Spicy Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Ingredients
- One head cauliflower
Garlic Spice Paste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- ½ tbsp salt
- ½ tbsp red chilli powder
- Half teaspoon turmeric powder
Ginger Mix
- A half inch piece of fresh ginger
- ½ tsp whole black peppercorns
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the garlic spice paste
- Trim the leaves off the cauliflower and cover it with the garlic spice paste
- Roast at 425 for 45 minutes, insert a skewer to check doneness, it should go through fairly easily.
- While the cauliflower is roasting use a mini grinder (like a magic bullet) or mortar and pestle to crush the ingredients for the ginger paste without adding any water.
- Sprinkle the ginger mix over the cauliflower at the 45 minute mark (assuming it is fairly tender) and roast for another ten minutes.
- Serve as a beautiful side to any rice dish!
Notes
This recipe produces a fairly intense flavor on the outside of the cauliflower, for a milder version you can use 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, ½ tbsp garlic paste, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric. Ginger mix remains the same.