[Ian]

CAULIFLOWER MEDLEY

A zip-top plastic bag works great for marinating because once the air is squeezed out of the bag, the marinade coats the food and no stirring is required. You may use a large bowl instead, but remember to stir frequently so the food gets evenly marinated.

• 1 cups fresh cauliflower, broken into florets
  1/2 cup fat-free Italian dressing
  2 Tbsp. Sliced ripe olives
  2 Tbsp. Capers
  1/4 tsp. Cracked pepper
  1 4oz jar diced pimiento, drained

Steam the cauliflower, covered, for 10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Place cauliflower, dressing olives, capers, pepper, and pimiento into a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal and shake gently to coat the cauliflower with the dressing mixture. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 8 hours. Serve cauliflower with a slotted spoon.

[Cyn]

Mom makes a similar salad with broccoli added as well-oh and minus the capers!

[Ian]

What is a caper anyway? I've always assumed that it just tasted bad.
I imagined it like eating concentrated pesto.

[Cyn]

Capers are the unopened green flower buds of the Capparis spinosa, a wild and cultivated bush grown mainly in Mediterranean countries (southern France, Italy, and Algeria) and also in California.

Manual labor is required to gather capers, for the buds must be picked each morning just as they reach the proper size. After the buds are picked, they are usually sundried, then pickled in a vinegar brine.

Capers can range in size from that of a tiny peppercorn (the petite variety from southern France, considered the finest) to some as large as the tip of your little finger (from Italy).

Capers generally come in brine but can also be found salted and sold in bulk. Either way, rinse before using to flush away as much salt as possible.

Capers can lend piquancy to many sauces and condiments; they can also be used as a garnish for meat and vegetable dishes.

[NeedtoLose]

I have never tried cauliflower. I don't like the smell of it. :???:

[Cyn]

It does smell bad! I like it though. I like sauerkraut too and it definately smells bad!!!

[zippysgoddess]

Cauliflower is awesome! I love it, especially mixed with Broccoli.

I have one of those vacuum sealers, works great for marinades.

[NeedtoLose]

1 4oz jar diced pimiento

what exactly is a pimiento? Isn't it the thing inside of olives? Those orange things? :???: