Pesto Pasta with Romanesco and Black Olives
Romanesco is one of our favorite vegetables. We like the color, the shapes and the flavors. It was particularly nice on the fresh pasta and light garlic sauce.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
for the pasta:
1 cup semolina flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 Tbs. pesto
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water, perhaps a bit more
for the meal:
1 romanesco broccoli, cut into spirals [...]
Romanesco Clafoutis with Soy Ricotta
Romanesco is one of our favorite vegetables. Clafoutis is a baked custard, often a dessert, but also can be savory. As we often enjoy other vegetable tarts omelets or tortillas, I knew the clafoutis would lend itself to the romanesco also.
Ingredients:
1 romanesco broccoli, separated into individual spirals
1 red onion, minced
450 grams tofu, crumbled
1 Tbs. tahini [...]
Romanesco with mustard sauce
The romanesco is a green cauliflower and one of the most fascinating looking vegetables because its fractal design.
Ingredients:
3 tbs. olive oil
1 romanesco
1 leek, chopped
1 lemon, zested
110 milliliters soy cream
1 tbs. mustard (brown spicy variety)
salt
1 tsp. cornstarch
white pepper
sugar or 1 tbs. corn syrup
Directions:
Heat the oil in a medium frying pan.
Add most of the [...]
