Roasted Cauliflower in Lemon-Tahini Sauce
Vegetarian Times Issue: October 1, 2006 p.68
Vegan 30 minutes or fewer
An avid cook and enthusiastic eater, Tim Miano says his experiments in the kitchen aren’t always successful. But he hit the mark with this delicious side dish that is deceptively simple—our judges were wowed by its speed, ease and incredible flavor. The sauce uses tahini, a Mediterranean paste of ground sesame seeds that can be found in most supermarkets. 1st Place, 2006 recipe contest.
Directions
- Place oven rack in top position. Preheat oven to 425F.
- Toss cauliflower with 2 tsp. olive oil, and season with salt. Spread on large cookie sheet, and bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until cauliflower is fork-tender and slightly browned.
- Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tsp. olive oil in small saucepan over medium heat. Sauté garlic in oil 1 to 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Stir in tahini, lemon juice, 5 Tbs. water and salt. Simmer over low heat 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Divide cauliflower among plates. Whisk sauce, then spoon over cauliflower. Sprinkle with parsley and sesame seeds, and serve.
ingredient list
Serves 4
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets (about 1 1/2 lb.)
- 4 tsp. olive oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tsp.)
- 2 Tbs. tahini
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbs. chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
Nutritional Information
Per SERVING:
| Calories |
112 |
| Protein |
4g |
| Total Fat |
9g |
| Saturated Fat |
1g |
| Carbs |
5g |
| Sodium |
169mg |
| Fiber |
2g |
| Sugar |
2g |
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This is absolutely delicious!! Perfect flavor combination! The lemon-tahini sauce was also delicious on some sweet potatoes that I had cut into chunks and roasted with a little bit of olive oil and salt. Yum yum yum!!
Made this tonight - like Ashley said, absolutely delicious! Can't wait to at the leftovers!
Simple, delicious, a treat to the neurons. Would this werk with broccoli?
We make this recipe all the time. A great way to fix a less than exciting vegetable.
This is delish! I've made this for office parties and it's always a hit.
This sauce is so great! I just wish it made more (or maybe my cauliflower was really big). Next time I'll make 1.5x the amount of sauce. I bet it would be amazing with broccoli too!
This is a traditional Middle-Eastern sauce called taratoor (it's often used with fish). It's great with many kinds of vegetables, especially potatoes and spinach! I leave out the parsley when i serve it over spinach.
This was a fabulous way to eat cauliflower. A quick, easy, and delicious dish!
Thank you this was great!! I dry roasted the cauliflower and water sauteed the garlic, so skipped the olive oil. Really delicious!!
I am using this idea for brunch today.
This sounds fab especially with the healthier version contributed by LH OH. I want to double the tahini mixture and simmer the garlic in the tahini without adding extra oil. Then,I'll grill the cauliflower on the barbeque. The tahini mix will taste good on fish or chicken as well as most veggies.
This is wonderful. We like to use lime juice instead of lemon b/c it tastes stronger. Sometimes I put the tahini sauce on cooked cabbage, that is just as good.
Yes, I love this recipe too. Wanted to share that I ran out of tahini and used some almond butter and it was awesome that way too.
Wow, fantastic. I was skeptical when I made the sauce and tried it on its own, but once you combine it was the cauliflower, it was amazing!