Cauliflower Steaks & Purple Barley Salad with Brown Butter & Grape Sauce

Cauliflower Steaks & Purple Barley Salad

with Brown Butter & Grape Sauce

35 MIN
2 Servings
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In this recipe, we’re cutting cauliflower into thick slices, then roasting them to bring out the vegetable’s nutty flavor. An equally nutty sauce of brown butter and almonds, cooked with grapes and rosemary, perfectly complements the “steaks.” We’re serving it all with a salad of gorgeous purple barley, and garnishing the dish with a bit of fennel pollen for a floral touch. (You may receive white, orange, purple, or green romanesco cauliflower.)

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Cauliflower Steaks & Purple Barley Salad with Brown Butter & Grape Sauce
Title
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tips & techniques
Fennel Pollen
How To: Brown Butter
Purple Prairie Barley
Red Grapes
How to Cook Your Grains "Pasta" Style
Shallot
Cauliflower
Lemon
Rosemary
Butter
Almonds
Arugula
How To: Get Perfect Citrus Zest
How To: Dress a Salad
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Cook the barley:
1 Cook the barley:

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 450°F. Heat a medium pot of salted water to boiling on high. Once boiling, add the barley and cook, uncovered, 28 to 30 minutes, or until tender. Turn off the heat. Drain thoroughly and return to the pot.

Prepare & roast the cauliflower:
2 Prepare & roast the cauliflower:

While the barley cooks, wash and dry the cauliflower. Cut off and discard the stem end and leaves. Cut the head into 1-inch-thick slices (keeping them as intact as possible). Place on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; gently turn to coat. Roast 25 to 27 minutes, or until browned and tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from the oven and set aside in a warm place.

Prepare the remaining ingredients:
3 Prepare the remaining ingredients:

While the cauliflower roasts, wash and dry the remaining fresh produce. Pick the grapes off the stems; discard the stems. Peel and thinly slice the shallot. Pick the rosemary leaves off the stems; discard the stems and roughly chop the leaves. Roughly chop the almonds. Using a peeler, remove the yellow rind of the lemon, avoiding the white pith; mince the rind to get 2 teaspoons of zest (or use a zester). Quarter and deseed the lemon. Roughly chop the arugula.

Brown the butter:
4 Brown the butter:

While the cauliflower continues to roast, in a small saucepan, heat the butter on medium-high until melted. Cook, stirring occasionally and swirling the saucepan, 2 to 3 minutes, or until browned and nuttily fragrant. (Be careful not to overcook, as the butter can burn easily.)

Make the brown butter sauce:
5 Make the brown butter sauce:

Add the grapes, shallot, and rosemary to the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes, or until the grapes are slightly softened. Turn off the heat; stir in the almonds and the juice of all 4 lemon wedges. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Make the barley salad & plate your dish:
6 Make the barley salad & plate your dish:

Add the arugula and lemon zest to the pot of cooked barley. Drizzle with olive oil and stir to combine; season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the barley salad and roasted cauliflower between 2 dishes. Top with the brown butter sauce. Garnish with the fennel pollen. Enjoy!

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Cauliflower Steaks & Purple Barley Salad

Cook the barley:
How to Cook Your Grains "Pasta" Style
1 Cook the barley:

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 450°F. Heat a medium pot of salted water to boiling on high. Once boiling, add the barley and cook, uncovered, 28 to 30 minutes, or until tender. Turn off the heat. Drain thoroughly and return to the pot.

2 Prepare & roast the cauliflower:

While the barley cooks, wash and dry the cauliflower. Cut off and discard the stem end and leaves. Cut the head into 1-inch-thick slices (keeping them as intact as possible). Place on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; gently turn to coat. Roast 25 to 27 minutes, or until browned and tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from the oven and set aside in a warm place.

Prepare & roast the cauliflower:
How To: Prep Cauliflower Steaks
Prepare the remaining ingredients:
How To: Get Perfect Citrus Zest
3 Prepare the remaining ingredients:

While the cauliflower roasts, wash and dry the remaining fresh produce. Pick the grapes off the stems; discard the stems. Peel and thinly slice the shallot. Pick the rosemary leaves off the stems; discard the stems and roughly chop the leaves. Roughly chop the almonds. Using a peeler, remove the yellow rind of the lemon, avoiding the white pith; mince the rind to get 2 teaspoons of zest (or use a zester). Quarter and deseed the lemon. Roughly chop the arugula.

4 Brown the butter:

While the cauliflower continues to roast, in a small saucepan, heat the butter on medium-high until melted. Cook, stirring occasionally and swirling the saucepan, 2 to 3 minutes, or until browned and nuttily fragrant. (Be careful not to overcook, as the butter can burn easily.)

Brown the butter:
How To: Brown Butter
Make the brown butter sauce:
5 Make the brown butter sauce:

Add the grapes, shallot, and rosemary to the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes, or until the grapes are slightly softened. Turn off the heat; stir in the almonds and the juice of all 4 lemon wedges. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

6 Make the barley salad & plate your dish:

Add the arugula and lemon zest to the pot of cooked barley. Drizzle with olive oil and stir to combine; season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the barley salad and roasted cauliflower between 2 dishes. Top with the brown butter sauce. Garnish with the fennel pollen. Enjoy!

Make the barley salad & plate your dish:
How To: Dress a Salad
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