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Home / Recipes / Side Dish / Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Drizzle

Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Drizzle

Published May 4, 2016. Last updated November 19, 2019 by Samantha Rowland

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This simple roasted cauliflower dish is the perfect snack or side dish for any meal. It’s only got a few ingredients, is pretty hands off and tastes like heaven in a bowl. Gluten free, vegan, paleo, grain free and super simple, this might be your new favorite way to enjoy vegetables (at least until it’s too hot to turn on the oven).

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Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle

I have recently been quite obsessed with experimenting with cauliflower. I love it riced up and served in place of oatmeal in this Apple Cinnamon Cauliflower Oats dish, as rice like in this Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice, or mashed up in this Garlic Mashed Cauliflower.

But this roasted cauliflower with tahini drizzle seriously won in the flavor department this weekend. In fact it was so good that I ate the entire head of cauliflower in one sitting. And I contemplated making a second batch on Sunday because I was already craving these flavors again. This dish is insanely simple, I almost feel bad posting it here as a recipe because the oven really does most of the work for you. But I just had to share because it’s just that good!

Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle on a serving dish

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You will have to hurry up and make this before the heat makes being in the kitchen unbearable. I’m still not sure how I’m going to survive cooking in a commercial kitchen this summer. I have a feeling I’ll be making green smoothies to stay cool during the day.

One of my missions with PancakeWarriors as well as The Healthy Dish Company is to make healthy foods less boring and to help people discover exciting ways to enjoy healthy foods. This recipe is at the top of my “if you are trying to be healthy and really hate vegetables” list. You have to share this with anyone you know that just simply cannot tolerate vegetables. This and maybe this Low Carb Lasagna because well it’s pretty darn popular around here.

Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle is the perfect side dish

This recipe is also another super simple, easy way to transition into loving vegetables. Hide them or make them a little more familiar. I mean who doesn’t love mashed potatoes right?

This roasted cauliflower dish was pretty amazing on it’s own. But I had to take it up a notch. I wanted to add healthy fats to this meal to make it a little more satisfying, so I drizzled tahini and then sprinkled the entire dish with pumpkin seeds. This combination was perfection. You simply must try it. Tahini is ground up sesame seeds into a butter (like peanut butter or almond butter). It’s been my go to fat for veggies lately.

Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle with pumpkin seeds on the side

It’s funny because when I first tried Tahini a few years ago, I thought it was awful. I’m not sure what I expected it to taste like but I bought a jar to make my own hummus with and had to throw away the entire jar as well as the hummus. It just tasted bad. Fast forward a few years and after eating my fair share of all natural nut butters, I realize that tahini is in fact amazing. Go get you some and drizzle it on everything. You won’t regret it, I promise.

Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle is a simple, easy recipe that is packed with flavor and will have you seriously craving your veggies! Vegan, paleo, gluten free, grain free, Whole30 approved! | www.pancakewarriors.com

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Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle is a simple, easy recipe that is packed with flavor and will have you seriously craving your veggies!

Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Drizzle

Roasted Cauliflower with tahini drizzle is a simple, easy recipe that is packed with flavor and will have you seriously craving your veggies! Vegan, paleo, gluten free, grain free, Whole30 approved!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 2
Author: Samantha Rowland

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower - florets removed and cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 tbs. coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1-2 tbs. tahini
  • 1 tbs. pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450F.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  • Remove the florets from the head of cauliflower and cut into bite size pieces.
  • Add melted coconut oil on baking sheet (or spread into a thin layer if not quite melted)
  • Add cauliflower, sprinkle with salt and mix on the sheet.
  • Make sure the cauliflower is spread out in a single layer. Roast for 25-30 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, drizzle with tahini and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
146
Fat
 
13
g
Carbohydrates
 
4
g
Fiber
 
1
g
Sugar
 
1
g
Protein
 
3
g
Where does nutrition info come from? Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database.
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Comments

  1. Beverly

    May 15, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    This sounds like a great dish. I love cauliflower and tahini. Pinning this.
    Bev

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  2. Ginger Wroot

    May 13, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    It’s never too hot to fire up the oven to roast cauliflower–it’s worth it to me just to crank up the AC a bit to get my roasted cauliflower (or broccoli) fix! Love the idea of the tahini drizzle here!
    –G
    http://gingerwroot.com

    Reply
  3. Linda

    May 12, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Looks so yummy! Pinning for later! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Lynne | 365 Days of Baking and More

    May 7, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    Sam, I’ve got some cauliflower in the fridge and was just trying to decide what I should do with it. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  5. Annmarie

    May 7, 2016 at 7:23 am

    Totally drooling! I love tahini and cauliflower!!!

    Reply
  6. Jess @hellotofit

    May 6, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    I really love tahini – it’s so tasty and the nutty flavor really gets me! Great idea, Sam :)

    Reply
  7. jill conyers

    May 4, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    This looks so good Sam. I’d love to have it for dinner tonight. My favorite way to eat veggies is raw, roasted or grilled. Yum! Love the pepita topping. More yumminess.

    Reply
  8. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment

    May 4, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    5 stars
    I love cauliflower. Roasted, mashed, baked, sautéed and raw. Anyway I can get it . One of my favorite veggies. This recipe looks great, simple and healthy. xo Lauren

    Reply
  9. Susie @ Suzlyfe

    May 4, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Goodness, there is beauty in simplicity, isn’t there? Love roasted cauli!

    Reply
  10. rachel @ athletic avocado

    May 4, 2016 at 8:18 am

    I love all the cauliflower recipes you have been posting lately!! Keep em’ coming, yum!

    Reply

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