Cauliflower, White Bean and Feta Salad
PUBLISHED ON: 10.14.2010
The salad colors were pale, but the crunchy texture of fresh cauliflower, feta, white beans, rosemary and lemon, created a flavor combination that tied up your taste buds, and made this a memorable eating experience.
This recipe was prepared by our friend Karen who served up this fabulous salad which was perfect for our Black and White themed Cooking Club evening with friends.
Cauliflower, White Bean and Feta Salad
6 Servings
Recipe from Bon Appetit and Prepared by Karen Munoz
Ingredients:
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2-1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 medium head of cauliflower, trimmed, cut into small florets (about 3 cups)
1 (15-ounce) can white beans (such as Great Northern or navy beans), drained
2 large heads of Belgian endive, trimmed, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 3 ounces)
Directions:
Combine oil and rosemary in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat just until fragrant, about 1 minutes. Cool.
Whisk lemon juice, vinegar, lemon peel, salt, and pepper in small bowl.
Combine cauliflower, beans endive, chives, parsley,and rosemary oil in medium bowl; toss. Mix in cheese. Add lemon juice mixture and toss to coat. Season salad with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Tina
Reminds me of something on the mediteranian type diet. I would definitely try this salad.
Big Dude
I'm not normally a big fan of raw cauiliflower, but I think I would really enjoy this salad.
sangeeta
Same here , not a big fan of cauliflowers , lightly blanched works best for me. But this salad looks like a storehouse of flavors and textures…great!!
Unknown
I'm eating lots of food like this now a days and I promise I will make this! I Love the flavors and how healthy it is – Beautiful!
Sophie Sportende Foodie
A delightful combo of beans & cauliflower,..looks very yummie!
Kylie @ A Hungry Spoon
Incredible! I'll be bookmarking this recipe for sure–I'm a nut for cauliflower, love feta, and eat white beans weekly, so this recipe is just perfect to me!Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Lav
whoa, combination of different textures, hmm i can sense how delicious it would have been…simply yummLavanyawww.lavsblog.com
Rumana Rawat
Delicious:)
The JR
Would have never thought to combine cauliflower with white beans.Sounds good.
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types
White is always appropriate! The flavors and textures sound wonderful!
tinyskillet
This looks and sounds really good. I feel the same way about simular colors in something, but sometimes it tastes so good it doesn't matter! 😀
TKW
Kind of a white salad, huh? But I bet with the feta, it's delish…feta jazzes up anything 🙂
The Rowdy Chowgirl
It does look a bit like a ghost salad, but I'll bet it tastes wonderful. I want to try this one!
Claudia
The white of the salad interests me – almost a winter salad. Never would have thought of pairing cauliflower with beans but I am \”tasting it\” and it beckons.
Susi's Kochen und Backen
Velva, great looking, flavorful salad! I love cauliflower in salads and this would be a great unique salad for a potluck!
Carol
That is one great looking salad! I love everything in there! definitely different from my usual fare, but delicious, have to try this one soon!
Eliana
Hmmm – this looks and sounds super super delicious!
A Canadian Foodie
This is the perfect Winter Salad. Vanja is always harping at me to preserve more of them and I have to make do, sometimes, as we have a goal to eat what is in season (tomatoes in the winter don't taste like tomatoes)… so this recipe is a keeper, for me. It is incredibly unique and something I would have never created on my own. That is what I love about blogging.Thank you for sharing your friend's recipe – and thank you, Karen!:)Valerie
FOODESSA
Great food…great friends…life is just that simply wonderful ;o)Thanks for sharing.Ciao for now,Claudia
RamblingTart
What an interesting combination of textures and flavors! I think I would like this very much indeed. 🙂
Jayanthy Kumaran
wow…looks delish…really a new recipe…Tasty Appetite
Rosaria Williams
I've had a similar combo. Delightful!
From the Kitchen
This has everything we like in a salad–including the crunch. Deliciousness!Best,Bonnie
Beth
That looks great. And what a fun party theme!
Recipe for Delicious
roasted cauliflower, red peppers, and shallots topped with feta is one of my favourite lazy suppers. This sounds great. I think I'll add your beans to mine for protein!
chow and chatter
this is such a cool combo but you always have great recipes here, thanks for the kind comment on the blog, I found the designer on ETSY she was great Rebecca
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
You don't have to win me over with brilliant color…this sounds delicious. I love white beans and cauliflower so this must taste wonderful with the herbs and vinaigrette.
Kim
Velva – I love the idea of a black and white themed party. Makes recipe hunting that much more fun. I do believe that I would love this salad!
MaryMoh
Love this. I have just learned how to use feta cheese in vegetables. This would be another one for me to learn. Thanks very much for sharing.
Joanne
This salad is the type of thing that i would love to have for lunch. White beans are such a favorite of mine!
Karen Harris
Lovely recipe. Cauliflower is one of my absolute favs!
pigpigscorner
Wow, very interesting combo of ingredients. Gorgeous flavours, this might change my mind about cauliflower.
Tom @ Tall Clover
Crunchy, creamy, sour, and savory: now that's some combination worth trying. Look forward to trying this unique and seasonal salad. Thanks!
Barbara
What a marvelously healthy salad, Velva. And I love the touch of rosemary in the vinaigrette…unusual. I have a can of cannellini beans sitting in my pantry right now too-they'd be perfect.Belgian endive has a slightly bitter taste I really like; I use it in most of my salads. I can see your salad might become a luncheon favorite around here!
tigerfish
I love cauliflower but never thought of preparing them this way 🙂 …
Unknown
I just started cooking with white beans and I love them. The flavors in this sound fantastic! Great salad!
Stella
Yum, Velva. I love raw cauliflower! It has such a subtle and earthy flavor-so good. I will remember this salad next time I have a head. No steaming next time:)
Donna-FFW
Love the combination of the ingredients. Sounds not only healthy, but delicious!
farmlady
I love this combination. I'm always looking for recipes with cauliflower. Thank you for a good one….
Angie's Recipes
I wonderful why I hadn't thought of combining cauliflower with feta…this looks totally flavourful, and tasty!
Bo
Very cool theme…Very cool salad!
Heather S-G
mmmm…this sounds really good. I think it's a perfect one for me to try for the hubs since he loves both cauliflower and beans. …and me, too 😉
Chef E
Okay, how did I miss this? I love this- feta, well most cheese rule!
Reeni
This is just the kind of salads I love! Absolutely delicious! And I love the black and white theme – bet that made for some interesting food.
Anonymous
I am always on the lookout for meatless dishes for my family. We are big cauliflower/feta fans. I think this one is destined to be a winner!
Jennie
A black and white themed coking club! What a great idea! I love this recipe! Your blog looks great by the way!! I'm off to see what else I've missed….
Chef Fresco
Very unique combo of ingredients for the salad – I've never had cauliflower mixed like this. Looks delicious!