Broc-Cauli: The New Dynamic Duo?!

For those of you who've picked up this week's Crop Share, you already know, SURPRISE, you also got cauliflower!  Alright, I'll admit, cauliflower is not high on my list of beloved vegetables.  Okay fine, it tops my list of most despised.  But I'm trying, I really am and I'm bound and determined to find a preparation for it that makes me realize what everyone else raves about.  Thanks to an idea from Valerie, I think I've found it via a broccoli & cauliflower combo...broc-cauli!  Sherlock has Watson, Batman has Alfred, so perhaps all cauliflower needs is broccoli!

So with the holiday weekend at hand, here's two "broc-cauli" side dishes to complement your dinner table.  First, a warm and rustic Cauliflower-Broccoli Gratin from Eating Well, and then a light and fresh Broccoli Grape Harvest Salad from Eat Yourself Skinny (omit the pasta and toss in your chopped cauliflower to create the broc-cauli effect and a low-carb side dish).

Cauliflower-Broccoli Gratin

Broccoli Grape Harvest Salad

Let us know how you incorporated this week's Crop Share into your holiday meal, we love to know what's cookin'!

Happy Easter and happy cooking!

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Yes, for those of you who aren't already following us, Nalls Produce really is on Pinterest!  So, you should run, not walk, to pin-stalk us, because our seasonal recipe boards will give you lots of additional ideas for ways to use your Crop Share produce each week!

Make Room For Mushrooms!

If you have yet to make the Skinny Mushroom Risotto we posted back in February, then this time around it is a must!  It would be the perfect accompaniment to a roast chicken or a baked fish entree for your Easter dinner.

I've yet to meet a Skinny Taste recipe I haven't liked, and that's saying a lot, as in our house with dairy, egg, gluten, peanut & cashew allergies (whew!) we have to do A LOT of alterations, and they don't always turn out so great.  But this mushroom risotto was perfect for swapping in our vegan margarine and faux parmesan (trust me, it's actually yummy).  So this is one risotto we can all dive into...unless you don't like mushrooms, and in that case, well, I'll be happy to take them off your hands and make even more of this for myself.

Curried Chickpea & Quinoa Wraps

These spicy wraps have been our quick, go-to dinner for Meatless Mondays.  And with the green leaf lettuce in this week's Crop Share you'll be able to turn these bad boys into delicious lettuce wraps, or even shred the lettuce for an added crunch if you prefer to use pita or naan to bundle them up.  They'll be the perfect detox for your system after this weekend's inevitable chocolate binge!

The full recipe from the Fat Free Vegan Kitchen can be found here: Curried Chickpea & Quinoa Wraps