Broccoflower Salad

1 head broccoflower, riced
1 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley, minced
3/4 to 1 pound spicy Italian ground sausage

1. To rice the broccoflower, remove the stem and cut into florets. Add these to your food processor and pulse until you florets are about the size of rice. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and microwave for about four minutes.
2. In a large wok or Dutch oven, brown sausage until cooked through.
3. Add broccoflower to the sausage and cook for another 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Remove from heat and stir in bell pepper and parsley. Serve warm.

Broccoflower is the result of cross-pollinating broccoli and cauliflower. The result is something that looks like a bright green cauliflower and has a mild broccoli taste. Cooked as it is in this recipe, it has a slight crunch so it’s fun to eat with all the different textures.
Invited to a spaghetti dinner? These flavors go great with Italian food and it’s filling enough to eat without having to dig into the pasta or bread. The recipe also makes a lot of salad! I brought it over to my brother’s house as a side dish, and still had enough leftover to eat it all week for lunch. To switch it up, I mixed the salad with spaghetti sauce, and one night I filled half an acorn squash with the salad. It was also good mixed with a little nut cheese, so it’d be tasty with sour cream or greek yogurt if you eat dairy.
The original recipe called for a whole pound of sausage, but I only used 3/4 lb. since it was intended to be a side dish. It was plenty meaty for a lunch dish, so it’s up to you how much meat you add.
Enjoy!

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