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Roast Cauliflower Steaks with Chickpeas and Tahini

Thick cauliflower slabs roasted with cumin and smoked paprika, served over warm chickpeas with a lemon tahini dressing.

Total
40 min
Hands on
15 min
Serves
2
Method
oven
Cuisine
Middle Eastern

Per serving · estimated

Energy
630 kcal
Protein
22 g
Fat
40 g
Carbs
45 g
Freshly cooked Roast Cauliflower Steaks with Chickpeas and Tahini

Method

  1. Step 1 of 11

    Heat the oven to 220°C.

    220 °C / 428 °F
    preheat oven
  2. Step 2 of 11

    Line a baking tray with parchment.

    baking tray lined
  3. Step 3 of 11

    Trim the cauliflower leaves and cut the head through the core into four thick slabs.

    • cauliflower
  4. Step 4 of 11

    Brush the slabs with 30 ml oil on both sides and season with the cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.

    • olive oil
    • ground cumin
    • smoked paprika
    • salt
    • black pepper
  5. Step 5 of 11

    Roast the cauliflower on the middle shelf for 20 minutes.

    • cauliflower
    220 °C / 428 °F20 min
  6. Step 6 of 11

    Drain and rinse the chickpeas.

    • tinned chickpeas
    drain tinned beans
  7. Step 7 of 11

    Turn the slabs, scatter the chickpeas around them with the remaining oil, and roast 10 minutes more until the edges are dark.

    • cauliflower
    • tinned chickpeas
    • olive oil
    220 °C / 428 °F10 min
    vegetables charred edges
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 11

    Mince the garlic.

    • garlic
    mince garlic
  9. Step 9 of 11

    Whisk the tahini with the juice of the lemon, the garlic, a pinch of salt and 3–4 tbsp cold water until pourable.

    • tahini
    • lemon
    • garlic
    • salt
    whisk vinaigrette
  10. Step 10 of 11

    Chop the parsley.

    • flat-leaf parsley
    chop herbs
  11. Step 11 of 11

    Plate the cauliflower and chickpeas, spoon over the tahini dressing and scatter with parsley.

    • cauliflower
    • tinned chickpeas
    • tahini
    • flat-leaf parsley

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