{"id":893,"date":"2026-08-31T22:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/roasted-cauliflower-kefir-tahini\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:30:19","slug":"roasted-cauliflower-kefir-tahini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/roasted-cauliflower-kefir-tahini\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Cauliflower with Kefir Tahini"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"ktw-main\" class=\"ktw-main ktw-recipe-page\">\n\t\t<header class=\"ktw-recipe-hero\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-hero__grid\">\n\t\t\t<div><p class=\"ktw-kicker\">Vegetable dishes<\/p><h1>Roasted Cauliflower with Kefir Tahini<\/h1><p class=\"ktw-lead\">Deeply browned cauliflower lands on cool kefir tahini for a vegetable dish with crisp edges, a tender center, and a creamy sesame base.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-facts\"><div><span>Time<\/span><strong>15 minutes, plus 25 to 30 minutes roasting<\/strong><\/div><div><span>Makes<\/span><strong>4 side-dish servings<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/header>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"ktw-article-utility\" aria-label=\"Recipe tools\" data-ktw-save-scope=\"recipe\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-save aria-pressed=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Save<\/span><\/button>\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-utility-copy><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Copy<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-print><i class=\"fa-solid fa-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Print<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<p class=\"screen-reader-text\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ktw-utility-status><\/p>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ktw-section ktw-section--cream\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-grid\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"ktw-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">What you need<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>650 g cauliflower florets<\/li><li>30 ml olive oil<\/li><li>4 g ground cumin<\/li><li>5 g fine salt, divided<\/li><li>80 g tahini<\/li><li>120 ml plain milk kefir<\/li><li>20 ml fresh lemon juice<\/li><li>3 g garlic, finely grated<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-method\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">Make it<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Method<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Heat the oven to 230\u00b0C. Toss the cauliflower with oil, cumin, and 4 g salt.<\/li><li>Spread in one uncrowded layer. Roast for 20 minutes, turn, then roast for 5 to 10 minutes more.<\/li><li>Whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and remaining 1 g salt. It may tighten at first.<\/li><li>Whisk in the kefir in three portions until the sauce is smooth and falls in a thick ribbon.<\/li><li>Spoon the cold sauce onto a platter and add the hot cauliflower just before serving.<\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-why\"><h3>Why these flavors work<\/h3><p>A hot, uncrowded tray gives cauliflower its color. Kefir loosens tahini after lemon makes it tighten and adds a lighter cultured finish.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-help\" aria-label=\"Storage, substitutions, and quick fixes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>Store it<\/h3><p>Keep sauce at 4\u00b0C or colder and use within 2 days. Refrigerate cauliflower within 2 hours and use within 3 days.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>A substitution that works<\/h3><p>Broccoli needs a separate roast-time test. Sunflower-seed butter changes the flavor and is not a direct substitute for tahini.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>If the texture is wrong<\/h3><p>If the sauce seizes, add 15 ml kefir and whisk before adding more. 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