There may be in no extra maligned a vegetable than cauliflower. Lately now we have been informed that it may be become rice, into hen wings and all different method of non-cauliflower issues. Don’t get me incorrect, smother it in buffalo sauce and it’s scrumptious, however it’s not a hen wing by any stretch of the creativeness. It’s a disgrace often because cauliflower is a good looking vegetable when cooked correctly. I stay a fan of cauliflower cheese, a staple from my childhood, a well-made cauliflower puree is a factor of magnificence, and nothing beats a great Aloo Gobi, an exquisite Indian curry made with potatoes and cauliflower.
Let cauliflower be cauliflower I say, simply don’t overcook it. This beautiful vegetable deserves higher than being boiled inside an inch of its life till it’s limp and pallid. Cooked correctly, cauliflower has an exquisite, candy, creamy, nutty flavour, with only a trace of bitterness. It lends itself to different flavours brilliantly, which is why it makes such a improbable curry ingredient. Fragrant spices actually improve the flavour of cauliflower.
This week’s recipe, one other in my air fryer sequence, is for an entire roast spiced cauliflower served with whipped yogurt flavoured with ginger and lime. This can be a beautiful easy dish, excellent as a part of a vegetarian meal, or as a facet with roast hen or spiced lamb chops. It can take about forty minutes in all to arrange and cook dinner, relying upon the scale of your head of cauliflower. I half cook dinner it first within the microwave, after which end it in my air fryer. This technique provides you a candy beautiful creamy centre, with just a bit chunk, and a good looking, roasted, buttery crust, aromatic with spice and deliciously savoury and salty.
Entire roast spiced cauliflower within the airfryer
A showstopping principal for a vegetarian feast, cooked in your trusty air fryer
Preparation Time
5 minutes
Elements
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1 entire cauliflower
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40g butter
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30ml further virgin olive oil
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1 tsp turmeric powder
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1 tsp floor cumin
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½ tsp chilli powder
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1 tsp flaky sea salt
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200g Greek yoghurt
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½ tsp flaky sea salt
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Juice of a lime
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1 nugget stem ginger
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To serve:
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Some roasted flaked almonds
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Chopped flat leaf parsley
Methodology
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Trim away all of the leaves out of your head of cauliflower and minimize away the centre of the stalk. Do that fastidiously to keep away from chopping off any of the florets. You wish to find yourself with a concave form about 2cm deep within the backside of the stalk which is able to assist guarantee your cauliflower cooks by correctly. Wash it below a working faucet.
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Soften the butter in your microwave and add the olive oil, all of the spices and a teaspoon of flaky sea salt. Stir to mix. In case you are utilizing nice salt, use half that quantity. I at all times flaky salt on this recipe although because it provides beautiful bits of flaky salt within the crust of the roasted cauliflower that are simply scrumptious.
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Place the cauliflower on a microwave proof plate or dish and pour over the spices. Use a pastry brush to work all of the butter combination into the top of cauliflower, ensuring not one of the florets are left naked. Pop the plate into the microwave and cook dinner on full energy for twelve minutes for smaller head of cauliflower, or fourteen to fifteen for a bigger head. It’s accomplished within the microwave when you may slide a pointy knife into the centre and really feel only a little bit of resistance. It shouldn’t be smooth all through although, you wish to retain slightly chunk because it has but to roast in your air fryer.
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Switch the cauliflower to the basket of your air fryer or a metallic roasting tray that may match within the fryer. Pour over all of the juices that can have collected on the plate from the microwave, basting the cauliflower effectively.
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Pop the tray into the air fryer and cook dinner for twenty minutes at 180°C.
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Time now to make your whipped yogurt sauce. For the perfect flavour use full fats yoghurt for this sauce, you should use non-fat if you happen to should, however it is going to lack the creaminess of full fats Greek yoghurt. Add half a teaspoon of flaky sea slat and the juice of a lime. Use a balloon whisk to beat the yoghurt till the lime juice is mixed and you’ve got a stunning easy, creamy texture. Finely cop the stem ginger and add that to the yoghurt, simply use a spoon to combine it by effectively. You possibly can use contemporary ginger on this if you want however I discover it slightly harsh for this sauce, I a lot want the sweetness of stem ginger. Put aside the yoghurt sauce till you might be able to serve.
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Toast about two tablespoons of flaked almonds in a dry pan till they’re calmly golden. The almonds will add some crunch and texture to the dish and work stunning with the flavour of the cauliflower. Chop slightly flat leaf parsley for garnish. Take away the cauliflower out of your air fryer when it’s accomplished. Switch it to a big plate or serving platter and scatter the almonds and parsley on prime. Serve a beneficiant wedge of the cauliflower per individual, with the yoghurt sauce on the facet.
