One of the varieties of common cabbageis cauliflower. It got its name due to its different colors, of which only white is common in Russia. Fans of vegetarian cuisine, and just fans of vegetables, have probably wondered what recipes exist for cauliflower dishes? In fact, there are a huge number of recipes. Cauliflower is very easy to prepare, unpretentious, and goes well with many other products. What can be made from cauliflower? What simple cooking recipes are the most popular? Consider some of them.

Cauliflower with chicken fillet, baked in the oven

As already mentioned, cauliflower is greatgoes well with many products, complementing them. And chicken is no exception. Cauliflower combined with chicken is a wonderful and fairly simple dish that will decorate even a festive table and will please your family and friends. Chicken can be replaced with turkey. This will not make the dish lose its taste, but only make it more dietary. This dish does not require a side dish, because cauliflower itself acts as a side dish. But if you still want to make this dish more satisfying, you can serve boiled potatoes or rice with it. So, to prepare this dish you will need the following ingredients:

• Cauliflower - 500 g;
• chicken fillet - 400 g;
• sour cream — 200 g;
• onions - 1-2 pcs.;
• greens — 1/2 bunch;
• salt and spices to taste.

The process of preparation begins with the preparation of cabbage and its division into inflorescences. Then dip it into boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. Frozen cauliflower does not require cooking.

In the meantime, finely chop the onion and fry it in a small amount of sunflower oil on a heated frying pan.

Chicken fillets must be cut into small pieces and sent to the same pan where the onions are fried. Fry everything together for 10-12 minutes.

Take the baking dish. The ingredients will be laid out in layers. First layer lay the cauliflower, top it with sour cream, sprinkle with salt and spices to taste. Next layer lay the chicken, fried with onions. Over the chicken lay the sour cream and season the dish. Above, the dish can be sprinkled with any fresh herbs (parsley, dill, coriander, basil).

The form should be sent to the oven, preheated to 180 ° C, for 30 minutes. Ready-made hot dish can be sprinkled with grated cheese if desired. The dish is ready.

Cauliflower baked in a pot

It is worth saying right away that the dish according to this recipeturns out very juicy and tasty. To prepare the dish you will not need a lot of ingredients, it is prepared very simply and quickly enough. So, to prepare the dish you will need the following ingredients:

• Cauliflower - 0.5 kg;
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
• bread crumbs - 7-8 tbsp;
• cream - to taste;
• butter - 30 g;
• salt and spices to taste;
• greens (any) to taste.

First you need to wash the cauliflower and disassemble it on the inflorescence. Put it in salted boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, then put it in a colander and rinse with cold water.

In a separate bowl, beat the chicken eggs.with salt, add cream there. Add cream to taste: if you want the dish to have a lot of sauce and be juicier - add more cream. Their fat content can be any, but the fatter - the tastier.

Cauliflower distribute equally onpots, pour it with a ready sauce of cream and chicken eggs, sprinkle with breadcrumbs on top. In each pot you need to put on top of a piece of butter. The dish can be sprinkled with crushed fresh herbs of your choice. And you can also decorate with greens already prepared dish.

Send the prepared pots to a preheated oven to 200 ° C and bake until golden brown. The dish is ready.

Cauliflower stewed in sour cream sauce

The dish turns out very tender and tasty. It is prepared very quickly and simply, does not require special financial costs. The preparation of this dish involves the use of the following ingredients:

• Cauliflower - 1.5 kg;
• onions - 2 pcs.;
• sour cream — 200 g;
• oregano - 2 tsp;
• salt, pepper to taste;
• fresh herbs (optional).

First, rinse the cabbage and divide it into inflorescences. Send to boiling salted water and cook for 10-15 minutes.

Slice finely onion and send it to a heated frying pan with sunflower oil. You can use and olive oil, due to which the dish will gain some piquancy and benefit.

After the cauliflower is cooked, it must be divided into even smaller inflorescences, and then sent to the onion in a frying pan. Close the lid and simmer for 15 minutes.

Then add sour cream, salt and pepper to the pan to taste. If desired, you can add a little bit of mayonnaise, which will give a pleasant sourness. Stew for 5 minutes.

If desired, cut finely greens (to choose from), add to the frying pan and simmer for another 5 minutes. The dish is ready.

Cauliflower in egg batter

Cauliflower fried in egg will becomea great addition to fish and meat, and can also be served as a stand-alone dish. The preparation is very simple and does not require any special culinary skills. For preparation you will need the following products:

• Cauliflower - 700 g;
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
• flour - 2 tbsp;
• a pinch of salt;
• vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp.

Cauliflower should be washed, dried and disassembled on the inflorescence. Then send it to boiling salted water, where it is boiled for 7-8 minutes. Then put it in a colander and rinse with cold water.

In a separate bowl, beat the chicken eggs, add salt to taste, if desired, you can add spices. In the egg add 2 tbsp. l. flour and beat thoroughly with a fork.

In the frying pan, pour in the sunflower oil and put it on the gas. Each slice of cauliflower in a prepared egg solution, and then send it to a heated frying pan.

It must be fried on both sides before the formation of a golden crust.

Recipe for vegetable stew

This dish will definitely please your loved ones and guests. The recipe is quite simple, the preparation does not take much time, and the result will definitely please you. For this dish you will need:

• Cauliflower - 0.5 kg;
• fresh tomatoes - 5 pcs.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• fresh carrots - 1 pc.;
• potatoes - 2 pcs.;
• vegetable broth (can be replaced with water);
• ground coriander, salt, pepper and curry powder - to taste.

Cut cabbage into small inflorescences. Then the onions and carrots are peeled. Onion finely chopped, and carrots are cut into small cubes. Tomatoes fill with boiling water, remove from them the skin and finely chop. Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes.

In boiling salted water, send the cauliflower and cook for 5-7 minutes.

In a heated frying pan with sunflower oilfry onions. Then add the sliced ​​carrots to it and fry for a few more minutes. After the onions and carrots are fried, add the tomatoes in the pan, reduce the heat and all together extinguish for several minutes. Then add the potatoes, pour in water or vegetable broth, cover and extinguish for 15 minutes.

After this time, add cauliflower, curry powder and ground coriander into the pan, mix everything thoroughly and cook until the potatoes are ready.

Cauliflower in an acute dressing

The recipe for preparing such an interesting dish from cauliflower involves using the following ingredients:

• Cauliflower - 1 kg;
• olive oil - 1/4 cup;
• sour cream — 2 tbsp. l.;
• lemon juice - 1/4 cup;
• Dijon mustard - 2 tsp;
• fresh herbs (optional) - 1 bunch.

First, you need to separate the cabbage intosmall inflorescences and put them in a saucepan with salted boiling water, cook for 5-7 minutes. Then you need to put it in a colander and cool it in cold water. In the meantime, the greens need to be washed, dried and finely chopped. You can choose absolutely any greens, to your taste (basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, celery). Prepare the sauce: put olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, sour cream and greens in a screw-on jar. Close the jar and mix everything thoroughly. Pour the prepared sauce over the dish and mix everything thoroughly. This dish will serve as an original and tasty snack.

Cutlets from cauliflower

This recipe is very interesting, cutletsturn out tasty, dietary and healthy. Such cutlets can be served with boiled potatoes, rice or other vegetables. The recipe is very simple, within the power of every housewife. So, to prepare such cutlets you will need:

• Cauliflower - 0.5 kg;
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• potato starch - 3 tbsp;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• salt, pepper and other spices - to taste;
• greens (optional).

Cut cauliflower in a combine or kitchen knife. Then put it in a colander, pour boiling water and let the water drain.

In the meantime, finely chop the onions and chop the greens.

In a bowl, mix the cabbage, the pre-whipped chicken egg, greens, onions, starch, salt and pepper. Mix everything thoroughly.

Frying pan, add sunflower oil. The ready-to-use mass should be spread on the frying pan with a spoon (like fritters) and fry until golden crust appears on both sides. Cutlets are ready.

Cauliflower salad with walnuts

This recipe is distinguished by its originality, unique taste and ease of preparation. To prepare the salad, you will need the following products:

• Cauliflower - 800 g;
• greens of your choice - 1 bunch;
• walnuts - 150 g;
• salt to taste;
• mayonnaise.

It should be noted right away that the salad can be cookedBoth from raw cauliflower and from blanched. If you decide to blanch cabbage, for this you need to send it, having disassembled before inflorescence, into boiling, slightly salted water. After 3-5 minutes, it should be pulled into a colander and let the water drain.

After it has cooled, it can be chopped finely.

Greens, too, finely chopped.

Walnuts lightly fry in a pan, and then grind them in a mortar. Too small to grind is not necessary, the pieces should be large enough.

In a bowl, combine cabbage, greens and walnuts. Season to taste with salt and add mayonnaise. Salad ready.

Cauliflower with mushrooms

The dish is not only full of vitamins, but is alsolean. If desired, you can add other ingredients to it that will complement the already wonderful taste. By adding cereals to this dish, you can make it not only very healthy, but also satisfying. You can use absolutely any cereal, or you can do without it altogether. The recipe involves using the following products:

• Cauliflower - 0.5 kg;
• couscous - 3/4 cup;
• leek - 1 pc.;
• lettuce leaves - 1 bunch;
• champignons — 10-12 pcs.;
• chicken or vegetable broth - 1-4 tbsp.;
• canned beans - 1/2 cup;
• dried cranberries - 1/4 cup;
• butter - 30 g;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp;
• salt, pepper to taste.

In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of the water to a boil.water, then add couscous, mix well and cover with a lid. Cook the cereal over low heat for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the white part of the leek into circles. Wash, dry and chop the lettuce leaves. You can replace them with spinach. Peel the mushrooms, wash and cut into thin slices. Divide the cauliflower into florets and pour boiling water over them. Put it in a preheated frying pan, add vegetable oil and a piece of butter. Mix everything thoroughly, add the leek and mushrooms. Fry everything for 7 minutes. Add the cranberries scalded with boiling water, lettuce and beans, salt and pepper to taste to the frying pan. Simmer for another 8 minutes, and then turn off the heat. Serve the dish hot. The variety of cauliflower dishes cannot but please, you just need to turn on your imagination. Try, experiment.

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