Whole Roasted Cauliflower

I tried a new way of preparing cauliflower tonight. I found a recipe on the Nom Nom Paleo blog for roasting a whole head of cauliflower in a cast iron skillet in the oven:  http://nomnompaleo.com/post/138166087728/whole-roasted-cauliflower. I liked it a lot - a different texture and flavor than any of the other ways I've had cauliflower.

I also grilled out for the first time this year - salmon fillets and roasted asparagus. I served those with the oven-roasted cauliflower and a salad of Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, avocado slices, and large salad shrimp.

INGREDIENTS

1 whole cauliflower head

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 

Salt

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove leaves and bottom of center core from cauliflower, but keeping the head from falling apart. Rinse and dry. Generously drizzle up to about 1/2 cup olive oil over both bottom and top of cauliflower head. Rub the oil in with your hands. Generously sprinkle salt over both the bottom and the top of the cauliflower. Place cauliflower in 10" cast iron skillet, head side up. Cover with aluminum foil and seal as well as you can. Put on center rack in oven and let bake 30 minutes. Remove the foil and return to oven for an additional hour.