Name: Roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas and dates
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ small cauliflower (about 500gm), cut into florets; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp fennel seeds, coarsely crushed; 1 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely crushed; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 200 gm labne, to serve; 400 gm canned chickpeas, drained; ½ small fennel bulb, thinly sliced, fronds reserved; 4 medjool dates, thinly sliced; 1 golden shallot, thinly sliced; ½ preserved lemon rind, finely chopped; Handful of mint and coriander (optional), coarsely chopped; Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling; Juice of 1 lemon (or to taste)

Roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas and dates

The nuttiness of roasted cauliflower, the creaminess of labne, the sweetness of dates. This salad hits all the right notes.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

The nuttiness of roasted cauliflower, the creaminess of labne, the sweetness of dates. This autumnal cauliflower salad hits all the right notes.

Ingredients

½ small cauliflower (about 500gm), cut into florets

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp fennel seeds, coarsely crushed

1 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely crushed

½ tsp cayenne pepper

200 gm labne, to serve

400 gm canned chickpeas, drained

½ small fennel bulb, thinly sliced, fronds reserved

4 medjool dates, thinly sliced

1 golden shallot, thinly sliced

½ preserved lemon rind, finely chopped

Handful of mint and coriander (optional), coarsely chopped

Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Juice of 1 lemon (or to taste)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Add cauliflower to a roasting pan, drizzle with oil, scatter with fennel seeds, coriander seeds and cayenne, season to taste and roast, turning once, until golden (30-40 minutes).

2.Spread labne on a plate and top with cauliflower. Combine chickpeas, fennel, date, shallot, lemon rind and herbs in a bowl, dress with olive oil and lemon juice, season to taste and scatter with fennel fronds to serve.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd