Colors of Sicily Cauliflowers Recipe whith Pasta

it's now time for cauliflowers,

you will see them grow in so many different colors, like the purple one is populare for Catania growing
It's the season when the farmers proudly display their cauliflower harvest in colourful rows on tables at the farmers' markets.

The cauliflowers vary in size and colour, although the size or colour does not determine its quality.

Colourful Cauliflowers

Cauliflowers are not just white anymore; they also grow in colours of orange, green and purple. Regardless of the colour, cauliflower is low in fat and calories and loaded with Vitamin C and antioxidants.

this is a traditional Sicilian Pasta Dish Made with Cauliflower
you need :

Rigatoni or Buccatini / 1 large head green cauliflower

Oliveoil - Salt - Pepper - Curry

1 large onion, chopped / 1 cup of pine nuts / 1/2 cup raisins or currants

1. Fill a pot with salted water and add some curry

2. Bring to a boil while preparing cauliflower cut florets in small pieces

3. Add the cauliflower to the pot and cook for about 5 minute

4. Remove cauliflower from the pot leaving the water in the pot

5. Cook onion in olive oil over medium heat until soft and a little bit brown

6. Add pine nuts and raisins (currants) for 2 minutes

7. Add reserved cauliflower with some of the curry water and cook until it becomes a cauliflower sauce

8. Put rigatonis in the cauliflower curry water and cook according directions untill the pasta is al dente, drain in a colander and

9. add to the cauliflower sauce with some pepper

10. Sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs

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Food in Sicily

The variety and complexity of the culinary art in Sicily is the result of thousands of years of history, the amassing over the centuries of innumerable different layers of civilization and culture. While Sicilian cuisine is already rich an elaborate in itself, contributions to it from distant places are not to be neglected. There is, in fact, in almost every dish some ingredient from outside the island; the influences may be Greek, Latin, Arab-Norman, Franco-Hispano-Bourbon. The ancient Greek roots of this cuisine, celebrated by various authors of the period (Trimalchio of Syracuse, Atheneus, Archestratus of Gela), are revealed in simple, natural foods consisting basically of very fresh fish and natural herbs, since special spices and condiments still had to be imported. The Greek cuisine remained true to itself during the time of the Roman occupation, when the island was the 'granary' of the Empire. .how to discover Sicily ......more

Aglio rosso di Nubia near Trapani in Sicily

.... The garlic is one of the most famous Sicilian vegetable and the best known for its healty properties, which are appreciated and widely used both in cooking and in traditional medicine since ancient times.
This vegetable is very rich in protein, vitamin C and potassium. Its healty properties lower the blood pressure naturally and considerably.
It is also a good antiseptic for the respiratory and the digestive system thanks to its typical smell and taste.
Most of these properties are only in raw product, whose taste is very strong. The garlic is widely used in cooking.
In effect, the garlic is one of the most important ingredients of the Sicilian gastronomy, whose fragrances and tastes are generally strong. So that it appears rich of aromatic and delicious dishes.
Garlic can be founded in entire bulbs, in dust or in grains, in cloves and in paste, potted or tubed.
However it is better to buy the entire bulb and use its cloves after taking the pod off. They can be cooked entire, crushed in a mortar or garlic press or minced thinly.
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