Crusted with sumac and Alderwood smoked salt, this cauliflower steak is a healthy vegetarian entree full of texture and color. The dish is inspired by Mediterranean flavors that compliment summer vegetables, and it's accompanied by a hearty spelt grain salad tossed in El Greco Citronette. The salad has orange and lemon juice for acidity and garden herbs like oregano and basil. To finish the dish, we sprinkled on some chopped dried cranberries for tart and chewy sweetness, although dried tart cherries or dried blueberries would be delicious, too. This dish makes you feel like you're eating the rainbow!
Sumac Cauliflower Steak with El Greco Spelt Salad
Crusted with sumac and Alderwood smoked salt, this cauliflower steak is a healthy vegetarian entree full of texture and color. The dish is inspired by Mediterranean flavors that compliment summer vegetables, and it's accompanied by a hearty spelt grain salad tossed in El Greco Citronette. The salad has orange and lemon juice for acidity and garden herbs like oregano and basil. To finish the dish, we sprinkled on some chopped dried cranberries for tart and chewy sweetness, although dried tart cherries or dried blueberries would be delicious, too. This dish makes you feel like you're eating the rainbow!
Crusted with sumac and Alderwood smoked salt, this cauliflower steak is a healthy vegetarian entree full of texture and color. The dish is inspired by Mediterranean flavors that compliment summer vegetables, and it's accompanied by a hearty spelt grain salad tossed in El Greco Citronette. The salad has orange and lemon juice for acidity and garden herbs like oregano and basil. To finish the dish, we sprinkled on some chopped dried cranberries for tart and chewy sweetness, although dried tart cherries or dried blueberries would be delicious, too. This dish makes you feel like you're eating the rainbow!
Ingredients
For the Cauliflower Steak:
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1-1/2 tablespoons Sumac
SumacSumac is a spice singularity. There is nothing else like it. The deep cabarnet-colored sumac berry is ground and dried to impart a tart, lemony flavor with a refreshing complexity. S... - 1/2 teaspoons Peppercorn - Black - Tellicherry
Peppercorn - Black - TellicherryBlack pepper. It inspired the Age of Discovery, once trading for a price above gold. Not bad for a seasoning! Five centuries later, it remains a favorite.Tellicherry is a renowned gr... - 1 teaspoon Alderwood Smoked Salt
Alderwood Smoked SaltThis Pacific sea salt has a following!Our new lot is fresh with a smaller grain that sparkles. Cold smoked for 48 hours over red alderwood to create a robust smoked flavor. It can be... - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
For the Salad:
- 1 cup cooked spelt grain or farro
- 3 thick asparagus, sliced with a peeler
- 1 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal - Kosher Salt
Diamond Crystal - Kosher SaltDiamond Crystal is our go-to all purpose kosher salt. Developed in 1886 using a special process which creates a unique, hollow, multi-faceted crystals, this all-purpose salt is free ... - 2 tablespoons El Greco Citronette
- 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
Preparation
For the Cauliflower Steak:
Trim the leaves and stem off of the head of cauliflower, making sure to keep the core intact.
Trim the leaves and stem off of the head of cauliflower, making sure to keep the core intact.
Cut 1-1/2-inch slices, right in the middle of the cauliflower head. Try to get the stem in each slice, as that will keep all the florets together while grilling. Save the rest of the cauliflower for another use.
In a small bowl, add the sumac, black pepper, Alderwood smoked salt and vegetable oil. Give it a stir and brush all over each cauliflower steak.
Lay the steaks on the hottest part of your grill. Let cook for 3 minutes and then move a quarter of the way to create grill marks. Wait 2 more minutes and flip carefully using a spatula. Cauliflower steaks will become more fragile as they cook, so the less they're handled the better. Move the steak to a cooler part of your grill and cook for another 10-12 minutes or until tender.
For the Salad:
In a medium sized bowl, combine cooked spelt, sliced asparagus, chopped parsley, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped dried cranberries and citronette, tossing until well mixed.
For the Salad:
In a medium sized bowl, combine cooked spelt, sliced asparagus, chopped parsley, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped dried cranberries and citronette, tossing until well mixed.
For plating, spoon drag the Greek yogurt on the bottom of the plate and make a pile of the salad.
Garnish with the cauliflower steak and enjoy.
Garnish with the cauliflower steak and enjoy.
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Crusted with sumac and Alderwood smoked salt, this cauliflower steak is a healthy vegetarian entree full of texture and color. The dish is inspired by Mediterranean flavors that compliment summer vegetables, and it's accompanied by a hearty spelt grain salad tossed in El Greco Citronette. The salad has orange and lemon juice for acidity and garden herbs like oregano and basil. To finish the dish, we sprinkled on some chopped dried cranberries for tart and chewy sweetness, although dried tart cherries or dried blueberries would be delicious, too. This dish makes you feel like you're eating the rainbow!
Jamie Aragonez
Jamie Aragonez
