How To Make Romanesco Salad
Toss a quick healthy dish with this romanesco salad. It comes with steamed romanesco florets, celery, and onions marinated in a garlic vinaigrette.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3lbsRomanesco,(2 heads)
- salt
- 2stalkscelery,thinly sliced
- ½large red onion,or 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1cuploosely packed fresh parsley leaves
- 2tbspcapers,rinsed and drained
- 1tspgrated lemon zest
- freshly ground black pepper
For the Dressing:
- 1clovegarlic
- 3tbspred wine vinegar
- ½tspsalt
- ½anchovy,minced, optional, omit if cooking vegetarian
- ¼cuphigh quality extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
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Cut the romanesco heads into quarters, stalk to tip. Cut out the tough core and any outside green leaves. Cut again lengthwise.
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Place into a steamer basket in a pot with about an inch of water. Sprinkle the romanesco florets with a little salt. Bring water to a boil. Cover and steam for about 7 to 10 minutes until just tender.
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Remove romanesco florets from the steamer, place into a bowl, and chill.
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Thinly slice the red onion, across the grain. Place the red onion slices in a bowl and cover with water to remove strong flavors.
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Smash the whole clove of garlic (not cut, just smash with the flat side of a chef’s knife) and place in the bottom of a small bowl.
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Add the vinegar and salt, stir to dissolve the salt. Add the minced anchovy if using. Then whisk in the olive oil.
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Break up the wedges of romanesco into smaller chunks of florets. Place into a large serving bowl. Add celery, onions (drained of the water), parsley, capers, and lemon zest.
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Remove the garlic clove from the dressing and add dressing to the romanesco salad. Toss to coat with the dressing.
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Let marinate for at least 15 minutes, preferably 1 hour or overnight.
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Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper to serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 182.29kcal
- Fat: 11.47g
- Saturated Fat: 1.29g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.62g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.00g
- Carbohydrates: 9.92g
- Fiber: 5.64g
- Sugar: 7.63g
- Protein: 9.89g
- Cholesterol: 0.28mg
- Sodium: 660.35mg
- Calcium: 29.93mg
- Potassium: 128.23mg
- Iron: 0.92mg
- Vitamin A: 45.51µg
- Vitamin C: 15.38mg
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