Another Of My Friend Vickys Creations Cauliflower With Red Green And Black Confetti Food

MY FRIEND VICKI'S MOM'S CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Combine salad ingredients in a bowl and dress with vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil and season the salad with salt and pepper.

ANOTHER OF MY FRIEND VICKY'S CREATIONS: CAULIFLOWER WITH RED, GREEN AND BLACK CONFETTI

Steps:

• Cook cauliflower in 1-inch boiling water covered for 8 to 10 minutes until tender. Drain, sprinkle with salt and return pan to stove top uncovered. Set heat at medium and add oil, garlic, anchovies (optional, unless you are dining with Vicky) and crushed red pepper flakes to the pan. Break up anchovies with the back of a wooden spoon until they melt into oil. Add diced red roasted pepper, chopped olives and parsley to the pan and combine. Add cooked, drained cauliflower to the pan and toss to distribute the red, black and green confetti. Add the red pepper. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste, and serve.

PITA-SA-LA-DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Toss onions with extra-virgin olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Combine with anchovies and roast 20 minutes, turning once. Transfer onions to a processor.
• Process the onions with olives and cheese until smooth. Adjust seasonings and transfer mixture to a bowl and garnish with lots of chopped chives. Surround dip with pita chips.

CONFETTI CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• spray a microwave safe casserole with veggie oil.
• Place cauliflower florets in casserole.
• Add water if needed.
• Chop all the peppers and green onion and sprinkle over the cauliflower.
• Sprinkle salt and cayenne over to taste.
• Mix a little to distribute everything evenly.
• Cover and microwave on high for about 4 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender crisp.
• (depends on how much cauliflower is used).
• If you do not have a turntable in the micro, you might want to stir once, halfway through.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle olives and cheese over top.
• Cover and microwave for 10 to 20 seconds or just until the cheese barely melts.
• Remove from oven and let stand covered for 5 minutes before serving.
• I cook this in the serving dish, it does not have a lid, so I cover it with plastic wrap, with just one tiny steam vent, cut in the centre.
• Don't want to loose too much cooking steam.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, RED ONION, AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss cauliflower and onion with oil to coat; spread out on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Toss green beans around in the same bowl so the get some oil as well; arrange in a single layer with the cauliflower.
• Season vegetable mix with salt and pepper; roast until the edges of the cauliflower start to brown, exactly 15 minutes (you can stir it up halfway through, but I never do).
• Serve hot, warm, or even room temperature.