Grilled cauliflower and chickpea salad
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This grilled cauliflower and chickpea salad is perfect summer lunches, garden parties or barbecues. You can serve it as a main vegan dish with sourdough, couscous or buckwheat - or as a side dish with grilled/barbecued meat and fish.
Ingredients
- ½ cauliflower
- 2 shallots
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes
- 1 tsp black cumin seeds
- 3 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 6 cm piece cucumber
- For the dressing:
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
- Cut the cauliflower into 4 steaks. Cut the shallots in half.
- In a bowl, mix the oil, paprika, ground cumin, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Brush the cauliflower steaks and shallot halves with this mixture, then put them on a griddle pan or barbecue and grill them until tender and lightly charred.
- Transfer them to a plate and let them cool.
- Meanwhile, drain the chickpeas and put them in a mixing bowl.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the chickpeas.
- Cut the cucumber into small pieces, then add to the chickpeas.
- When the grilled veggies have cooled, cut them into chunks and add them to the salad.
- If any marinade has remained, pour it over the salad. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, paprika and black cumin seeds.
- Season to taste, then add the coriander leaves and toss well.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Barbecue - Budget - Everyday - Grill - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Salad - Side - Supper
- Cuisines: - Middle Eastern
- Occasions: - Barbecue - Parties - Picnic
- Ingredients: - Other Pulses - Other Vegetables
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Carb - Nut Free - Sugar Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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