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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

Method
Step 1 of 11
Heat the oven to 220°C.

Step 2 of 11
Line a baking tray with parchment.

Step 3 of 11
Trim the cauliflower leaves and cut the head through the core into four thick slabs.
cauliflower
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
Step 5 of 11
Roast the cauliflower on the middle shelf for 20 minutes.
cauliflower
Step 6 of 11
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
tinned chickpeas

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

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 11
Mince the garlic.
garlic

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

Step 10 of 11
Chop the parsley.
flat-leaf parsley

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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