Romesco Cauliflower – 55-Minute Recipe
This recipe for Romesco cauliflower is a delicious and flavorful vegetarian dish. The cauliflower is charred to perfection on the barbecue and served on a rich and smoky Romesco sauce.
Recipe by Jamie Oliver· Structured by ReelsMeals
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55 min estimated total time for 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower
- olive oil
- 11 oz tomatoes
- 4 clove garlic
- 3 1/2 oz sourdough bread
- 1 lb roasted red peppers
- 0.88 oz smoked almonds
- a pinch smoked paprika
- 4 sprig flat-leaf parsley
- 1 1/10 oz feta cheese
Instructions
- 1Preheat the barbecue by lighting the charcoal. Ensure the barbecue is set up correctly.
- 2Prepare the cauliflower by removing any tatty outer leaves and chopping it into eight wedges. Spritz the cauliflower with olive oil and season with sea salt and black pepper.
- 3Place the cauliflower wedges, tomatoes, and unpeeled garlic cloves on the barbecue. Put the bread slices on the cool zone of the barbecue.
- 4Cook the ingredients on the barbecue with the lid on and vents open for 10 minutes.
- 5After 10 minutes, remove the tomatoes, garlic, and toast from the barbecue. Turn the cauliflower and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, or until it is charred and cooked through.
- 6Prepare the Romesco sauce by peeling the garlic cloves and blending them with the tomatoes, bread, roasted red peppers, smoked almonds, smoked paprika, and olive oil.
- 7Season the Romesco sauce to perfection.
- 8To serve, place the charred cauliflower wedges on top of the Romesco sauce. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, crumbled feta cheese, and a few extra smoked almonds. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil if desired.
- 9Serve with extra toast on the side to mop up the excess sauce.
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Keep lid on and vents open
During the first 10 minutes of cooking, keep the barbecue lid on and the vents open as instructed.
Turn cauliflower after removing other items
After the initial 10 minutes, remove the tomatoes, garlic, and toast, then turn the cauliflower wedges before cooking another 10 minutes.
Blend sauce after cooling ingredients
Peel the garlic cloves and blend them with the cooked tomatoes, bread, peppers, almonds, paprika and olive oil to make the Romesco sauce.
Toast bread on the cool zone
Place the sourdough bread slices on the cool zone of the barbecue while the other items cook.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Romesco Cauliflower?
- About 55 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Romesco Cauliflower recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Romesco Cauliflower recipe come from?
- It was shared by Jamie Oliver on jamieoliver.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.
- How many calories are in Romesco Cauliflower?
- Roughly 270 calories, based on the nutrition details captured with this recipe. Treat it as an estimate.