Lamb Meatballs with Roasted Cauliflower and Pomegranate

Name: Lamb Meatballs with Roasted Cauliflower and Pomegranate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower; 1 large red onion, sliced; 4 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 12 ready-made lamb meatballs; 100 g pomegranate seeds; 20 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and roughly chopped; 20 g fresh mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped; juice of ½ lemon; 50 g toasted pistachios, roughly chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; tzatziki

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals

By Neven Maguire

Published 2020

About

This warm salad using a combination of roasted and raw grated cauliflower is a revelation and by roasting the cauliflower leaves too, nothing is wasted. Lamb meatballs are now being sold in packets in some supermarkets, but you could quickly make your own with some lamb mince, salt and pepper.

Ingredients

1 large cauliflower
1 large red onion, sliced
4 tbsp rapeseed oil

Dinner
Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F/gas mark 7).

Coarsely grate one-third of the cauliflower into rice-sized pieces and set aside in a bowl.

Break up the rest of the cauliflower into small florets and put in a bowl with the cauliflower leaves and red onion. Drizzle over ha