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Spice-Rubbed Roasted Cauliflower Steak With Spinach Tahini Sauce
[Vegan]

CR By: Charanya Ramakrishnan

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Spice-Rubbed Roasted Cauliflower With Spinach Tahini Sauce

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Spice-Rubbed Roasted Cauliflower Steak With Spinach Tahini Sauce [Vegan]

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In this recipe, whole cauliflower steaks are rubbed with a special spice blend before being roasted in the oven until tender and juicy. It's then paired with creamy spinach tahini sauce that complements the heat of the spices. If you've never had cauliflower steak before, it's a dish that you... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Spice-Rubbed Roasted Cauliflower Steak With Spinach Tahini Sauce [Vegan]

For the Spice Rub:

1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 teaspoon onion flakes
1 teaspoon garlic flakes-
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch

For the Cauliflower:

1 head of cauliflower, sliced into 3 pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil

For the Spinach Tahini:

1/2 cup spinach, loosely packed
1/4 cup tahini
1 small clove garlic
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup water
Salt, to taste
1 teaspoon agave (optional)

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How to Prepare Spice-Rubbed Roasted Cauliflower Steak With Spinach Tahini Sauce [Vegan]

To Make the Spice Rub:

Preheat the oven to 340°F.
Dry roast all the spices except cornstarch and pound in mortar and pestle.
Add cornstarch to the pounded spices, mix well.

To Roast the Cauliflower:

Slice the cauliflower into thick slices.
Rub the spices on the cauliflower slices evenly-on both sides.
Drizzle olive oil.
Roast for 15 mins, flip once and roast for another 20 minutes.
By this time, cauliflower will be very very tender. Flip the tray onto a plate to ensure cauliflower doesn’t fall apart.

To Make the Spinach Tahini Sauce:

Pulse all the ingredients in a tiny-blender/food processor until smooth and creamy.
Drizzle over the roasted cauliflower and enjoy.

Nutritional Information

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