Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower with Bacon and Garlic
It's funny but some of my best recipes come about from desperation and attempts to clean out my fridge of leftover ingredients. This recipe is one of those.
I had a head of cauliflower that needed to be eaten and a couple of slices of bacon that also needed to be eaten, so I thought why not try them together? If it tastes awful I can throw out the experiment without feeling bad.
However, it turned out to be a really nice side dish and would be perfect at Thanksgiving or Christmas. You are allowed and even encouraged to make fattening vegetable dishes when it is a holiday!
4 Slices of bacon
1 TBls bacon grease
1 bulb of garlic-remove the cloves
1 head of cauliflower cut up into bite size pieces
Saute the bacon until crisp and then blot on a paper towel and crumble. Reserve a tablespoon of the bacon grease to toss with the cauliflower and garlic.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
Cut up the cauliflower, and peel the garlic, toss with the bacon grease and bacon bits in a oven proof pan, season with black pepper.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, stir occasionally, serve when the cauliflower is soft and browned.
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