Southern Fried Cauliflower with Slaw & Chipotle Cream Recipe
Crispy southern-fried cauliflower fritters, seasoned with paprika and mustard, coated in a flavorful herb and spice crust. Served alongside a tangy coleslaw of red cabbage, apple, pear, and peanuts, drizzled with a smoky hot pepper dressing.
Ingredients
Cauliflower
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Coating
- black pepper (to taste)
- 0.5 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp oregano (dried)
- 2 tsp sage (dried)
- 1 tsp thyme (dried)
- 1 cloves garlic
- 1.5 tsp ground ginger
- 1.5 tsp mustard powder
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 50 grams plain flour
- salt (to taste)
Salad
- 1 whole apples
- 1 stick celery
- 8 sprig fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp sliced jalapenos
- 1 whole pears
- 150 grams red cabbage
- 1 whole red onions
- 25 grams salted peanuts
Dressing
- black pepper (to taste)
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 whole lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt (to taste)
Cream
- 1 tsp chipotle paste
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise light
- 100 ml sour cream
Marinade
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 125 ml milk
- 2 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp paprika
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- squeeze the lemon(s) . mix the marinade ingredients together in the rectangular pie dish
- cut the cauliflower into florets, place the cauliflower in the marinade, refrigerate for at least two hours preferably overnight
- remove the cauliflower from the fridge, set the oven to 180C 350F or gas mark 4
- peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely, mix the coating ingredients together in a bowl apart from the sunflower oil
- dip the cauliflower florets into the coating, place the cauliflower on the baking tray, brush or spray lightly with oil, cook for 15 mins
- squeeze the lemon(s) . squeeze the lime(s), mix the dressing ingredients together in a bowl
- wash and shred the red cabbage, peel and core the apples, chop into matchsticks, peel and core the pears, chop into matchsticks
- slice the red onions thinly, wash and dice the celery, slice the jalapeno
- wash and finely chop the fresh coriander, place all the salad ingredients in a bowl, add the salad dressing, toss the salad, set a side
- mix the cream ingredients together in a bowl, set a side
- when the cauliflower is cooked, remove from the oven, add the cauliflower to the serving plate, add the salad to the serving plate, serve with the Chipotle Cream
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