Produced from toasting sesame seeds, tahini is a nutritious and tasty paste. It’s being paired with almost anything to add more flavor and kick to their usual dishes. Tahini can always make any ingredient taste better, even with vegetables most people avoid. Cauliflower is tasty with tahini. And here are tahini and cauliflower recipe that you’ll love!
In this article, we’ll pair tahini with one of nature’s healthy green vegetable, the cauliflower. What could get any healthier than two super healthy ingredients in one dish?
Belonging to the cruciferous family, Cauliflower is a vegetable somehow related to broccoli. Like tahini, it also has lots of health benefits to offer. Here are some of them:
- Helps boost heart’s health
- Have anti-inflammatory agents
- Helps improve digestion
- Help fight and prevent cancer
Knowing these possible health benefits, what could stop you from trying tahini for cauliflower? Here are some delicious and healthy recipes of tahini cauliflower.
Tahini Cauliflower Recipe
Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce Dip
In this tahini and cauliflower recipe, you’ll need:
Cauliflower
*Extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup
*Ground cumin; 4 tsp.
*Salt and ground pepper to taste
*2 heads cauliflower (should be cored and chopped into 1 1/2 -inch florets)
Tahini
*Tahini; ½ cup
*Garlic; 3 cloves (smash and mince it to form a paste)
*Lemon; 1 (juiced)
*Water (½ cup)
Procedure:
Roasted Cauliflower – 25 to 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 500°.
- Mix in the olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Transfer and spread it out well in a 2-rimmed baking sheets.
- Bake it.
- Turn the pans from top to bottom then front and back. Keep on flipping the pan until the cauliflower turns to brown and is tender.
Tahini Sauce Dip
- Mix tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and water in a bowl.
- Season it with salt.
Your roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce dip is ready! Serve the roasted cauliflower at best on hot or at room temperature.
This is just a sample recipe of tahini for cauliflower. You may search for more, or you can invent your own dish! One thing’s for sure, combining tahini with a nutritious cauliflower is tasty and healthy! Try one of the recipes featured in this article and enjoy! Share it with your family and friends.