Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce

When we were kids, Mom had to convince us to eat vegetables by covering them or disguising them. Nowadays, Mom mostly sautes vegetables because she is no longer cooking for a bunch of picky kids. But when we were kids, Mom usually would boil vegetables and then cover them in sauce, like the broccoli with cheese sauce. With cauliflower, I remember her always using this mustard sauce.

When looking through Mom's recipe box, I found several recipes for sauce intended for vegetables. But none of the recipes had the key ingredient: hot mustard packets from Chinese takeout. So, I talked to Mom about this recipe to learn that the hot mustard packet was Mom's inovation based on the ready availability of mustard packets from our regular takeout from Golden Wok and the nice tang that this mustard gives the sauce. Now, my version of this sauce did come out as yellow as I remember, but the hot mustard still added plenty of tang to this sauce.

Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce

• Head of cauliflower
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2-4 packets of hot mustard

Rinse and cut the cauliflower into small pieces. Place into pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook the cauliflower for about 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and place into a serving bowl.

Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and hot mustard. Cook over medium heat until heated through. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower. Enjoy!