Whole-Roasted Cauliflower — Recipes — Plantiful Coach

This is my favourite way to have cauliflower: so full of flavour yet still light and fresh enough to include on an indulgent festive menu.

This is adapted from Jamie Oliver’s recipe — I love the smashed garlic and paprika paste, with some cumin and turmeric thrown in for extra flavour and colour.

Ingredients

• 1 large head cauliflower
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 lemon (zest & juice)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
• Trim the cauliflower stalk so that it can stand level.
• Zest the lemon into a separate bowl and set aside.
• Add the garlic to a mortar and pestle and smash it a bit.
• Then add the paprika, thyme, cumin, turmeric and olive oil. Smash it all into a rough paste, then mix in the salt and pepper.
• Rub the paste all over the cauliflower, place it in an oven dish and squeeze the lemon juice over it.
• Cover with foil and put in the preheated oven for an hour.
• Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Remove the cauliflower from the oven, sprinkle the lemon zest over it, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
• Drizzle with some olive oil before serving.

Originally published at https://plantifulcoach.com on December 25, 2020.