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Middle Eastern-style roasted cauliflower recipe

Middle Eastern-style roasted cauliflower recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

This impressive roasted cauliflower makes a delicious vegan main for Christmas or Boxing Day. Topped with tahini and pine nuts for Middle Eastern-inspired flavours and finished with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds, serve this gorgeous dish alongside all the festive trimmings. See method

Ingredients

  • 1 whole large cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin​
  • 2 tsp smoked sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 4 tbsp tahini
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
  • 20g toasted pine nuts
  • 10g fresh coriander, roughly chopped
1 of your 5-a-day and a source of fibre

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1185kj
    285kcal     14%

  • Fat

    21g 30%

  • Saturates

    3g 15%

  • Sugars

    7g 8%

  • Salt

    0.3g 4%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 11.6g Protein 10.4g Fibre 6g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C.
  2. Remove the outer leaves from the cauliflower, reserving any smaller, tender leaves. Fill a pan large enough to fit the cauliflower with 5cm salted water and bring to the boil. Add the cauliflower and simmer for 5 mins. Drain and set aside to steam dry.
  3. Combine the olive oil with most of the garlic (save a quarter of the garlic for the dressing), the cumin, smoked paprika, ground coriander and a pinch of salt to make a paste. Pat the cauliflower dry and place in a deep roasting tin. Brush the paste all over, working into the florets to ensure that the cauliflower is well coated. Roast for 40-45 mins until golden and tender.
  4. To make the dressing, combine the remaining garlic with the tahini and lemon juice and 1-2tbsp water, until pourable. Season to taste.
  5. Transfer the cauliflower to a large plate and drizzle over the tahini dressing. Sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and coriander and serve.

Tip: Any leftovers will make a delicious addition to a salad.

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