Spicy Pickled Cauliflower Penne
Add a little pep to your meal-time with spicy marinated cauliflower over Chickapea Penne. The cooling avocado and savoury Chickapea noodles perfectly balance the heat of the spicy cauliflower and make for a delicious combination of flavours. This recipe is gluten-free, vegan and takes only 20 minutes from prep to your plate.
Spicy Pickled Cauliflower Penne
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Course: Lunch
- Cuisine: Canadian
- Servings: 2-3 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 Package Chickapea Penne
- 2 Tbsp table salt (for boiling pasta)
- 1 Tbsp vegan butter
- ½ red onion, minced
- 1 cup, salsa verde
- 2 cup spicy pickled cauliflower, reserving the oil
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- Finishing salt, to taste
Instructions:
- Cook the Chickapea Penne to package directions (heat 16 cups of water and 2 Tbsp of salt in a large pot over high heat until boiling. Add the pasta to the water, decrease the heat to maintain a gentle boil. Stir and cook the pasta for 7 minutes)
- Drain and rinse the pasta with warm water before adding it back into the pot
- Mix the vegan butter into the noodles until melted
- Add the salsa verde and red onion to the pasta and mix well
- Pour a ¼ cup-1/3 cup of the cauliflower marinate oil into the pot
- Once well combined, plate the individual servings of pasta
- Top each serving with the cauliflower, avocado slices and finishing salt
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
- Aurora Hot Marinated Cauliflower was used in this recipe
- Add the desired amount of cauliflower oil based upon personal taste
- The pasta dish can be reheated over low until warmed through after refrigeration but is also delicious served cold