Air Fryer Cauliflower Steaks With Romesco Sauce & Chickpeas
This vibrant and hearty dish features tender cauliflower steaks paired with a smoky romesco sauce and herb-infused chickpeas. It’s a delightful combination that’s both delicious and nutritious.
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Preparation time
10 min
Cuisine
Spanish
Meal
- mains
Servings
2
Ingredients
Romesco sauce
- 3 red peppers, de-seeded and chopped
- 50g/⅓ cup ground almonds
- 2 tbsp sun dried tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 50ml/⅕ cup extra virgin olive oil
Cauliflower
- 1 cauliflower, sliced into steaks
Chickpeas
- 1 x 400g/14 oz tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 20g/0.7 oz dill & mint
Instructions
Romesco sauce
- In tray one, cook the peppers.
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C/350°F.
- Place on the air fryer basket and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season well. Cook for 10 minutes on 180°C and shake occasionally.
- Add everything, along with the roast peppers to a food processor and blitz to combine.
Cauliflower
- In tray two, cook the cauliflower.
- Add the cauliflower to the air fryer basket, along with 1 tbsp olive oil and season well.
- Cook on 180°C/350°F for 7 minutes.
- After 7 minutes, turn the steaks over and cook for 5 more minutes.
Chickpeas
- Mix the chickpeas, herbs and 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a bowl and mix to combine.
- Season well.
To serve: serve the cauliflower on a bed of romesco sauce and top with the chickpeas.
Keywords
- Spanish
- Mains
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- Wheat-free/optional
- Soya-free/optional
- Reduced sugar
- Sesame-free/optional
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