Roast cauliflower with chilli, garlic and thyme

Name: Roast cauliflower with chilli, garlic and thyme
Ingredients: 1 large head of cauliflower, broken into roughly equal-sized florets, stalk trimmed and chopped; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; olive oil; balsamic or sherry vinegar; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 fresh red chilli, thickly sliced; 3 sprigs of thyme, plus extra leaves to serve (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Solo

By Signe Johansen

Published 2018

About

As any good cook will tell you, this is a ridiculously easy way to transform what is otherwise quite a bland vegetable: roasting cauliflower brings out its sweet nuttiness, and I love this dish on nights when I just want to veg out (sorry, couldn’t resist) in front of the TV.

Ingredients

1 large head of cauliflower, broken into roughly equal-sized florets, stalk trimmed and chopped
1 fresh red chilli, thickly sliced

Main course
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.

Put the florets of cauliflower and chopped stalk in a bowl with the chilli, garlic and thyme sprigs, and stir. Drizzle over a glug of oil and season with salt and pepper. Tip it all into a roasting dish or tray and drizzle a little vinegar