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Grilled Cauliflower with Tahini and Lemon
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Grilled Cauliflower with Tahini and Lemon

Grilled roasted cauliflower with tahini and lemon sauce — a simple, impressive dish

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Cut the cauliflower into florets.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 3
    Spread the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet, drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper.
    Baking pan
  4. 4
    Roast 25–30 minutes, until the cauliflower is tender inside and browned outside.
    OvenBaking pan
    💡A hot oven and room in the pan: crowded cauliflower steams instead of browning, and the sweet, toasty flavor never comes.
  5. 5
    Mix the tahini, lemon juice and garlic.
  6. 6
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
  7. 7
    Transfer to a plate and drizzle the tahini sauce on top.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle the parsley on top.
252calories
8 gprotein
9 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 13%● carbs 14%● fat 73%

Per serving (257 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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