Pasta with cauliflower ragu

Name: Pasta with cauliflower ragu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Mezze Maniche Rigate pasta 0.75 lb; Cauliflower 1.5 lbs; Tomato purée 2 cups; Tomato paste 1 tbsp; Carrots 2; Celery 2 ribs; Yellow onions 1; Rosemary 1 sprig; Thyme to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Pecorino Romano PDO cheese to taste

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515

Calories per serving

Vegetarian

Energy Kcal 515
Carbohydrates g 87.8
of which sugars g 15.2
Protein g 19.6
Fats g 9.5
of which saturated fat g 2.49
Fiber g 9.7
Cholesterol mg 9
Sodium mg 595

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Does vegetarian ragu seem like an oxymoron to you? Of course, the traditional Bolognese sauce is sacred, but we’d like to suggest a meat-free alternative that you just have to try: pasta with cauliflower ragu! This is a first course dish with a flavorful, full-bodied vegetable-based sauce that really looks like a classic ragu sauce. Thanks to the short cooking time, the cauliflower won’t have its characteristic flavor and smell, which is why even people who usually aren’t fans of this veggie will enjoy this dish nonetheless. You can reassure your kids: Tonight, they won’t be finding the usual boiled cauliflower, but pasta with cauliflower ragu that’s mouthwateringly tasty!

INGREDIENTS: Mezze Maniche Rigate pasta 0.75 lb (320 g); Cauliflower 1.5 lbs (700 g); Tomato purée 2 cups (500 g); Tomato paste 1 tbsp; Carrots 2; Celery 2 ribs; Yellow onions 1; Rosemary 1 sprig; Thyme to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Pecorino Romano PDO cheese to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Pasta with cauliflower ragu

To make the pasta with cauliflower ragu, first wash the celery, carrot, and onion, and chop them roughly. Put the vegetables in a food processor 1 and blitz until they’re chopped finely 2. Chop the rosemary needles finely, too 3.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pot and add the rosemary 4, then the diced vegetables, and fry lightly for around 10 minutes 5. Next, pour in the tomato purée and a splash of water, just enough to rinse the container the purée was in 6.

Now add the tomato paste 7 and season with salt. Cover the pot with a lid and cook over low heat for around 40 minutes, stirring every so often. In the meantime, clean the cauliflower and separate the florets 8, and then chop them roughly in the food processor 9. You’ll need around 1 lb (500 g) of cleaned cauliflower.

After the cooking time for the ragu has passed, the sauce will have reduced slightly. Now, add the cauliflower 10, stirring well 11, then season with some thyme 12 leaves and a grind of pepper. Adjust the salt if needed. At this point, you can cook the mezze maniche pasta in boiling salted water; the sauce will finish cooking at the same time as the pasta.

Adjust the thickness of the ragu with a little pasta cooking water 13, and when the pasta is ready, drain and pour straight into the sauce 14. Stir to combine the pasta with the ragu and finish off with another grind of pepper and some shaved Pecorino Romano. Your pasta with cauliflower ragu is ready to be served 15!

Conservation

We recommend eating the pasta with cauliflower ragu right away. Any leftovers can be reheated in the oven with the addition of some melting cheese.

The cauliflower ragu can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days in an airtight container. Otherwise, it can be frozen in small containers.

Tips

The cauliflower in this recipe is only cooked for a short time, meaning it stays fairly crunchy, but if you prefer a softer consistency, you can increase the cooking time by a few minutes.

For a vegan version, swap the Pecorino Romano cheese with nutritional yeast flakes or crumbled crusco peppers.

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