Croatian Cauliflowerfrench Beansbrussels Sprouts Recipes

CAULIFLOWER AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• Break the cauliflower into flowerets and cook, uncovered with the lemon juice in a small amount of boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Then, cover it, and continue cooking until just tender.
• Drain the vegetables.
• Arrange cauliflowerets, brussel sprouts, and tomato slices in a shallow casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and white pepper.
• Spoon the condensed soup on top and sprinkle with crumbs.
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and heated through.
• (app. 25 minutes?) Serves 6.

CROATIAN CAULIFLOWER/FRENCH BEANS/BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• Put cauliflower in hot water, add salt and cook until soft.
• Melt butter in a pan, add bread crumbs and fry it until dark brown (do not burn it).
• Take out cauliflower cut it in pieces and put it into hot pan with butter and bread crumbs. Fry it just 2-4 minutes and mix gently to cover with bread crumbs.
• Before serving, add sour cream.
• You can also eat it without sour cream, so just put the sour cream jar on the table. Serve with roasted meat.
• The same procedure is with French beans or Brussels sprouts, but make sure to put green vegetables into hot water - that will keep green colour.

FRENCH ONION BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• Trim the root end off the sprouts, peel off the first layer of leaves and cut each one on half.
• Heat butter and oil in a large frying pan until the butter just starts to brown. Add the sprouts being careful not to get splattered with hot oil.
• Stir or toss frequently until the sprouts are nicely browned.
• Add the water and soup mix and simmer uncovered for about 7 minutes. Taste a sprout and season to taste with salt and pepper.

GREEN BEANS WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan on a low flame and add the mustard seeds.
• When they begin to sputter, add the chopped french beans, lentils, salt, turmeric powder and water.
• The water should be sufficient to cover the beans, so add some more if necessary.
• Cover the saucepan tightly and cook on a low flame for about 30 minutes or until the beans are well cooked.
• Check to see that the water is sufficient (that is, the mixture isn't dry) every 10 minutes, with stirring, and add more water if necessary.
• After 30 minutes most of the water should have evaporated.
• Switch off burner, remove from flame and serve hot.

CROATIAN SIMPLE FRENCH BEANS SALAD

Steps:

• Clean French beans, cut into 5 cm pieces and cook in hot water (throw it into hot water to preserve nice green color).
• Cook 10 minutes and than change water and cook until soft. Remove French beans from water and put into a salad bowl.
• While hot, pour over oil and finely minced garlic. You can also season it completely with vinegar (use water to dissolve vinegar if it is too strong) salt and pepper but cool it and eat cold.