PrintPurple cauliflower?
I love cauliflower, but this the first time I've picked up the purple variety at the store. Any ideas on how to cook it? Can it be treated the same way as regular cauliflower?
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10 Comments:
Exactly the same. And it won't stay purple once cooked, but turn green.
BaHa at 2:51PM on 05/01/08
Oh, fun kid food.
wookie at 2:56PM on 05/01/08
They've been selling green, orangy-yellow, and purple cauliflower at one of the local stores. Of the three, I think the purple tastes most like the white, and when I cooked it, it did indeed stay purple.
dbcurrie at 4:19PM on 05/01/08
I always roast it, and it stays purple just fine, thanks. Purple asparagus and "green" beans, won't, but I suspect cauliflower has a different pigment.
thepictsie at 5:02PM on 05/01/08
Just cooked it the other night. Prepare exactly as plain ole white cauliflower. I expected the color to fade -- like purple potatoes. But it stayed very purple. I thought the water would be good to use for making paper. A lovely bluish-purple color :-)
kjgibson at 5:04PM on 05/01/08
I can tell you what NOT to do with it & that's to make soup from it. I ended up with cream of blue soup last year after using some I got at the farmer's mkt! There's a reason not too many foods are blue, believe me.
passy at 7:24AM on 05/02/08
Eeps, I've never had purple potatoes lose it's color, at least not the Okinawan ones. It's still a very deep purple after I boil them.
Cassaendra at 7:46AM on 05/02/08
I'm dying to get my hands on purple cauliflower, carrots too! I was a sucker for the green ketchup too, I'll be brave enough to admit.
I recently read the colored varieties may even be healthier than the plain ones. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514799&in_page_id=1770
Enjoy!
bobcatsteph3 at 11:06PM on 05/02/08
I agee with Passy about the soup. I made potato soup with purple potatoes once-it tasted great but no one would touch it because of the color!
jenjen at 2:54PM on 05/05/08
I've often seen a purple cauliflower
I often hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
Karen Resta at 3:49PM on 05/05/08