Pasta with Cauliflower

Name: Pasta with Cauliflower
Yield: makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 head of cauliflower (about 1 pound); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 pound penne, ziti, or other cut pasta; 1 cup coarse bread crumbs (see Note)

December 20, 2011

The fundamental procedures required to make this pasta dish are easy, but this is as instructional as any simple recipe I know, and one that builds a wonderfully flavorful dish with just a few ingredients.

Cooks' Note

The bread crumbs are best when freshly made from good but slightly stale bread; coarse bread crumbs, such as those made in a food processor, are infinitely preferable to the finer store-bought variety.

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