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Cauliflower Salad

OR DECADES, MOST Americans regarded cauliflower as an afterthought—a fine (if bland) choice for crudités or for a side dish when steamed with carrots and broccoli, but that was about it. But with this vegetable’s recent surge in popularity, our eyes have been opened to newfound—and delicious—possibilities, most of them based on the enhanced appeal of roasted cauliflower. When it’s roasted, the sugars in this vegetable caramelize, turning the flavor nutty and sweet. I wanted to do my part in service of

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