Warm roast cauliflower, chickpea and quinoa salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for warm roast cauliflower, chickpea and quinoa salad.
- 30 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 350 gm cauliflower (about ½), cut into small florets
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons, or to taste
- 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 400 gm canned chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- 200 gm quinoa
- 1½ cups each coarsely torn flat-leaf parsley and mint
- 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 100 gm Greek feta or labne, coarsely crumbled
Method
Main
- 1Preheat oven to 220C. Combine cauliflower, garlic, half the lemon rind and 1 tbsp oil in a bowl, season to taste, spread on a large oven tray and roast until golden and tender (15-20 minutes).
- 2Pat chickpeas dry with absorbent paper, then combine with remaining lemon rind and 1 tbsp oil in a bowl, season to taste, spread on an oven tray and roast until golden (15-20 minutes).
- 3Meanwhile, place quinoa and 375ml salted water in a saucepan, simmer over medium heat until water is absorbed (12-15 minutes), drain through a fine sieve to remove excess liquid and spread on a tray to cool slightly.
- 4Combine parsley, mint, spring onion, sherry vinegar, lemon juice and remaining oil in a large bowl, add cauliflower, chickpeas and quinoa, season to taste and toss to combine. Scatter with feta and serve warm.
Notes
This recipe is from the November 2011 issue of .
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