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Cauliflower and Spinach Hummus

19/10/2015 by Gina Leave a Comment

Cauliflower is such an amazingly versatile veggie … and I love it!

So many blogs of late are coming up with a variety of ways to use cauliflower, so in this recipe I have used it as a base for hummus.

When first testing this recipe I steamed the cauliflower, but in my second attempt I baked it and it was so much more flavourful.

The hummus keeps well in the fridge for a few days … it is great as a dip, fabulous as a spread on bread or with burgers, and can be dressed up in a number of ways:  a little drizzle of chili oil over the top;  sprinkle with dukkah, toasted pistachios or spices such as sumac or za’atar, etc;  or have it just plain as it is.

Baked cauliflower
Mix in the bowl for blending
Final hummus ready to eat

Cauliflower and Spinach Hummus
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Final hummus ready to eat


The hummus keeps well in the fridge for a few days, and can be served as a dip with veggies, as a spread on bread or with burgers, and can be dressed up in a variety of ways: drizzle chili oil over the top, sprinkle with dukkah, toasted pistachios or spices such as sumac or za’atar, etc. or have it just plain as it is … you will love it!
Author: Gina @ The Passionate Pantry
Ingredients
  • 500g cauliflower florets
  • 1 tbls olive oil

  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 50g baby spinach leaves
  • 2 sprigs mint, leaves only, or to taste
  • 1 tbls tahini
  • 40g lemon juice
  • 20g olive oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees, fan forced
  2. Wash and dry the florets, and place into a medium sized baking dish
  3. Drizzle with the olive oil, and stir the florets around using a large spoon
  4. Bake for 10 minutes, stir florets around, and bake for a further 10 minutes
  5. Remove from oven and cover baking tray with foil and allow the florets to cool (once baked, you will have less weight than what you started with … approximately 350g)
  6. Place the garlic into the TM bowl and chop 3 seconds / speed 7
  7. Scrape around bowl, and add the florets, spinach, mint, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and freshly cracked pepper and blend 10 seconds / speed 5
  8. Scrape around bowl, have a taste and adjust seasoning (at this point I added another pinch of salt, 10g lemon juice, and a few extra mint leaves as I really love them, but add extra seasoning only if you feel you need it)
  9. Blend again for another 10 seconds / speed 5, or until you get the consistency you like. I like my hummus to have some texture, but if you prefer it to be smoother, than blend on speed 6 instead of speed 5
  10. Store in fridge where it will sit happily for a few days
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