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Ottolenghi's Cauliflower, Pomegranate, and Pistachio Salad

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October 21, 2018
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Ottolenghi's Cauliflower, Pomegranate, and Pistachio Salad
Photo by Jonathan Lovekin
  • Prep time 15 minutes
  • Cook time 20 minutes
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

It was a little moment of revelation, I remember, when I first combined roasted cauliflower and raw grated cauliflower in the same dish. So different from one another, but working so well combined. This is lovely as it is, served as part of a spread, or spooned alongside some roast chicken or lamb. Don't throw away the leaves of the cauliflower here. They're delicious to eat, roasted and crisp, or grated raw as you would the rest of the cauliflower. If you want to get ahead, roast the cauliflower up to 4-6 hours in advance. Keep at room temperature and then just combine with the remaining ingredients when ready to serve.

Reprinted from Simple, © 2018, Yotam Ottolenghi with Tara Wigley and Esme Howarth, with permission from Ten Speed Press. —Food52

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 extra-large cauliflower (1 3/4 pounds, 800g)
  • 1 onion, roughly sliced (3/4 cup, 130g)
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
  • salt
  • 1 1/4 cups (10g) mint, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup (10g) tarragon, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup (80g) seeds from 1/2 medium pomegranate
  • 1/3 cup 40g shelled pistachios, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  2. Coarsley grate a third of the cauliflower and set aside in a bowl. Break the remaining cauliflower into florets, roughly 1 1/4 inches/3cm wide, and add these to a separate bowl with cauliflower leaves, if you have any, and the onion. Toss everything together and 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, then spread out on a large parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast for about 20 minutes, until cooked through and golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
  3. Once cool, put the roasted vegetables into a large bowl with the 3 tablespoons (50ml) oil, the grated cauliflower, and parsley, mint, tarragon, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, cumin, and lemon juice, along with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss gently, just to combine, then transfer to a platter and serve.
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2 Reviews

Ronnie
Ronnie August 22, 2023
We loved this salad. I made some minor changes: instead of roughly chopping the ingredients, I chopped them more finely. I didn't have tarragon, so I used oregano instead. I also used lemon flavored olive oil. Next time, I'd add roasted chickpeas or something else more crunchy (maybe celery instead of the cauliflower leaves) and some garlic. Great basic recipe that can be altered to taste.
 
eva
eva December 10, 2018
Made this as called for. It was good but not knock-your-socks off tasty. No one had seconds and everyone agreed it was missing something.... suggestions of adding cheese, may a bit of feta or pecorino.