Arabian Cauliflower With Tahini

"Always on the lookout for yummy recipes & needing to improve my collection of North African/Middle Eastern recipes...here we go! This looks fast, easy & yummy!"
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook the cauliflower by steaming or boiling until just tender; do not overcook! Drain and set aside.
  • Mix the garlic with the tahini, cumin and lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce.
  • At this point the mixture is a dense thick paste. Add a little water, tablespoon by tablespoon, until the mixture is creamy, then mix with the cauliflower.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • At serving time, garnish with a sprinkle of paprika, chopped parsley/cilantro and/or lemon wedges.

Questions & Replies

  1. What if I double the paprika?
     
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Reviews

  1. My husband and I loved this! I made one big change-and that was I served the dish hot. After steaming the cauliflower I immediately stirred in the tahini mixture and garnished with the parsley and lemon wedges. (I think to thin the mixture I must have added close to 3 tablespoons.) I could only imagine what this would taste like by roasting the cauliflower. Thanks for sharing. cg ;)
     
  2. Very interesting! I will try this again with garlic powder instead of fresh garlic -- I think the raw garlic gave it the bitter/acrid flavor. Or, I'd be certain to toss the garlic with the very hot cauliflower to take that edge off. Thanks, Elmotoo, for another very different recipe! Made for N*A*M*E tag.
     
  3. This was quite yummy. Next picnic or camping trip I may make this again as there's no mayo or other ingredient likely to spoil. . . I reduced the tahini to somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 cups. For garnish, I sprinkled chopped tomatoes around the edge of the bowl I served from. Next time I may use a little water to thin the tahini more. I suspect lightly roasted cauliflower, instead of steamed, would work well too.
     
  4. good i put it with spagetti and ate this warm , its good i will try some cold , instead of chili i used a couple dashes hot sesame oil really good
     
  5. This has quite an "adult" flavour that really grows on you. I used a less processed raw tahini and it has a sort of bitter flavour but not one I find unpleasant. I upped the lemon to a whole one for the half recipe I made and enjoyed that a lot. I would definately make this again as I have a jar of that tahini to use!
     
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Tweaks

  1. good i put it with spagetti and ate this warm , its good i will try some cold , instead of chili i used a couple dashes hot sesame oil really good
     
  2. Very interesting! I will try this again with garlic powder instead of fresh garlic -- I think the raw garlic gave it the bitter/acrid flavor. Or, I'd be certain to toss the garlic with the very hot cauliflower to take that edge off. Thanks, Elmotoo, for another very different recipe! Made for N*A*M*E tag.
     

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