Tandoori Whole Roasted Cauliflower for the week
- Yield 4 servings
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total 1 hour 45 minutes
Tandoori Whole Roasted Cauliflower for the week sits in the Vegetables section of Regbie. The card serves 4 servings. Plan on 1 hour 45 minutes from the first measure to the plate. The amounts and the method are both written on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
- 1 whole cauliflower head, about 2 pounds
- ½ cup full-fat coconut milk, plain coconut yogurt
- 1 tablespoon tandoori spice mix (no salt added)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- Flake finishing sea salt, skippable
Method
Warm the oven to 375°F and place a rack in the middle position.
Grab the cauliflower head and trim away the leaves at the bottom of the cauliflower head. Carefully cut off and remove the stem and tough core, but be careful to keep the head intact.
In a large bowl, whisk coconut milk, tandoori spice, lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt.
Set the cauliflower head bottom side up in the dish or pan you are going to roast it in. Tip some of the tandoori marinade all over the bottom of the cauliflower and use a pastry brush to paint it evenly on the surface.
Flip the cauliflower over and pour the rest of the tandoori marinade over the top and paint the top until it is completely covered.
Lid the pan tightly with aluminum foil. (You can also put a layer of parchment between the foil and cauliflower if you prefer.)
Put the skillet on the middle rack in the oven. Leave for 30 minutes, covered.
Lift the foil from the skillet. Baste the top of the cauliflower with the sauce in the pan and roast for an additional hour in the oven, uncovered. Once the cauliflower is golden brown on the outside and tender on the inside, take it out of the oven.
Move the cauliflower head to a cutting board or platter and sprinkle with a reliable flake finishing salt for crunch and salinity!
Kitchen notes
- If you chill the marinade, it'll make it easier to paint the tandoori on the cauliflower!
