Cauliflower and Olives (Greece)

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"This unusual cauliflower recipe comes from the 1995 cookbook Greek Cooking. Green olives can be substituted for the black ones, if desired."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cauliflower, large
• 59.16 ml olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• 118.29 ml water
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 44.37 ml tomato paste
• 0.25 ml salt
• 0.25 ml pepper
• 85.04 g black olives
• 29.58 ml fresh parsley, chopped

directions

1. Trim leaves from cauliflower & remove the core, then cut into medium, even-sized pieces.
2. In a large skillet heat oil & saute cauliflower 1-2 minutes, then remove cauliflower.
3. To the skillet add onion & cook to soften.
4. Add water & lemon juice to skillet, then bring to boil.
5. Return cauliflower to skillet & cook until tender.
6. Remove cauliflower to serving dish, then add tomato paste to liquid in the skillet, boiling to reduce.
7. Pit olives, then chop them roughly & add to the skillet.
8. Pour heated sauce over cauliflower & sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve.

Reviews

[Rita1652]

My water and lemon came to 3/4 of a cup, in which I added 1/4 cup paste to blend in. I did saute the onions and cauliflower together, never removing the cauliflower, added the water paste mixture and cooked till tender in a covered pot. 1 onion was perfect, I did half then slice into half moons. Using 2 teaspoons dried parsley. I did skip the salt no need with the olives. Did add garlic! Simmered with a lid on for 30 minutes till perfect crunch and tenderness. Thanks for the healthy yummy goodness.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

this was tastey but not sure if I liked the addition of the tomato paste, also if I were to make again I would use chicken broth in place of water, I used kalamata olives which worked fine and also added in 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic to the onion, thanks for posting Syd!

 

[Kitzy]

This was really tasty. The water boiled off really quickly (maybe I had the temperature too high) so the cauliflower was dry before I added the tomato paste. I didn't use any oil though, due to personal preference. I just added the tomato straight to the cauliflower and it turned out fine. Thanks!

 

[Zurie]

MADE FOR ZWT4, for Family Picks. Nice flavours, but I fried the onions first, then added the cauliflower, which was quicker. I found the sauce too acidic to our tastes, and added a little sugar to "soften" it while it boiled. All in all, a simple, nice change from cheese sauce! Thanks!

 

[baerem]

I needed to use up some cauliflower but wasn't in the mood for the usual cheesy thing - this recipe was just the ticket. I used green olives and pureed tinned tomato as it was what I had on hand. Very tasty.