Description
Enjoy the versatile and mild flavour of our cauliflower, perfect for roasting, steaming, mashing, or making into cauliflower rice, ensuring a nutritious addition to your favourite meals. Available in our Local Farm Shop in Bellaghy, Mid Ulster Area.
🥦 Cauliflower Overview
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable from the same family as broccoli, cabbage, and kale. It’s widely appreciated for its versatility, mild flavor, and nutritional benefits.
🌿 Physical Characteristics
- Appearance: A dense, rounded head (called a “curd”) made up of tightly packed white florets.
- Color Variations: Most common is white, but varieties also come in purple, orange, and green.
- Texture: Firm and slightly granular when raw; becomes soft and creamy when cooked.
🍽️ Culinary Uses
- Can be eaten raw, steamed, roasted, grilled, or puréed.
- Popular in dishes like cauliflower rice, cauliflower mash, buffalo cauliflower, and even plant-based pizza crusts.
- Absorbs flavors easily, making it great for bold seasonings and sauces.
🧠 Nutritional Highlights
- Low in calories, yet high in vitamins (especially C, K, and several B vitamins).
- A good source of fiber and antioxidants.
- Supports heart health, digestion, and may help reduce inflammation.
