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ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
WITH TAHINI SAUCE
Cauliflower must be one of the the most useful vegetables there is You can grate it it it it and use use it it it it as as as rice boil it it it it it to mash make a a a a a a a a a a a a gratin stew it it it it it use it it it it in in in pastries and and even in in in smoothies and and desserts The neutral taste makes it it a a a a a a a a a a perfect way to to sneak more vegetables into your food Here is is is a a a a a a a a a dish with cauliflower in in in in the starring role It is is is roasted in in in in in all its simplicity and served with a a a a a a a a a a a a good tahini sauce Tahini i i i i i i i i i i i i i i e e e e e e e e e e sesame paste is also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a must in in in in in your pantry Perfect as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a base for dressings and sauces of all kinds not just hummus Do choose a a a a a a a a a variety made from whole sesame sesame seeds This is is more nutritious and has a a a a a a stronger sesame sesame flavour 4
servings
Roasted cauliflower cauliflower 1 cauliflower cauliflower head
3 tbsp rapeseed oil
oil
or olive oil
oil
11⁄2 tsp paprika
Salt
and black pepper
Tahini sauce Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
3 tbsp tahini 1 1 garlic clove (pressed) About 1 1 tbsp water Salt
and black pepper
Topping
Roasted nuts and seeds Chopped fresh mint
2 tbsp pomegranate seeds Heat the the oven to to 220 degrees Clean and divide the the the cauliflower into smaller pieces Mix the the oil
paprika
salt and pepper
in in a a a a a a a bowl Add the the the cauliflower cauliflower and mix well to evenly distribute the the the spices over the the the cauliflower cauliflower Spread onto baking baking paper lining a a a a a a a a baking baking pan pan Make sure it’s not too crowded use two pans if you need to Roast for about 45 minutes Stir a a a a a a a a few times during that time time and and take the cauliflower out out once it turns golden brown and and starts to get crispy Make the the the the tahini tahini sauce while the the the the cauliflower is roasting Mix the the the the lemon
juice and tahini tahini then press in in in a a a a a clove of garlic Stir in in the the water a a a a a a a a a a little bit at at a a a a a a a a a a time until the the texture is like a a a a a a a a a thick sauce Season with salt and pepper
Turn the the cauliflower into the the tahini sauce before it it it has cooled Let cool cool or or eat right away It’ll be be extra tasty if you sprinkle it it it with toasted nuts and and seeds seeds chopped mint
and and pomegran- ate seeds seeds /MIMMI
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