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    By: Melissa

    Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Dipping Sauce

    Roasted cauliflower with tahini dipping sauce is a very easy side dish or light meal that tastes amazing and is healthy too! This cauliflower with tahini recipe has only a few steps to follow and it goes so well with so many dishes.

    The cauliflower is roasted in the oven until caramelized and served with a creamy tahini sauce with a hint of lemon. It is delicious.

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    Roasted Cauliflower
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    Total Time: 30 minutes

    About this recipe

    Cauliflower is one of those vegetables that can take on so many different flavors. It can be used in so many dishes without it competing or overpowering other ingredients. 

    I also make a delicious roasted potatoes and cauliflower for this reason. In this recipe, the cauliflower is roasted to bring out its natural sweet flavor and and the tahini sauce it is dipped in just makes it more amazing. 

     

    You can opt to just make the roasted cauliflower and not the tahini dipping sauce and it will taste just as amazing this way. I am not a huge fan of vegetables dipped in sauces for a side dish or healthy snack but this is the one exception! 

    The tahini dipping sauce for the cauliflower

    This roasted cauliflower with tahini recipe gets so much flavor from the tahini sauce that is served on the side. If you are not familiar with tahini, it is a Middle Eastern sesame paste that is used in many middle eastern dishes and it is really tasty. 

    Tahini has a slight nutty and bitter flavor out of the package but the ingredients you add to the sauce will work that bitterness right out and make an amazing dip.  This cauliflower tahini sauce can be used on other things like sandwiches, as a dressing or with vegetable platters.

    It is much healthier than some of the alternatives.

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    Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

    Ingredients you will need for this Roasted Cauliflower Recipe:

    • Cauliflower
    • Olive oil
    • Kosher salt
    • Tahini
    • Sour cream or Greek yogurt
    • Garlic Powder
    • Cumin
    • Lemon

    If you choose to make only the roasted cauliflower, you will only need the first three ingredients from the list above. Just follow the recipe below for preparing the cauliflower and the right temperature to get a nice caramelization in the oven.

    Because we like a more decadent cauliflower sauce, we use sour cream with the tahini. Only a little is needed for this recipe.

    If you want to keep things light, you can easily substitute Greek yogurt and it will taste just as amazing.

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    Great Dishes to Serve With This Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini:

    • The Best Juicy Boneless Pork Chops
    • Kofta Meatballs
    • Chicken Satay without the Skewers
    • Grilled Citrus Chicken Skewers
    • Pork Chops with Za'atar Cream Sauce
    • Easy Dijon Steak Skewers
    • Seeded Chicken Schnitzel
    • Or browse some of our Dinner Recipes for ideas
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    Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Dipping Sauce

    A delicious roasted cauliflower recipe with the most amazing tahini sauce for dipping!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Servings: 4

    Tried the Recipe? We Would Love To Hear From You In The Comments Below!

    Author: Melissa

    Ingredients

    For the cauliflower:

    • 1 head of cauliflower cleaned and chopped into large florets
    • 3 tablespoon Olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon sprinkle of kosher salt plus more to taste

    For Tahini Sauce:

    • 1 juice of 1 large lemon or 1 ½ small lemons
    • ⅓ cup tahini paste Make sure you stir this well since the oil sits on top much like natural peanut butter. This can be found in the international section of your supermarket
    • ⅓ cup water
    • 2 tablespoon sour cream or Greek Yogurt
    • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
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    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
    • Add your prepared cauliflower to a large sheet pan and drizzle your olive oil over top then mix it all together.
      1 head of cauliflower, 3 tablespoon Olive oil
    • Now sprinkle some salt lightly (with your fingers) over all of the cauliflower.
      ½ teaspoon sprinkle of kosher salt
    • Roast the cauliflower in the oven until it starts to turn lightly golden and caramelizes, for about 25-30 minutes.
    • While your cauliflower is roasting, grab your container of tahini paste and mix it really well.
    • This takes some patience to get the oil on top all mixed in. Once this is done, measure out tahini paste and add to a medium bowl.
      ⅓ cup tahini paste
    • Now add water and whisk it well. Add your lemon juice to the bowl along with the cumin, garlic powder, sour cream and salt and whisk again.
      1 juice of 1 large lemon, ⅓ cup water, 2 tablespoon sour cream, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • The tahini sauce should be the consistency of a thicker salad dressing but not too thick. If it is too thick, just add a little more water. If it is too thin, add a bit more tahini paste. Taste for seasoning. If it is still a little bitter, add a bit more lemon juice.
    • Serve tahini in small ramekins with a side of cauliflower for individuals or in a large bowl with a spoon for everyone to drizzle tahini over their cauliflower.

    Notes

    Extra tahini sauce can be stored in the fridge covered for up to 3 days.
    To use just remove from the fridge to come to room temperature.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 964mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 139mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

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    Course :Side Dish

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    1. James says

      December 07, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      5 stars
      We made this as a light lunch with some of other vegetables that we roasted with the cauliflower and everyone loved it. We will definitely be making this again.

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