Recipe: Cauliflower with Avocado-Almond Sauce

Cauliflower w/Avocado-Almond Sauce(Coliflor con Salsa de Aguacate y Almendro):
Betty Crocker's Mexican Cookbook.Recipes by Jose'Leopoldo Romero
Serves:6

1 medium cauliflower
Herbed Vinaigrette(see below)
1 ripe avocado
juice of 1/2 lemon(about 2 Tbls.)
1/4 c.snipped fresh cilantro
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp.salt
1/4 tsp.sugar
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c.ground toasted almonds

Heat 1 inch salted water(1/2 tsp.salt to 1 cup water)to boiling.Add whole cauliflower.Cover & heat to boiling.Cook till crisp-tender,8-10 minutes.Pour Herbed Vinaigrette over cauliflower in glass or plastic bowl.Cover & refigerate at least 1 hour.

Mash avocado with a fork till smooth.Stir in remaining ingredients except almonds.Spread cauliflower with avocado mixture,sprinkle with almonds.Cut into wedges to serve.

Herbed Vinaigrette:
(yields:3/4 cup)

1/2 c.olive or vegetable oil
1 Tbls.wine vinegar
juice of 1/2 lemon(about 2 Tbls.)
juice of 1/2 lime(about 2 Tbls.)
1 clove garlic,finely chopped
1/2 tsp.dry mustard
1/4 tsp.dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp.dried basil leaves
1 tsp.snipped parsley
1/4 tsp.ground sage
1/4 tsp.salt
1/8 tsp.freshly ground pepper

Shake all ingredients in tightly covered jar.