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Turkish – Roasted Cauliflower Fattoush
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Here is a recipe from Turkey, thanks Julia.
Ingredients
1 small cauliflower, cut into small florets
SALAD
- 1 lettuce
- 5-6 cherry tomatoes
- 1/3 cucumber, sliced into half-moon shapes (slice into circles and cut in half)
- 5 radishes, diced
- A handful of parsley, chopped
- A handful of coriander, chopped
- 10-15 mint leaves, chopped
- 2 pittas toasted
CAULIFLOWER MARINADE
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- 1 Tbs olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
CHILLI SALAD DRESSING
- 1 tsp chilli paste
- 1 Tbs vinegar
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 3 Tbs olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
TAHINI DRESSING
- 3 Tbs hummus
- 2 Tbs tahini
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1/4 cup of water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200oC.
- Place cauliflower florets in baking dish.
- Whisk marinade ingredients together.
- Coat cauliflower with marinade.
- Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes, until they brown.
- Place salad ingredients in large bowl.
- Whisk chilli salad dressing ingredients together.
- Pour half over salad and toss.
- Lightly toasted pittas and cut into triangular, bite size pieces.
- Drizzle remaining chilli salad dressing over pitta pieces and add to salad.
- Whisk tahini dressing ingredients together until smooth.
- Remove roasted cauliflower from oven, season with salt, add to salad and toss.
- Drizzle tahini salad dressing over salad and sprinkle with smoked paprika.