Cauliflower Antipasto

steps

Antipasto

1. Preheat broiler to high. Toss cauliflower with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil.
2. Place cauliflower on a cookie sheet and broil for 6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until lightly charred. Set aside.
3. Place kale in a mixing bowl and season with salt, pepper, and juice of ½ the lemon. Toss in 2 tablespoons oil and set aside.
4. Place clams with ¼ cup olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Once clams start to spit a bit, add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Pour in wine and cover. Boil covered until clams have opened.
5. Stir cauliflower and kale in with clams. Toss with dressing, top with bread crumbs, and serve.

Alici Dressing

1. Place anchovy, garlic, and zest of 1 lemon in a small skillet. Cover with oil and place on high heat. Cook until it bubbles and is aromatic, then let cook for 1 minute while bubbling. Remove from heat and cool.
2. Stir in juice from both lemons, fish sauce, and ⅓ cup oil. Stir vigorously before each use.

*Wilson makes his bread crumbs for this dish by pulsing fresh bread in a food processor to desired crumb, then placing crumbs on a cookie sheet to dry in a 225-degree oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.He thenplaces a sauté pan over medium heat, adding enough olive oil to lightly coat crumbs and seasoning with salt. He stirs and tosses continuously until crumbs are a deep golden brown.