This recipe is currently winning the 2010 unofficial home-based contest for unexpected awesome (and it puts some of the last of the Spring Harvest to use).
-1/4 lb bacon, chopped into 1 inch strips
-2 Leeks, chopped into 1 cm rounds
-1 head cauliflower, chopped into florets of 1 inch X 1 inch X 0.25 inch
-2 T fancy German non-sweet mustard (pick your favorite mustard from a talented friend, if you can)
-1/2 lb. miniature carrots from the garden
-2 C. bread crumbs
-fancy salt flakes (pick your poison)
-Pre-heat oven to 450F.
1. Chop leeks and cauliflower. Scatter throughout pan. Place dry in oven.
2. Sauteé bacon on medium. Cover to preserve liquid in addition to grease. Add chopped leeks after bacon has started to release grease. Add mustard, stir. Cover.
3. Once leeks are completely translucent, layer bacon, leeks, mustard, etc. over slightly browned cauliflower. Return, uncovered, to oven for 20 minutes.
4. Stir all layers to ensure even coating of bacon grease and any other spices that have been added to you taste. Layer baby carrots, salt flakes, bread crumbs, and a sprinkling of olive oil on top. Return to oven for 20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and serve immediately. Add black pepper and salt flakes for texture to taste.
4 comments:
Miss Millie says she wouldn't mind helping you with your Spring harvest. Especially those carrot tops!
Arvay: I'd send 'em if I could... they are poisonous to humans, so they would be all Millie's...
Are they really? I had no idea. They sort of resemble poison hemlock, though.
Arvay: not a joke. Not that it's a problem. But good to know in case you think (like I often do) "I'll just use these greens..."
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