Parmesan Cauliflower and Parsley Salad

photo by Swirling F.




- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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For Salad
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest, finely grated
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 6 ounces white mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 5 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley, lossely packed (2 large bunches)
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For Cauliflower
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen cauliflower florets, thawed and patted dry or (10 ounce) packages fresh cauliflower
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, finely grated with a rasp (2 cups Parmigiano-Reggiano)
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil, to fry
directions
- In a large bowl, combine lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper. Whisk in oil until combined. Stir in mushrooms and marinate while making cauliflower.
- In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs with salt and pepper. Add cauliflower and toss until well coated.
- Put cheese in a large bowl. Lift cauliflower out of egg mixture with a slotted spoon and transfer to cheese, tossing to coat.
- Heat oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking.
- Panfry cauliflower in 3 batches, turning occasionally, until golden on all sides, about 3 minutes per batch. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
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To assemble salad:
- Add parsley and cauliflower to the mushroom mixture, tossing to combine.
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Reviews
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Oh I did enjoy this Bright, Light, Refreshing and Conforting Salad. I didn`t feel so guilty about eating fried food! I used just 1 cup of fresh chopped parsley, skipped the salt for the cheese is salty enough in which I added flour to the cheese to cut back on the saltiness even more. Oh I also used fresh cauliflower 1/2 head cut into flowerettes. Thanks!!
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