Recently, I bought a book.  It's a cookbook.  It's called 'Ottolenghi: The Cookbook'.  No fuss, no muss.  I discovered that this cookbook has interesting vegetable recipes in it.  Oddly enough, I'm always looking for interesting vegetable recipes.  This is an interesting coincidence. 
I had Cauliflower waiting, asking... begging to be used.  What could I do with my head of cauliflower?  I thought to myself though, 'How many times can you make Cauliflower Cheese?'  Well, Ottolenghi has thought of that too and in the pages of the book I found this recipe for something interesting to do with Cauliflower.  How amazing. 


Please don't think that I'm hatin' on Cauliflower Cheese.  Because I'm not.  Cauliflower Cheese is proof to me that God exists.  It's amazing stuff.  Sticks to the ribs, brings life to dry bones, etc.  BUT when you've had some cauliflower cheese a little can go a long way. 
Well, this recipe is charming, it's easy, it's tasty, it's different and it can easily go in a lunchbox and be eaten at room temperature.  A lot of the recipes in the book are recommended at room temp.  In fact, they (in Ottolenghi-land) believe that all food tastes better at room temperature or heated - not cold.  Interesting. 
So if, like me, you are looking for something interesting to do with cauliflower AND maybe are looking for something that you could put in a lunchbox (or picnic basket, or car ride, or....) then maybe this is just the recipe for you to try too.


Cauliflower and Cumin Fritters
makes about 12

1 medium/small cauliflower
120 g all-purpose flour
3 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
1 cloves garlic, crushed
2 shallots (I used on onion), finely chopped
4 lg eggs
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Oil for frying (I used canola or something)


Remove leaves and stem from cauliflower.  Break the cauliflower into pieces and boil in salted water for about 25 minutes.  Drain and set aside.  Cut up any pieces that are big.
Heat a large frying pan.
In a large bowl combine the flour, spices, parsley, onion and garlic.  Mix well
Add in the eggs and mix it well until well incorporated.  Add in the cauliflower and mix until everything is looking well blended.


Add some oil to the heated frying pan.  Drop batter but 1/3 - 1/2 cups onto the frying pan.  Let each side brown for about 3 - 4 minutes.
Drain on a cloth if needed.  Serve hot or room temperature.