Cauliflower Rolls

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New England is famous for lobster rolls during summer. Living in New England I was looking for similar rolls in a vegetarian version which can be served while entertaining or picnicking outside. Why not cauliflower which can mimic same flavor as lobster and when it has become trendy to make rice to pizza crust from cauliflower. These vegetarian rolls use same dressing and crunchy vegetables as of lobster rolls. You can keep dressing and cauliflower florets separate and make dressing with yogurt only for a picnic. Rolls can assembled when ready to eat.

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Cauliflower Rolls

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Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 20-25 small bite size cauliflower florets
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Hot sauce, according to taste
  • 1 cup corn meal
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • ¼ cup finely diced red pepper
  • ¼ cup finely diced celery
  • ¼ cup finely diced red onion
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon celery salt
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 4 Hot dog buns
  • Butter to toast buns
Directions
  1. Combine buttermilk, hot sauce and salt to taste in a mixing bowl. Marinate cauliflower florets in buttermilk for 2 to 3 hours.
  2. Combine corn meal, all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and salt to taste in another bowl. Once cauliflower is marinated, drain the florets and transfer to flour mixture. Coat florets with flour and shake off excess flour.
  3. Heat oil for frying in a frying pan until ready to fry. Fry cauliflower florets in 3-4 batches until golden brown. Transfer to paper lined plate to drain excess oil.
  4. To assemble rolls: Toast the hot dog buns on a griddle with butter. Combine mayonnaise and yogurt in a big mixing bowl and whisk to make it smooth. Add red pepper, celery, onion, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and celery salt. Stir to combine. Once excess oil is gone from cauliflower florets, add warm florets to mayo mixture and stir to combine. If you are not ready to serve roll immediately then wait to add florets until you are ready to serve them. Open the top slit of buns and divide the florets filling among four buns. Serve immediately.