Add fresh cauliflower to your shopping list for June.
Perhaps you grew up with this familiar old vegie friend - maybe over-baked or topped with cheese sauce. But cauliflower deserves a fresh look! It’s one of the cabbage, or brassica, family which are nutritional powerhouses. Cauliflower is low in kilojoules and is a good source of fibre, folate and vitamin C.
White cauliflower is the most common variety. You can also get purple cauliflower, which has a slightly milder flavour.
For both white and purple cauliflower, choose those that have firm, compact heads. Avoid any with yellowing heads or floppy leaves.
Remove outer leaves and store the heads, unwashed, in a plastic bag in the crisper of your fridge for up to four days.
Remove the stem and leaves. Chop the heads into florets and chop stalks also for dishes like stir-fries. Cauliflower can be eaten raw, served with dips or in salad, steamed, mashed, roasted or added to soups, curries and casseroles.
Cauliflower is part of the brassica family, which has been linked with a reduction in cancer.