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Cauliflower with Tahini

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Cauliflower with Tahini

Cauliflower with tahini is one of the tastiest ways to prepare cauliflower. The tahini sauce is irresistible with the cauliflower, especially after simmering them together briefly.

Total time35 min
Prep15 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Sauces and dipsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Cauliflower with tahini... Many who love cauliflower prefer this way of serving it — tahini is especially delicious with cauliflower.

Ingredients

  • Cauliflower (or "zahra")
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 cup water

Method

  1. Cut the cauliflower into florets, wash and drain them. Sprinkle lightly with salt and fry in plenty of hot oil.
  2. Remove from the oil when cooked or browned, drain briefly and place in a baking pan.
  3. Prepare the sauce: whisk the tahini with the salt, lemon juice, water and garlic until the tahini sauce is smooth and combined.
  4. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower in the pan. Quickly fry the onion wedges until they soften, then add them on top of the cauliflower as well.
  5. Let the pan simmer on the stove for about 7 minutes.
    Timers: 7 min
  6. Serve the cauliflower with tahini immediately. It can be served with rice or eaten with bread, and it can also be served cold.
  7. This delicious and easy cauliflower with tahini recipe is from a friend and the site's chef
  8. Amir Youssef
  9. For more easy, delicious recipes see Mafarka Zucchini (Zucchini Mash)
  10. For more cauliflower recipes see Cauliflower with Béchamel

Notes and serving ideas

  • Mafarka Zucchini (Zucchini Mash)
  • Cauliflower with Béchamel
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