cauliflower
noun
cau·li·flow·er
ˈkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
ˈkä-
ˈkä-
-lē-
often attributive
: a garden plant (Brassica oleracea botrytis) related to the cabbage and grown for its compact edible head of usually white undeveloped flowers
also
: its flower cluster used as a vegetable
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The fiber in cauliflower helps maintain healthy digestion and feeds good bacteria in your gut.
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Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
Mexico has a much longer history than that, but two and a half centuries of cauliflower is good enough for me.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year, the chain began offering meatless menu items: Dave’s Cauliflower Sliders, Tenders and Bites made from cauliflower.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Kefir is made by fermenting milk with kefir grains — living colonies of yeasts and bacteria that almost look like little clumps of cauliflower.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2024
There’s also Zahra—roasted cauliflower topped with tahini and roasted pine nuts—and of course, falafel.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
Arugula, kale and cauliflower have each had their star turn, but brussels sprouts, the modern menu darling that David Chang started pan roasting with bacon at Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004, is perhaps the biggest gateway brassica of them all.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
All pizzas are now also available on a cauliflower crust, slightly thinner and crispier but with no loss of flavor.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Use a food processor to turn cauliflower or broccoli into rice.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
Mexico has a much longer history than that, but two and a half centuries of cauliflower is good enough for me.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year, the chain began offering meatless menu items: Dave’s Cauliflower Sliders, Tenders and Bites made from cauliflower.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Kefir is made by fermenting milk with kefir grains — living colonies of yeasts and bacteria that almost look like little clumps of cauliflower.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2024
There’s also Zahra—roasted cauliflower topped with tahini and roasted pine nuts—and of course, falafel.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
Arugula, kale and cauliflower have each had their star turn, but brussels sprouts, the modern menu darling that David Chang started pan roasting with bacon at Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004, is perhaps the biggest gateway brassica of them all.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
All pizzas are now also available on a cauliflower crust, slightly thinner and crispier but with no loss of flavor.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Use a food processor to turn cauliflower or broccoli into rice.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
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cauliflower
noun
cau·li·flow·er
ˈkȯ-li-ˌflau̇(-ə)r
: a garden plant closely related to the cabbage and grown for its compact edible head of usually white undeveloped flowers
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