Roasted Cauliflower, Couscous, Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Pomegranate Salad

Equipment

  • Baking tray
  • Bowel for mixing tahini dressing
  • Bowl for Couscous
  • Chopping board

Ingredients

  • ½ Cauliflower – broken up into small florets
  • 2 medium sized sweet potatoes – chopped into cubes
  • 1 tin Chickpeas
  • 1-2 cups of whole wheat couscous (or choose a gluten-free alternative)
  • 1 veg stock cube
  • ½ Pomegranate, seeds removed
  • Handful of Pistachio nuts
  • 4-5 Dates – chopped finely
  • Handful of Parsley – chopped
  • Handful of Mint – chopped
  • 2 lemons cut into ¼
  • 1 tsp Sumac

Dressing

  • 1-2 tsp Tahini
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • Olive oil
  • Roasted lemons, juice and pulp
  • ½ tsp Garlic powder
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1-2 tsp Agave/Maple syrup or honey

Method

  • Set oven to 200 degrees. Roast the cauliflower and sweet potato with 1 tsp of sumac, 2 tbsp olive oil, and a bit of salt. Cut up the lemons into wedges and place these in and around the cauliflower. Cook for approximately 30mins, then leave to cool
  • Drain the chickpeas and mix them with all other ingredients
  • Make the couscous with 1 veg stock cube. Once ready, fluff with a fork and transfer to a serving bowl to cool.
  • Prepare the dressing with olive oil, tahini, agave syrup, salt and pepper. When lemons are roasted and still warm, squeeze out the pulp and mix through the dressing
  • Once cauliflower is cooled, mix through the rest of the salad, and pour over the dressing

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