Chef Adrianne’s Recipe for Honey-Jerk Roasted Cauliflower
Cauliflower used to be shunned by many, but these days it’s a hot and stylish food to cook and eat, especially when roasted with olive oil to bring out its essence.
Miami celebrity chef Adrianne Calvo has created an innovative cauliflower recipe that highlights her concept of Maximum Flavor that makes every single delicious bite count. She pairs it with a quick pickle dish.
Honey-Jerk Roasted Cauliflower + Flash Fresh Pickles
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 cauliflower, cut into stems
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons jerk seasoning, store-bought
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Have a bowl of ice on hand. In small stockpot, bring vinegar to a boil with salt and sugar. Once it is boiling, add the cucumber slices. Cook for 30 seconds. Remove cucumbers from cooking liquid and place in ice bowl, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, jerk, honey, curry, and salt. Add cauliflower and toss to coat evenly. Place seasoned cauliflower on a baking sheet and into the oven for 20-25 minutes. Place roasted cauliflower on a dish and serve with pickles.
ABOUT CHEF ADRIANNE CALVO:
Adrianne Calvo is the Executive Chef and owner of Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, Host of Maximum Flavor Live on NBC’s 6 in the Mix, author of four cookbooks: Maximum Flavor (2005); Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire (2008); #MaximumFlavorSocial (2014); and Play with Fire (2015), and founder of the Make it Count Foundation. Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar opened in 2007 and offers a varied and rotating menu with something for everyone. Monthly, the restaurant holds its signature event, Dark Dining, where guests are blindfolded for a sensual experience eliminating one sense to enhance another, providing Maximum Flavor.
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