A silver tray topped with orange roasted cauliflower with a pot of white sauce in the corner

Tajín cauliflower bites

Name: Tajín cauliflower bites
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp chipotle paste; 1 tsp garlic granules; 700g cauliflower florets plus any small, tender leaves; 150g soured cream; 1½ tsp Tajín or a mix of ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp mild chilli powder and the zest of ½ lime

John Gregory-Smith

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Serves 4 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 45 mins

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Tajín is a classic Mexican seasoning made from lime, chilli and salt. It works so well on these moreish cauli bites with the cooling soured cream

Gluten free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp chipotle paste
1 tsp garlic granules
700g cauliflower florets

plus any small, tender leaves
150g soured cream
1½ tsp Tajín

or a mix of ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp mild chilli powder and the zest of ½ lime

Nutrition: per serving

kcal232
fat17.1g
saturates6.1g
carbs11.7g
sugars8.6g
fibre4.1g
protein5.9g
salt1.1g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Pour the olive oil, 2 tbsp of the chipotle paste and the garlic granules into a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and mix well. Add the cauliflower florets and toss together. Tip into a roasting dish with any leaves and mix well. Roast for 35-40 minutes or until charred and smoky.
step 2

Mix together the remaining chipotle paste and soured cream in a serving bowl.
step 3

To serve, tip the cauliflower florets onto a serving plate and drizzle over the remaining oil. Scatter over the Tajín and serve with the chipotle soured cream for dunking.

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Authors

John Gregory-Smith

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