Monday, May 14, 2012

Grilled Cauliflower with Parmesan Cheese and Fresh Herbs

In celebration of our new grill, and our monthly anniversary, I thought I would try a different grilled cauliflower recipe.

This is a new thing for me, because I really thought I didn't like cauliflower very much. But, my exposure to it had been limited to raw, served with various dips, or cooked within an inch of its life, and served with a cheese sauce. Then I discovered grilling it...

This preparation was so easy, and an excellent addition to the garlic rubbed steak I had planned for dinner. Served with milk stout, it was our reward for planting the entire garden in one day.

Grilled Cauliflower with Parmesan Cheese and Fresh Herbs
1 head of cauliflower, cut into bite size pieces
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 ounces parmesan cheese, shredded
1/2 cup freshly chopped herbs (I used tarragon and parsley, but you can experiment and use whatever you have on hand)

Toss cauliflower with olive oil, salt and pepper. Make a large foil packet, and seal cauliflower inside. Place packet on grill, and roast, turning frequently, for about 30 minutes. Remove cauliflower from packet into a large bowl, and toss with parmesan cheese and herbs.

You can also roast in the oven, just place cauliflower on a sheet pan, and roast at 400 for 30-40 minutes, then toss with cheese and herbs.

4 comments:

  1. I am making grilled cauliflower tonight and was looking up how long to cook it when I found your recipes. They sound excellent (especially that one with the tahini sauce) so I am saving both.

    Have you tried a grill wok? It is basically a small wok with 1-cm diameter holes all over it. It is my go-to instrument for the grill. Like stir-fry on the grill. yummmm

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  2. We don't generally use any "fancy" grill pans, I find foil packets usually work just fine. Hope your dinner went well!

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  3. I agree, the grill racks are great. They allow smaller items that would generally fall through the grill or just be a pain to flip individually to be easily grilled on both sides. You can't do that with foil. Foil packets steam the food, we're talking about grilling the food.

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  4. OK, you convinced me, I just ordered one ! I'll post as soon as I get a chance to try it !

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