Warm salad of fried mushrooms with cauliflower

6 servings

40 minutes

Warm salad of fried mushrooms with cauliflower is an original dish that combines tenderness and crunchiness, creating a unique taste. The cauliflower, breaded and fried to a golden crust, adds an expressive textural contrast to the salad. The mushrooms, infused with the aromas of spices and oil, complement the composition with a soft depth of flavor. Walnuts add piquant, rich notes. The taste of the dish is enlivened by a dressing of soy sauce, mustard, and garlic that brings all the ingredients together in a harmonious ensemble. This salad is perfect as a standalone dish or as an original appetizer for special occasions. It can be served warm, enjoying all the flavor nuances revealed in each bite.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 343.1
• Proteins: 12.8g
• Fats: 25g
• Carbohydrates: 25.6g

Ingredients

• Cauliflower: 500 g
• Walnuts: 150 g
• Mushrooms: 300 g
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Onion: 1 head
• Garlic: 2 clove
• Parsley: 10 g
• Soy sauce: 40 ml
• Grainy mustard: 30 g
• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Breadcrumbs: 60 g
• Vegetable oil: 100 ml
• Olive oil: 30 ml
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Salt: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Dry the nuts in a pan and chop them.

   Required ingredients:

   • Walnuts: 150 g

3. Divide the cabbage into florets and boil in salted water for 2 minutes until semi-cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cauliflower: 500 g
   • Salt:  to taste

4. Chop the onion into small cubes. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head
   • Carrot: 1 piece

5. Fry the onion and carrot in vegetable oil until golden brown.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 100 ml
   • Onion: 1 head
   • Carrot: 1 piece

6. Place sliced mushrooms in the pan and fry until they lose excess moisture and become golden.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mushrooms: 300 g

7. Salt and pepper the mushrooms and transfer them to a salad bowl.

   Required ingredients:

   • Mushrooms: 300 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

8. First dip the cabbage in egg, then in breadcrumbs.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cauliflower: 500 g
   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces
   • Breadcrumbs: 60 g

9. Fry in vegetable oil until crispy and golden brown. It's better to do this in batches so the cabbage fries rather than stews in the pan.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 100 ml

10. Place the cabbage florets on paper to remove excess oil, then transfer to a salad bowl.

    Required ingredients:

    • Cauliflower: 500 g

11. Add walnuts and chopped greens to the salad, mix well.

    Required ingredients:

    • Walnuts: 150 g
    • Parsley: 10 g

12. Prepare the dressing by mixing olive oil with mustard and soy sauce.

    Required ingredients:

    • Olive oil: 30 ml
    • Grainy mustard: 30 g
    • Soy sauce: 40 ml

13. Squeeze garlic into the dressing, mix, and add the dressing to the salad.

    Required ingredients:

    • Garlic: 2 cloves

14. Eat the salad of fried mushrooms with cauliflower immediately, before it cools down.

    Required ingredients:

    • Cauliflower: 500 g
    • Mushrooms: 300 g
    • Walnuts: 150 g