Recipe - Cauliflower & Spiced Chick Pea Salad

Ingredients

• 2 medium (about 2kg) cauliflower cut into bite sized florets
• 4-5 tablespoons olive oil
• 400g chick peas
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 2 brown onions, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 400g low fat natural yogurt
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 1 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 cup mint leaves, finely chopped
• salt and pepper

Method

1. Heat oven to 200C. 
2. Place the cauliflower on two baking trays and drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast the cauliflower until golden and starting to crisp up at the edges.
3. Roast the chick peas
4. In a dry frypan, heat the cumin and coriander until fragrant. Add some olive oil and saute the onion until golden and then add the garlic and cook for another couple of minutes. Add the spiced onion mix to the chick peas while they are still warm.
5. Cool the chick peas and cauliflower. Once cool, add the yogurt, baby spinach, coriander, mint and salt and pepper and add a drizzle of olive oil to help it come together. Toss gently to distribute.
6. Optional: squeeze lemon over

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