Lunch

Smoky Roast Cauliflower and Chickpeas with Tahini

Name: Smoky Roast Cauliflower and Chickpeas with Tahini
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 250 g Cauliflower; 200 g Chickpeas, tinned and drained; 8 g Olive oil; A teaspoon Ground cumin; Half a teaspoon Smoked paprika; 1 tbsp (15 g) Tahini; Juice of half Lemon juice; 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic; A handful Fresh parsley; 30 g Pomegranate seeds; To taste Salt

Cauliflower and chickpeas roasted with cumin until the edges char, under a lemon tahini dressing. Vegetables, pulses and sesame; no dairy. 24 g of protein for 490 kcal.

Calories: 490kcal
Protein: 24g
Fat: 23g
Carbs: 49g

Per serving, makes 1. 10 minutes of work, then roasts for 30 minutes. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Sesame

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Ingredients

Cauliflower250 g
Chickpeas, tinned and drained200 g
Drained weight. A 400 g tin drains to about 240 g.
Olive oil8 g
Ground cuminA teaspoon
Smoked paprikaHalf a teaspoon
Tahini1 tbsp (15 g)
Lemon juiceJuice of half
Garlic1 clove, about 3 g
Fresh parsleyA handful
Pomegranate seeds30 g
SaltTo taste

Method

Heat the oven to 220°C. Break the cauliflower into small florets, drain and dry the chickpeas on kitchen paper, and toss both with the oil, cumin, smoked paprika and salt.
Spread over a tray in one layer and roast for thirty minutes, shaking the tray halfway, until the cauliflower is browned and the chickpeas have gone crisp.
Whisk the tahini with the crushed garlic, lemon juice and enough cold water to loosen it to the thickness of single cream. It will seize first and then relax; keep whisking.
Pile the tray onto a plate, pour the dressing over and scatter the pomegranate and parsley on top.

Worth knowing

Drying the chickpeas matters. Wet ones steam on the tray and stay soft; dry ones go crisp and nutty.
Tahini is 54% fat, so a tablespoon is 90 kcal. Thinned with water it stretches across the whole plate.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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