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Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Sauce

Deeply browned cauliflower drizzled with a creamy lemon-garlic tahini sauce and parsley.

⏱ 40 min (10 min prep, 30 min cooking) 🍽 Serves 4 · about 1 cup budget vegetarianvegangluten freedairy free
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Ingredients

Make 4 servings
  • Cauliflower

  • 1 head Cauliflower, cut in florets
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • ½ tsp Ground cumin
  • ½ tsp Table salt
  • ¼ tsp Ground black pepper
  • Tahini sauce

  • ¼ cup Tahini
  • 3 tbsp Lemon juice (bottled)
  • 1 clove Garlic, grated
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • ¼ tsp Table salt
  • ¼ cup Fresh parsley, chopped

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: rimmed baking sheet, small bowl, whisk.

  1. Heat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Toss the cauliflower with the oil, cumin, salt and pepper and spread on the baking sheet with space between the pieces.
  3. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, turning once, until deeply browned at the edges and tender.
  4. Whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Whisk in water until it pours like thick cream.
  5. Drizzle the sauce over the warm cauliflower and sprinkle with parsley.
Make aheadThe sauce keeps 1 week in the fridge; thin with water.
↺ LeftoversToss leftovers into a grain bowl or wrap with the sauce.
🧒 With kidsKids can dip the florets in the sauce.

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Good to know

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.

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