Spaghetti with fried cauliflower and pine nuts

Name: Spaghetti with fried cauliflower and pine nuts
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cups cauliflower florets; 1 medium red onion, diced; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves; 6 anchovy fillets (optional); ½ cup dry white wine; 4 tbsp pine nuts, roasted; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; 500g orecchiette, spaghetti or cavatelli pasta

Tony Chiodo

December 14, 2016

Spaghetti with fried cauliflower and pine nutsSupplied

Time:< 30 minsServes:4

In medieval times, health manuscripts preached the virtues of pine nuts as a power "to stimulate the libido". The Arabic scriptures recommend a drink of honey and eating 20 almonds and 100 pine nuts before going to bed. After repeating this for three days a man would acquire vigour. Well, I suppose this partly explains my addiction.

Ingredients

3 cups cauliflower florets
1 medium red onion, diced
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves
6 anchovy fillets (optional)
½ cup dry white wine
4 tbsp pine nuts, roasted
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
500g orecchiette, spaghetti or cavatelli pasta

Method

Add 1 tsp salt to a pot of boiling water. Drop in the cauliflower florets and cook until just tender. Drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion and garlic for 5 to 6 minutes or until soft. Add the parsley, anchovies and cauliflower. Pour in the wine, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the roasted pine nuts, season with salt and black pepper to taste and set aside.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and toss in a pan with the cauliflower sauce. Serve hot.