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Spiced Roasted Cauliflower

Spiced Roasted Cauliflower

Roast cauliflower has a great texture and flavour that is very different to simply boiling this vegetable. Packed with flavour this dish can be accompanied by sides to make a main dish.

Dinner
Snacks & Sides
Easy
Vegetables
Time 30 mins
Skill Level Easy

Ingredients List

 

Serves 4
  • 1 Cauliflower
  • 4 tbsp Tahini
  • 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp Water
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Tumeric
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/365 F
  2. Parboil the whole cauliflower in a large pot for approximately 3 minutes.
  3. Run under cold water then leave to cool and dry on a plate for 5 – 10 minutes.
  4. Cut off the stem and leaves.
  5. While the cauliflower is cooling, combine half of the tahini, lemon juice, water, garlic and all of the cayenne pepper, turmeric, salt, and cumin in a mixing bowl. 
  6. Spread over the cauliflower head and place in the middle of the oven for 30-40 mins. Be careful not to leave it too long as it will go mushy. 
  7. Combine the other half of the tahini, garlic, lemon juice and water to drizzle over the cooked, sliced cauliflower. 

Notes

Serve with pilau rice or homemade potato wedges and steamed greens to make a tasty mid-week meal.