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Spicy Cauliflower Pasta

Lazy Saturday & Pasta comes to your rescue again!! I tried to make it as much veggie as possible and successfully cooked a cauliflower pasta...The unique combination of chilli, lemon, nuts & sultanas makes this pasta & cauliflower surprisingly tasty. Try to use a tubular pasta so that the cauliflorets, nuts and raisins trap inside them and u get the crunch at each pasta bite!! :)

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 medium cauliflower (cut into small florets)
  • 250 g pasta (tube shaped)
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 tsp red chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts (can use chopped almonds)
  • 10 sultanas or raisins
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 4 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Method:
  1. Cook the cauliflower in salted boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop it cooking further. Drain.
  2. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to he packet instructions.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the cauliflower and fry for 3 minutes until light golden. Reduce the heat, add the garlic, chilli flakes, nuts & cook for further 2 minutes.
  4. Add the drained pasta, the raisins, lemon zest, juice & parsley. Season & toss together with the parmesan cheese.
Linking this recipe to ameessavourydish.blogspot.com where she is hosting a link party "Fit & Fabulous Fridays".
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  1. Neha6 November 2011 at 02:25

    Lovely recipe....Looks very yummy...

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  2. Unknown6 November 2011 at 05:15

    very nice and and yummy....


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  3. Amila6 November 2011 at 08:06

    looks tasty!!

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  4. Julie6 November 2011 at 19:23

    Delicious n yummy pasta!!!

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  5. Unknown7 November 2011 at 01:28

    This sounds so simple and delish

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  6. Unknown7 November 2011 at 02:57

    Rohini, you always have great recipes to share!! This pasta dish looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this weekend. :)

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  7. Priya Suresh7 November 2011 at 14:12

    Super tasty pasta,yummm..

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  8. Binitha8 November 2011 at 04:12

    killer man!!!

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  9. Kimby8 November 2011 at 13:36

    You have an amazing gift to come up with tasty flavor profiles dish after dish -- and this one combined with pasta, no less! Mmmmmmmm.... :)

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  10. Sobha Shyam11 November 2011 at 20:10

    never tried cauliflower in pasta..looks very yummy..

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  11. Kalyan12 November 2011 at 02:58

    Just mouthwatering...the recipe looks so easy to prepare and delicious!

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  12. aipi15 November 2011 at 01:16

    A great to eat cauli ~ fab recipe! :)
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