Fresh Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad with Greens | Perfect Summer Meal

[Music] hi there and welcome to my kitchen today we're going to make Mediterranean cauliflower salad this super flavorful salad features cooked cauliflower salad greens cucumbers Tomatoes optional feta cheese and a simple olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing the cauliflower is sizzled in olive oil and spiced with cinnamon and coriander before being tossed into the salad once you have your cauliflower cooked this salad comes together quickly I'm going to show you exactly how to make this step by step and we're going to talk about the health benefits of cauliflower many healthc conscious people view cauliflour favorably as a low calorie low carb vegetable option but they don't know the ayurvedic point of view as an ayurvedic nutritionist I look at the qualities of the food to understand how to use food as medicine so ayurvedically cauliflower primary qualities are light cold and dry and due to these qualities cauliflower can be difficult for some people to digest especially if you're vat DOA since Vata is already light cold and dry now if you don't know your Dosha you can take the quiz to find out we'll put a link in the description below but what this means is that if your digestion is weak such as you have low metabolism low enzymes or low stomach acid then cauliflower is going to be difficult to digest now this is where the magic of ayurveda comes in with an ayurvedic approach to cooking you can prepare this cauliflower in a way that mitigates its difficult qualities so we do this by adding spices as well as cooking the cauliflower in olive oil so we're balancing out the cold with warmth the dry with demulen SE and light with heavy now of course the addition of olive oil and spices also adds plenty of flavor to this salad so first we're going to prepare the cauliflower we're going to wash it and then chop it into half in slabs or flat pieces next we're going to heat a large non-stick skillet on medium heat and add olive oil we're going to add in the powdered spices and Sizzle for no more than 30 seconds to release the flavor and Aroma then we're going to add in our prepared cauliflower and sprinkle with some salt next we'll toss or stir to evenly coat the cauliflower with the spices then we'll arrange the cauliflower in an even layer on the skillet so that it can get nice and brown you might want to add a little bit of water like a tablespoon cover it up and we'll leave it to cook for 5 to 10 minutes until the cauliflower starts to soften and the first side starts to Brown underneath and you can check it by just using a fork to lift it up now we're going to turn each piece of the cauliflower individually using a fork or a spatula or maybe both and that way the other side can also get nice and brown now for the salad we're going to place the washed salad greens in a serving Bowl you're going to chop your cucumbers and your tomatoes and arrange them beautifully over the top of the salad then I like to drizzle the olive oil and the balsamic vinegar over everything and that's getting exciting right we're also going to season it with a bit of salt and pepper and then once the cauliflower is slightly cooled go ahead and add it on over top you can toss it at this stage or you can just leave the cauliflower floating on top then if you're using feta cheese go ahead and crumble it on top well we did it this is looking really good how about we take a bite all right chewing done I was doing a little happy dance there because the cauliflower is so tast tasty the cinnamon and the coriander give this like complex heat it's a little bit earthy it's slightly bitter but really it's just this Pizzazz that cuts through everything else and then you've got the balsamic vinegar giving vibrancy and just the right amount of salt in there and overall the salad feels warming which is so valuable because salads in General are cooling lettuce is cooling raw vegetables are cooling but here we have that cooked cauliflower mixed in with the warming spices and so overall it's just this beautifully balanced satisfying kind of salad and I really encourage you to make this enjoy it for yourself but also make it for your family and make it for guests because I think everybody's going to enjoy this thanks for watching ing for more ways to enjoy the salad visit the recipe Post in the description below also be sure to hit the Subscribe button and click the notifications Bell icon to get more recipes like this enjoy this recipe and I'll see you next time bye for now [Music]