Cauliflower Shawarma with Pomegranate, Tahini, and Pine Nuts

  • Yield:2 Entrees
  • Time:
    35 mins show details

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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup
    plus 1 1⁄2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons
    unsalted butter, softened
  • 1½ tablespoons
    minced cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon
    ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon
    ground sumac
  • 1½ teaspoons
    ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon
    ground allspice
  • ⅛ teaspoon
    ground cardamom
  • ⅛ teaspoon
    freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2
    cloves garlic, minced
  • 1½ teaspoons
    kosher salt, plus more
  • 1
    whole head of cauliflower, stem trimmed, leaves left intact
  • ⅓ cup
    tahini
  • 2 tablespoons
    pomegranate seeds
  • 1½ tablespoons
    finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1½ tablespoons
    pine nuts, toasted
  • 1 tablespoon
    pomegranate molasses
  • 1 teaspoon
    dried rose petals, lightly crushed optional
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Equipment

  • Grill
  • Large pot

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Preparation

  1. 5 mins

    Light a grill. In a small bowl, stir 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice with the butter, cilantro, cinnamon, sumac, cumin, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, and half the garlic.

  2. 10 mins

    In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the cauliflower until the stem can be just pierced with a knife, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the cauliflower and transfer to a cutting board.

  3. 10 mins

    Rub the cauliflower all over with the spiced butter and transfer to the grill. Cook, turning as needed, until charred and blackened all over, about 10 minutes, and transfer to a serving platter.

  4. 10 mins

    Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the remaining 1⁄4 cup lemon juice and garlic with the 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt, the tahini, and 3 tablespoons ice-cold water until smooth. Drizzle the tahini sauce over the cauliflower and sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds, parsley, and pine nuts. Drizzle with the pomegranate molasses and sprinkle with the rose petals before serving.

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