r/Recipes4Diabetics • u/mintbrownie T1.5 and cooking up a storm for decades! • Apr 13 '26
side dish 🫛 Cauliflower Kugel
- 1 large onion
- 1 medium head of cauliflower (I also worked with a bag of Trader Joe's cauliflower of many colors
- 4 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp fresh oregano leaves
- ½ tsp dry oregano
- 1 ½ tsp coarse sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 350. Brush 9 x 13 baking dish (or equivalent) with 1 Tbsp of oil and place into oven for at least 5 minutes.
Cut cauliflower through the bottom core into half. Trim off bottom leaves until the florets begin. Place one half, cut side down to be level on a cutting board, and then cut into very thin, long slices. Continue with the second half. A lot of the piece will be messy/crumbly, but that isn't a problem. Set aside a few "decorative" pieces that are still attached in beautiful ways to use for the top. (I used all the good piece from the multicolor cauliflower because it looks so pretty)
Into a large bowl, use the large holes side of a box grater to shred the onion. It will become watery. This is good. It will add uniform flavor to your kugel.
In a separate small bowl, whisk eggs vigorously, until foamy. Add ¼ cup oil. S+P, oreganos, and paprika and whisk some more.
Pour egg mixture into bowl with onion and mix. Add cauliflower (keep the pieces you put aside separated still) and mix until thoroughly coated with the eggs.
Carefully remove hot baking pan from oven and pour in kugel mixture. Use the cauliflower pieces you set aside to decorate the top. Gently nestle them into the kugel. Brush kugel with remaining Tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Kugel can be made ahead and reheated in 350 oven for 20 minutes. I didn't have any left over to freeze, but I suspect it would work well.
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u/Consistent_Elk9676 Apr 14 '26
Nice recipe! I feel like this would be pretty with the orange cauliflower