Recipe Tip: Roasted Cauliflower with Tomatoes
Top Recipe for 4 Persons by Abra Berens. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. Chef Abra Berens shows how to prepare the white vegetable tastefully: she serves the roasted cauliflower with green olives and sweetly caramelised cherry tomatoes.
Ingredients
- olive oil, for drizzling
- 1cauliflower, cored, divided into florets
- 1 ⅕ kgcherry tomatoes, halved or quartered, depending on size
- ½ bunch(es)parsley, coarsely chopped
- 70 gpitted green olives, sliced
- 70 ggarlic croutons, to serve (optional)
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.Step 2
Spread the cauliflower florets in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet with baking paper, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.Step 3
Roast in the oven until the florets are soft and have taken on a nice color, about 25 minutes.Step 4
Meanwhile, put the cherry tomatoes in a medium roasting dish, drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast in the oven until their juices have caramelised and reduced to a syrupy consistency, 15 to 25 minutes depending on their size.Step 5
When it's all cooked to your liking, mix the cauliflower, tomatoes, parsley and olives in a serving bowl. Garnish with croutons (if using) and serve.Step 6
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