I may not be able to splurge for expensive items, but luckily my parents can and they live close.
Tonight we enjoyed a fun dinner to celebrate the end of summer:
Crab Legs with melted butter
Green Beans - blanched and lightly tossed with olive oil and salt
Roasted Cauliflower with Green Olives and Pine Nuts (Food and Wine recipe below)
Price = Doing the Dishes
Roasted Cauliflower with Green Olives and Pine Nuts
(Food and Wine recipe below)
Active Time = 10 mins / Total Time = 40 mins / Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 pound cauliflower, cut into 1 inch florets
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1/3 cup chopped pitted green olives
1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon drained capers
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425. In a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish, toss the cauliflower with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes, or until the cauliflower is lightly browned in spots. Add the pine nuts, olives, parsley and capers, toss and roast for about 10 minutes longer, until the pine nuts are lightly toasted. Serve warm or at room temperature.
