Roasted Cauliflower Tabouli

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5 from 1 vote

Roasted Cauliflower Tabouli

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: Meal Prep, Mediterranean, Paleo

Keyword: Cauliflower, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Paleo, salad, Taboulli

Servings:

Calories: 95kcal

Author: Alina Eisenhauer

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

7 cups cauliflower, riced*
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup parsley leaves with tender stems, packed (finely chop after measuring)
¼ cup mint leaves, packed (finely chop after measuring)
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or red wine vinegar)
½ English cucumber (seedless), diced into ¼-inch pieces
1 cup Compari tomatoes, diced**
Kosher salt (to taste)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix cauliflower 'rice' with the 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil until evenly coated.
Spread the cauliflower evenly on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and roast in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour. Using a fork, fluff and move around the cauliflower every 20 minutes to help it brown and dry out evenly. Remove the cauliflower from the oven, and let it cool.
While the cauliflower is roasting, add the olive oil, parsley, mint, lemon juice, cucumber, tomatoes and salt to the bowl, and mix well.
Gather the parchment paper together from the corners, and use it to transfer the cauliflower back into the bowl with the other ingredients. Mix well.

Notes

*To make riced cauliflower, use a large head of cauliflower, coarsely chopped. Pulse cauliflower with in a food processor, or grate on the largest holes on a box grater until rice-like in texture. You can also buy riced cauliflower in most supermarkets now in either the fresh prepped vegetable section of the frozen vegetable section.

Roasted Cauliflower 'rice' can be made three days ahead. Chill in a resealable container.

**In Massachusetts, we are able to get delicious fresh Compari (small on the vine) tomatoes from Backyard Farms in Maine year round. If you live in other parts of the country, you should be able to find fresh Compari tomatoes in your produce section -- but if not, use grape or cherry tomatoes. They will have the sweetest, freshest flavor.

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