Ingredients:
- 1 large head of fresh cauliflower
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (about 1 med onion)
- ½ cup pine nuts (I use slivered almonds instead, that shit is expensive)
- ½ cup dried cranberries, or chopped dried apricots
- several tablespoons of coconut oil for stir-frying
- 1 T curry
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
- Wash the cauliflower and break it into florets. Cut off the stem part. The stems can be chewy and unpleasant, and they don’t cooperate with the food processor. The processing of the cauliflower has to be done in batches to get the right consistency.
- Place a handful of florets in a food processor and PULSE until the cauliflower looks like couscous. Dump that batch into a bowl and repeat until all of the florets have been reduced to cauliflower dust.
- If you want, place the cauliflower in a microwave-safe dish and nuke for 5-7 minutes. It should be pretty tender. Set aside. (I have skipped this step and just stir-fried and it was fine.)
- Heat a tablespoon of coconut oil over medium heat. When it starts to shimmer, add the onions and sauté until they soften, then throw in the nuts and fruit.
- Sauté the onions and nuts and fruit over medium-ish heat until the onions and nuts begin to brown. The natural sugars in the onions will caramelize into a deep, rich flavor.
- Mix the spices together in a little cup. Push the onions to the side of the pan, and add another tablespoon of oil. Let it heat up a bit, then add the spices and stir everything together: onions, nuts, oil, spices, all co-mingling in happy harmony. When things get all fragrant, toss in the cauliflower and stir every couple of minutes until the cauliflower is cooked.
Eat it as a side by itself, or cover it in curry, as you like
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Original recipe: My grandma's cousin, who's a foodie who likes all the same things I do. I think she got it from her chiropractor
Posted by Jasmine