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Pickled Cauliflower with Chili Bread Crumbs (Cavolfiore Piccante)
Photo: Charles Deluvio

Pickled Cauliflower with Chili Bread Crumbs (Cavolfiore Piccante)

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Pickled Cauliflower with Chili Bread Crumbs (Cavolfiore Piccante)

Author Domenica Marchetti loved her mother’s giardiniera, the beloved pickled vegetables of Italy, which she made really vinegary, with chunks of cauliflower, carrots, onions and red bell peppers. This is Marchetti’s quick version, topped with crunchy and spicy bread crumbs.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

283
Calories
7g
Protein
16g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbs. water
  • 3/4 tsp. fine sea salt
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 head cauliflower, purple if available, cut into bite-size florets
  • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, basil or
  • mint, or a mixture
  • 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small fresh hot chili, minced, or a generous pinch of red
  • pepper flakes
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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