Caulifredo Sauce
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alixtraeger/this-lighter-alfredo-sauce-is-made-with-cauliflower-and-its
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 1 head cauliflower florets
- 1 cup non-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 garlic cloves (roasted garlic preferable)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound pasta, cooked
- Parmesan, to serve
- Parsley, chopped, to serve
Instructions
- Boil the water over medium-high heat.
- Add a large pinch of salt to the water and the cauliflower florets.
- Cover the pot and boil for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cauliflower is soft.
- With a slotted spoon, add the cooked cauliflower to a blender.
- Add the milk, butter, garlic, salt, and pepper and blend until smooth.
- Top the pasta with cauliflower Alfredo, Parmesan, and parsley.
History
Jan 9, 2019 Dinner - Marquardt House
YUM. This is amazing, 5 stars for sure. Much more flavorful than creamy alfredo. We used roasted garlic instead of fresh garlic, definitely helped develop a robust flavor. And we tripled the amount of garlic. Could use more fat-ful milk, but we used nonfat and it was still plenty rich.
We threw the sauce over tortellini and chicken, paired it with homemade French Bread, artichokes, and gin martinis:
