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Ingredients

6 portion(s)

Salad

  • 1 cauliflower head, outer leaves removed (about 1kg)
  • 100 g shelled and unsalted pistachios
  • 20 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves only, washed and well-dried
  • 20 g fresh coriander, leaves and stems, washed and well-dried
  • 20 g fresh mint leaves, washed and well-dries

Dressing

  • 80 g extra virgin olive oil
  • 40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice (or 1/2 tsp ras el hanout)
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 2 pinches Freshly ground black pepper

To serve

  • 100 g craisins (dried cranberries), Oceanspray brand
  • 2 pomegranates, arils only
  • pomegranate molasses, to drizzle (can make without)
  • fresh coriander, mint, parsley, roughly chopped, to garnish
  • sumac, sprinkle to serve
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Recipe's preparation

    Salad

  1. To prepare the cauliflower, first trim the stalks from the core and discard the core. Next, cut the very top of the florets off the stalks and set florets aside in a bowl. Place stalks into mixing bowl and chop 10 sec/speed 7. If needed, scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and chop a further 10 sec/speed 7. Set aside in a large salad bowl.

  2. Place half of the reserved cauliflower florets into mixing bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 5, or until slightly courser than the stalks. Set aside in the salad bowl.

  3. Place remaining cauliflower florets and pistachios into mixing bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 5. Set aside in the salad bowl.

  4. Place parsley, mint and coriander into mixing bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 6. Set aside in the salad bowl.

    5. Dressing and to serve

  5. Place all dressing ingredients into mixing bowl and mix 10 sec/speed 5 and pour over 'cous cous' in the salad bowl. Top with craisins and pomegranate arils, then drizzle with pomegranate molasses, sprinkle with sumac, coriander and parsley and lightly toss before serving.

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Tip

· Serve as a light meal or as a side dish to fish, chicken or quail.

· To remove the pomegranate arils from the fruit using your Thermomix, simply place two pomegranate quarters into mixing bowl and pulse 1 sec/Counter-clockwise operation/speed 4to remove arils. Discard the skin and pith and set pomegranate arils aside in serving bowl. Repeat until all pomegranate quarters are used. Set all arils aside in serving bowl.

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  • We really like the way the

    Submitted by JeffnJulie on 17. December 2015 - 12:51.

    We really like the way the cauliflower chops so well and finely to create the cous cous like appearance. We also played around with the dressing and will continue to experiment using the cauliflower cous cous base. Thank you for the recipe.

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  • I made this yesterday and was

    Submitted by ithreas on 19. May 2014 - 06:20.

    I made this yesterday and was delighted with how yummy it is!  I had no pomegranates so doubled the craisins.  I had no pistachios so used walnuts.  I had no Allspice so used Chinese 5spice!  The leftovers are even nicer today, so I have decided that I will make this the day before needed to allow the flavours to develop and the craisins to plump up.  I think it would be nice with a wee bit of carrot, and perhaps green grapes...the options are endless! tmrc_emoticons.)

    SandieAndie

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