Marinated roasted cauliflower with herby yogurt sauce
Some friends and I went to play bingo the other day. Yes, I am still 26 years old. However, I do enjoy trying new things occasionally (as long as they don’t involve heights, speed, or any kind of spider), so off to the bingo we went.
I’ll admit, I’m not convinced. I don’t think my brain works quickly enough for bingo – major props to any bingo-playing folk who have a clue what they’re doing! I was spending so long looking for each number that I had no time to actually assess my board and decide whether or not I’d made any lines – meaning it felt a bit like a rubbish version of colouring in, where you’re only allowed to use one single felt tip pen, and there’s a vaguely smarmy man incessantly shouting which part you have to colour in next. I also found myself subconsciously adding up how much we’d spent on games as the night progressed, and wondering how many glasses of wine I could have had if we’d just gone to the pub instead.
Luckily, my husband is a bit more on the ball than I am and came away with £250 winnings, which certainly helped to ease my resentment a little. Now I just have to hope he’ll share it with me.
Either way, it’s reinforced my knowledge that I’m more cut out for simple things that don’t require too much concentration. Like this marinated roasted cauliflower – it’s easy, it’s straightforward, and it’s super tasty.
My favourite thing about this recipe is that the marinade and the herby yogurt sauce are actually basically the same thing. Remember: very little brain power here!
Just whizz up a few ingredients, and use about half of the mixture to toss with the cauliflower before roasting, giving it a lovely flavourful coating. Then add a nice big handful of extra herbs to the remaining mixture, along with some lemon juice and a small drizzle of olive oil, and whizz it up again to make the sauce. One food processor for both mixtures = less washing up = happy Becca.
And it’s a healthy way to start the new year too! Long may it continue! (I’m hoping at least two weeks…)
Marinated roasted cauliflower with herby yogurt sauce
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- 1 medium head cauliflower
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 clove small garlic
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F).
- Remove the leaves from the cauliflower, and cut into florets. Place the florets on a large baking sheet, and set aside.
- Add the pine nuts, garlic, and a small amount of parsley to a mini food processor, and blitz to form a paste. Add the Greek yogurt, and blitz again to combine.
- Dollop around a third or half of the yogurt mixture onto the cauliflower, along with a small drizzle of cooking oil. Mix thoroughly to combine, and roast for about 45 minutes, or until the cauliflower is lightly golden brown.
- While the cauliflower is roasting, add another big bunch of parsley to the remaining yogurt mixture in the food processor, as well as the lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and seasoning to taste. Blitz again to combine.
- When the cauliflower is ready, serve it with the yogurt sauce.
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.
Note: Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose.
Love cauliflower? Try my easy chickpea biryani, with cauliflower and green beans:
this sounds delicious. I love roasted cauliflower. The sauce is a lovely idea. I do something similar but I add a little tahini and spice as well but will try this out too. Looks delicious
I love cauliflower and yoghurt is an essential part of my diet, I like the simplicity of this recipe and that biryani looks yum, can see now why it is so popular !
I’ve been eating cauliflower almost weekly this season and especially love it roasted! I tend to use a mix of spices, but have never tried roasting it with yoghurt! Such a fantastic idea!
Herby yogurt sauce? yes please! I love yogurt as a side and I also love cauliflower so this looks ideal x
Oh. My. Days. Cauli is my fave veg in the world and this looks delish. I normally stick with boiled or cauli cheese or cauli mash as a healthy alternative with somwthing a bit naughty like sausages.
I’m not actually a fan of boiled cauliflower, but I LOVE it roasted!
Oh wow, that looks amazing! And the ingredients are making me drool :O Do you think I could sub soy yogurt for the Greek, or is it not thick enough?
I’ve never used soy yogurt, but if the main difference is that it’s a bit thinner, I’m sure that would be totally fine! :)
Cool, thanks! In terms of soy yogurt, it’s slightly thinner in consistency, but it has a tang to it in a similar way to greek yogurt. When I give it a go I’ll let you know! :D
That would be great, thanks! I’m sure a thinner yogurt would be absolutely fine :)
Look delicious, I always forget how much I like cauliflower, will have to try this recipe.
I love cauliflower and so do my two kids I’m going to do this next week. I’m trying to add some new recipes to our usual weekly menu
Sounds like a good idea, I hope you’ll find plenty here you enjoy :)
Yum! You have me craving cauliflower now…going to pin both recipes. I really like the look of the rice in you’ve put with the marinated roasted cauliflower – is it just plain brown rice or have you done something interesting to it? Eb x
Honestly, I’m a total cheat, and it was a shop-bought pilau rice. But I’m sure anything tasty would work!
Nothing wrong with cheating sometimes! LOVE pilau rice :-)
Haha thanks for not judging! ;)
I’ve not really explored the world of cauliflower – it’s always seemed really bland to me (childhood trauma, obviously!) but I had some incredible cauliflower at a new restaurant near me recently which was charred and totally more-ish so I think I’m ready to dip my hand into trying it myself! Marinating like this seems like a good way to avoid the blandness of the boiled cauliflower I have had in the past – this looks yum!
Until a couple of years ago I would have completely agreed with you, but now I’m a total cauliflower convert! You must try roasting it – it will change your mind about cauliflower entirely :D