{"id":14254,"date":"2023-03-04T09:51:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=14254"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:56:06","slug":"vegan-cauliflower-recipe-sicilian-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2023\/03\/vegan-cauliflower-recipe-sicilian-sauce.html","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Cauliflower Recipe: Sicilian Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I adapted this vegan cauliflower recipe for Sicilian sauce to my family’s low salt, plant based diet – and got great results. It’s easy to make, tastes wonderful, and gives us another meatless meal for Lent. If you are a Christian seeking Friday dinner ideas for Lent, or simply have a head of cauliflowe<\/a>r you want to use up, this recipe is wonderful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Sicilian Sauce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s no single definition of what makes up a Sicilian sauce. This recipe was in an old cookbook that I had from my early forays into a vegetarian diet. The recipe was called Sicilian Cauliflower Sauce. Generally speaking, Sicilian sauces are tomato-based and include other in-season ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low Salt Pasta Sauce and Vegan Cauliflower Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This vegan cauliflower recipe looked like it would be tasty, but the original one was packed salt and was far from healthy. I adjusted it so that it is virtually “salt free” except for the naturally occurring salt in the vegetables and the pasta. And, of course, you can choose your favorite low-salt pasta to get the salt quotient even lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No-salt tomato sauce and diced tomatoes are easy to find at the grocery store. We purchase ours at Walmart. If you are new to a low salt diet, it may take a while for your taste buds to adapt, but once they do, you will never need quite as much salt in a recipe again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original recipe added salt, used salt infused canned tomato sauce, and include canned black olives. I omitted the salt and the olives and switched it to no salt added tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. The main flavor comes from the onions and garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But It Has Wine!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it does. Wine cooks down so that the alcohol evaporates. It adds a subtle layer of flavor but does not include enough alcohol to be noticeable. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sicilian Sauce with Pasta<\/h2>\n
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Sicilian sauce with pasta is a vegan – vegetarian – meatless meal that's both filling and delicious! Packed with vegetables, it's a feast for the sense, easy to make, inexpensive, and tasty. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Cook Time <\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>4<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Italian, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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