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    Home » Autumn

    Cauliflower Leaf Crisps

    Published: Sep 10, 2017 by Louise-Claire Cayzer · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 2 Comments

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    I PROMISE you  it has nothing to do with weirdo diets. And everything to do with I hate to fail in my gardening efforts. 

    Those of you who grow cauliflowers will understand.

    Despite netting, protecting and slug removal my cauliflowers this year have ended up as so :

    • 3 about the size of a golf ball,
    • 2 the size of cricket balls
    • 1 lovely large full head that was attacked by slugs.

    I honestly don't know how our ancestors stayed alive. 

    Maybe they ate slugs. Maybe the slug eating was why the Romans left. 

    I don't know. 

    this recipe

    Anyway. The one thing that I HAVE managed to grow successfully is a huge amount of cauliflower leaves.  Maybe they might have had the odd nibble by a caterpillar on the edge, but mostly i have had a LOT of leaves. 

    So here's where I go a bit 'clean eating'  but only because I know cauliflowers are closely related to Kale. And I quite like a bit of kale.  However the cauli leaves are quite a bit tougher, so you can't really use them in place of kale in salads or stir fry.

    However...as I have discovered through sheer bloody minded resolve to get SOMETHING, ANYTHING from my love and attention to these brassicas, the leaves make a darn good crisp. 

    How do I know this? Well, I stuck some in the oven, slicked with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and some spices.

    VOILA! Crisps!

    And I'm very glad I did. They withstand the heat of the oven better than kale and stay crispy in a Tupperware container longer.  That is if you can keep yourself from munching them all at once.

    So, just like that, my frown has turned upside down and I can say my cauliflowers were a success this year, because now I have crisps. 

    And who doesn't love a crisp.

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    Cauliflower Leaves Crisps

    Louise-Claire Cayzer
    A nifty, thrifty way to make cauliflower leaves taste delicious
    5 from 1 vote
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    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    • 10 or so Cauliflower leaves
    • 1 teaspoon extra virgin Olive Oil
    • salt to taste
    • sprinkle garam masala (OPTIONAL)
    • sprinkle smoked paprika (OPTIONAL)

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to around 180C
    • Remove the stalks from the cauli leaves and cut into pieces around 1" square
    • Slick the olive oil onto the leaves and sprinkle with salt and spice of your choice
    • Put the cauli leaves onto an oven tray & bake for around 20 minutes until crispy
    • Greedily apply to face.
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    1. Rosiecub says

      September 10, 2017 at 6:46 pm

      5 stars
      I soooo relate to this. Thank you - you've made me feel so much better!!! Cauliflowers seem to be really difficult to grow. With your post I get to redeem something from those caulis!!! Result you are a genius!!

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      • louise says

        September 10, 2017 at 7:38 pm

        I know right! I had such high hopes for them.. and then the slugs struck ><

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