, It makes a terrific side for steak or chicken or even a veggie dish. If you are looking for low carb alternatives, this is a good one. 

I hope you'll drop in and talk about the vegetable 'visitors' you most enjoy.  Do you like trying different things with old standbys?  Do you have other low-card tricks to share?

Tangy Roasted Cauliflower Salad

For roasted cauliflower you will need:

1 head cauliflower, cut in florets

Two tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 tsp Kosher salt or sea salt

Sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 tsp of dried

Toss cauliflower florets with olive oil, salt and thyme, either in a bowl or on your baking tray. 

Bake on a baking sheet at 350 ° - 375 ° for half an hour or so until colored slightly.

Cool.

Place in a serving bowl.

Dressing ingredients:

Meanwhile make your dressing:

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 tsp maple syrup

¼ cup cider vinegar

Zest of one lemon

Juice of half a lemon

2 tbsp parsley

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 tbsp Dijon mustard            

½ tsp hot Paprika – we use Penzey’s Half-Sharp (or ¼ tsp Cayenne)

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Fresh chopped chives -  to make ½ cup or so

Fresh thyme sprigs to serve (optional)

Whisk all dressing  ingredients except chives and fresh thyme sprigs.

 Mix with cooled cauliflower.  Add chives and mix in. 

 Place thyme sprigs on top.

Serve chilled or at room temperature. 

Enjoy!

 

 Mary Jane Maffini is the award-winning author of three and a half mystery series: the Camilla Maffini mysteries, the Fiona Silk capers and the Charlotte Adams organizer mysteries – number six coming soon!  The first five Charlotte Adams will be reissued soon by Beyond the Page Publishing. Recipes have been added! The Charlotte Adams books have recently been optioned for television films.

Details to come when they can be made public. With her daughter Victoria Maffini, MJ collaborated on The Book Collector Mysteries as Victoria Abbott. Victoria Abbott spent several happy years on Mystery Lovers Kitchen. MJ  is very glad to be back and Victoria is waving at you all!

Don't forget to check out MJ's Canadian books:  Camilla MacPhee features a fortyish widowed lawyer who runs an advocacy agency for victims of violent crime, in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Life would be easier if she didn't have the world's worst office assistant, the world's bossiest sisters and, arguably, the world's greatest stubborn streak. If you like your mysteries a bit edgy with a side order of humor, these could be for you.  

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