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Romanesco

[caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Romanesco"]Romanesco[/caption] This beautiful vegetable is a variation on cauliflower. It has an almost alien appearance with the fractal patterns in the florets. It is quite tasty roasted, steamed or eaten raw. I posted a great recipe roasting ...

Roasted Romanesco with Fennel and Leeks

I adapted a recipe I found on epicurious that uses cauliflower: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Roasted-Cauliflower-with-Onions-and-Fennel-237336. I have replaced the cauliflower with romanesco. Ingredients: 1 head of romanesco, cut into 1 inch florets 1 bunch of baby leeks or you can use 2 onions, cut in to1 inch sections 2 fennel bulbs, cut lengthwise and ...