Oven roasted cauliflower with harrisa hummus

Oven baked cauliflower with harissa hummus, roasted chickpeas and pine nuts

Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Service size: 2

This is the perfect dish to cook when you fancy something vegan with a bit of spice to it. This oven-roasted cauliflower with harissa hummus will have your tastebuds satisfied. Together with the roasted chickpeas and pine nuts, you will have a perfect crunch to the softness of the cauliflower and hummus.

OBS. If you don’t like spicy food, you can reduce the amount of harissa in the recipe or on the contrary increase the amount of harissa if you like it super spicy.

Tip: The harissa you don't use for this recipe is great for freezing in ice cubes and can be used as a flavoring in e.g. stews.

Ingredients

Roasted Cauliflower:

• 1 small head of cauliflower

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• Pepper

• Salt

Harissa hummus:

• 1 packet of chickpeas

• 1⁄2 tablespoon harissa

• 1 clove of garlic

• 1⁄2 tablespoon lemon juice

• 2 pinches of paprika powder

• 2 pinches of cumin

• 3 tablespoon olive oil

• Salt

• Pepper

Roasted Chickpeas:

• 1 packet of chickpeas

• 1⁄2 clove of garlic

• 2 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper

• 1 pinch of paprika spice

• 1 tablespoon cumin

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon salt

• Roasted Pine Nuts:

• 25 g pine nuts

• 1 teaspoon salt

Heart salad:

• 1 package heart salad

Instructions:

Oven Roasted Cauliflower:

1. Set the oven to 200 °C.

2. Trim the cauliflower from the stem (leaves), slice the cauliflower into 4-6 slices and place them on a tray with baking paper.

3. Drizzle olive oil over the cauliflower, season with salt and pepper and set aside.

Roasted Chickpeas:

1. Strain chickpeas, and place them in a springform pan.

2. Press or finely chop the garlic, mix with olive oil and the spices in a small bowl.

3. Drizzle the oil over the chickpeas and mix.

4. Bake the chickpeas and cauliflower for about 20 minutes in the oven. Shake the mold with the chickpeas after half the time to get a smooth and nice surface.

Harissa hummus:

1. Strain the chickpeas, and pour them into a food processor or into a bowl.

2. Add all ingredients except the olive oil to the food processor/bowl.

3. Mix everything in a food processor or with an immersion blender.

4. Add the olive oil a little at a time and mix it to a smooth hummus.

Roasted Pine Nuts:

1. Roast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat until they have a golden brown surface. Sprinkle salt

Heart salad:

1. Break off the leaves and rinse them.

Serving:

Place the heart salad at the bottom of a plate.

Top with harissa hummus, oven-roasted cauliflower, chickpeas and pine nuts. Top with some extra drops of lemon if desired. Enjoy!

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Ebba is an energetic girl with a great passion for food and everything to do with food. She loves to experiment in the kitchen and find the best flavors as well as being able to share her recipes, which are suitable both for everyday use and more formal events. She hopes to inspire and motivate people to try new dishes in the kitchen. “It doesn't always have to be so complicated to cook good food!” she says.

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