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I have to be honest.  I was never a huge cauliflower person and every time it was served to me it was either swimming (and I mean drowning) in a cheese sauce, yuck, or so overcooked it was like eating gruel with absolutely no taste.....not an appetizing picture I know.

Here, cauliflower is turned into a luxuriously creamy puree with the help of a splash of milk, a smidge of butter and a whir in the food processor.  The puree is flavored simply but deeply with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and a pinch of nutmeg, which amplifies the cheese flavor and brings out its nutty undertones, then finished with fresh parsley and black pepper.

Parmesan Cauliflower Puree

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 medium head (2 pounds) cauliflower, cored and cut into 1 1/2-inch florets (7 cups)

1/3 cup milk, plus more as needed

2 tbsp unsalted butter

1/4 tsp kosher salt, plus more as needed

Generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus 4 teaspoons for garnish

1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Place the cauliflower florets in a steamer basket set over a pot of boiling water. Cover and steam until the cauliflower is just tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Transfer the cauliflower to a food processor along with 1/3 cup of  milk, the butter, the 1/4 teaspoon of salt and the nutmeg; puree until very smooth. You will need to stop the processor once or twice to scrape the sides with a spatula. Add extra milk a tablespoon at a time, as needed. Immediately add 1/4 cup of the cheese and pulse just until the cheese has melted and is incorporated.

(If you've allowed the puree to cool, transfer it to a medium saucepan over low heat, then add the 1/4 cup of cheese, stirring until it has melted.)

Transfer the puree to a serving bowl. Taste, and season with more salt, as needed. Garnish with the remaining 4 teaspoons of cheese, plus sprinklings of parsley and pepper. Serve warm.

Pureed Cauliflower can be served in replacement of mashed potatoes almost everytime and is a delicious accompaniment to beef, pork, lamb and more.

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