Cauliflower salad with miso dressing and pistachio pesto
Charred cauliflower with a silky miso-lime dressing.
Crunchy pistachio pesto adds sweet, nutty heat.
Red chicory and spring onion make it bright and addictive.
side dish ⏱ 75 min 340 kcal / portion 26.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian glutensesametree nuts 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- whisk apple juice and white miso in a saucepan and boil then simmer 12 min until deeply brown and syrupy
- cool the dressing completely then stir in lime juice and sea salt and whisk in vegetable oil to make it silky
- toast pistachios with szechuan peppercorns and nori flakes and aleppo chilli flakes and sea salt then pulse until lentil-sized
- remove reserved pistachio mixture and pulse parsley and spring onions with the rest to combine
- pulse in vegetable oil, apple juice, lime zest and 0.125 tsp sea salt to make a coarse pesto
- preheat oven to 240°C fan and line a roasting tray with parchment
- toss cauliflower with vegetable oil and dressing and sea salt to coat
- roast cauliflower for 20 min, turning once, until charred and with a slight bite, then cool
- combine cooled roasted cauliflower, sliced apple, chicory, spring onion, remaining dressing and pesto in a large mixing bowl and toss to coat
- arrange on a platter and scatter over the reserved pistachio mixture