Fried Cauliflower With Tahini

Ingredients

• 1 cup oil, for frying
• 1 head cauliflower
• 4 scallions
• 1/2 cup tahini paste
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/8 cup mint, chopped plus extra to finish
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1/8 cup lemon juice
• zest from half a lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon pomegranate molasses, plus extra to finish
• 1/4 cup water
• maldon sea salt and pepper

Directions

1. For the Cauliflower:
2. Prepare you cauliflower by chopping it into small florets and divide your scalions into 3 long segments.
3. Pour the oil into a deep pan and hat until it gets to 350 degrees.
4. Carefully fry a few florets at a time, turnign them until they turn a golden brown.
5. Once your cauliflower is cooked, remove the florets from the pan and drain them in a colander.
6. Continue to fry the cauliflower in batches until all of it is cooked.
7. In the same oil, fry the green onions for about a minute.
8. For the Tahini Sauce:
9. Mix the tahini paste, garlic, herbs, yogurt, lemon juice, zest, pomegranate molasses, salt and pepper until combined. Add some water to the sauce until it has a smooth pourable consistency
10. Add the cauliflower and green onions to tahini sauce and coat, or you can serve it separately.
11. Garnish your dish with mint and pomegranate molasses.