Cauliflower polonaise #2
Polonaise means Polish-style, and is the French term used in cooking to describe any dish topped with a garnish of crispy breadcrumbs and hard-boiled egg.
The breadcrumbs must be very crisp or they will go. soggy when spooned over the cauliflower.
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower
dressing
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
to garnish
- 2 large eggs hard-boiled
- 2 oz margarine or butter
- 2 tablespoons dried white breadcrumbs
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- To make the dressing: combine all the ingredients in a screw-top jar
- with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat the oven to 130C/250F/Gas V2. Put the cauliflower in boiling salted water and cook for 10-20 minutes, until the stalk is just tender when pierced. Drain thoroughly and keep warm in the oven.
- Make the garnish: separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs. Chop whites finely, sieve yolks.
- Melt the margarine in a frying-pan, add the breadcrumbs and fry over brisk heat, stirring, until golden brown and crisp.[T]
- Transfer cauliflower to-a serving dish. Shake the dressing well to mix and pour it over. Carefully turn the cauliflower in the dressing, so it is evenly coated. Spoon the fried breadcrumbs evenly over the cauliflower, then arrange the chopped egg white and sieved yolk decoratively on top. Sprinkle with parsley and serve at once.
Calories: 276 kcal
Carbohydrates: 11 g
Protein: 6 g
Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 10 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 112 mg
Sodium: 203 mg
Potassium: 467 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 3 g
Vitamin A: 473 IU
Vitamin C: 70 mg
Calcium: 48 mg
Iron: 1 mg