Grilled Paprika Cauliflower with caper and anchovy butter

Grilled Paprika Cauliflower with caper and anchovy butter
4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower sliced into steaks about 10-12mm thick
  • smoked paprika, salt and pepper
  • 4 potatoes cubed and boiled in salted water (drain and set aside )
  • 60 g butter unsalted and melted
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp water
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 60 g olive oil
  • 1 Tbs capers + extra for garnish
  • 1 - 2 anchovy fillets (use 1 first and taste add 2nd if necessary)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC and while it's heating make the mash potatoes and the sauce

  2. 2

    Prepare the cauliflower by par cooking in a steamer for about 5 minutes. Gently place the cauliflower steaks on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

  3. 3

    --- Caper and Anchovy Butter Sauce ---

  4. 4

    In a bowl whisk the egg yolk together with the lime juice, water and salt. Gently drizzle in the melted butter and continue to whisk.

  5. 5

    Add the olive oil and continue to whisk. Now add the capers and anchovy and use an immersion blender to mix into the butter emulsion.

  6. 6

    Spoon onto the cauliflower and sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper and bake for 15 minutes until cooked and golden.

  7. 7

    Serve on mash potatoesStir about 2 Tbls of the caper butter sauce through the mash to layer and intensify the flavours

  8. 8

    Place on bed of mash, drizzle more caper and anchovy butter over if you like and serve with a wedge of lime.

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