Triple-cooked Cauliflower And Sticky Mushroom Skewers: Marc Summers’ Grilled Veggie Centrepieces – Recipes

Sometimes (or often) you request to push a spot of life into nan humble vegetable. We’ve each had cauliflower cooked to mush, but nan cauli conscionable needs to beryllium treated pinch nan respect it deserves. Here, we blanch, marinate, roast and past grill it until it gets a dark, charred top, while nan Mexican salsa macha provides a smoky, chilli heat. Then, arguably, our astir celebrated dish, which mightiness person moreover mushroom haters. There is thing not to like: awesome texture, afloat of umami, sticky, sweet, and often compared to meat.

Cauliflower pinch peanut tahini and salsa macha (pictured top)

Prep 10 min
Cook 1 hr 15 min
Serves 4

For nan marinade
2½ tsp cumin seeds
1½ tsp coriander seeds
1 ample dried achromatic lime
2⅓ tbsp rapeseed oil
1 tbsp red-wine vinegar
1⅓ tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp flaky oversea salt

For nan cauliflower
1 ample cauliflower (about 800g), trimmed, leaves discarded
100ml roast cauliflower marinade (see supra and method)
1 tbsp citrus juice
1 tbsp chopped caller coriander, to serve
A pinch of flaky oversea salt

For nan peanut tahini
1½ tsp achromatic miso paste
20g soft peanut butter
2⅓ tbsp lime juice
½ tsp tamari soy sauce
70g tahini
4 tsp maple syrup

For nan salsa macha
¼ tsp cumin seeds
15g sesame seeds
25g pumpkin seeds
A pinch of crushed allspice
3⅔ tbsp oliva oil
25g smoked harissa
A pinch of flaky oversea salt

Toast nan cumin and coriander seeds for nan marinade successful a barren cookware until fragrant, past finely grind. Add nan achromatic lime, finely grind again, past transportation to a bowl, adhd nan remaining marinade ingredients and whisk to blend and combine.

Heat nan oven to 250C(230C fan)480F/gas 10 aliases arsenic precocious arsenic it will go. Fill a ample vessel pinch iced h2o and statement a roasting tray pinch baking paper. Bring a mean cookware of salted h2o to a boil, navigator nan cauliflower for 8 minutes, past scoop it retired and refresh successful nan iced water. Drain thoroughly, past transportation to nan lined tray.

Coat nan cauliflower pinch nan marinade (give it a bully operation first), past roast for 20-30 minutes, until aureate and caramelised.

Meanwhile, put nan miso, peanut butter, lime juice and tamari successful a vessel and usage an electrical manus whisk to combine, until soft and emulsified. Add nan tahini and maple syrup, whisk until smooth, past adhd 3 tablespoons positive 2 teaspoons of acold h2o and whisk again until afloat incorporated. Season to sensation pinch salt.

For nan salsa macha, keeping each type of seed separate, toast nan cumin, sesame and pumpkin seeds 1 aft different successful a barren cookware until aureate and fragrant. Grind each separately, past put successful a vessel pinch nan remaining salsa ingredients and whisk until good combined.

To finish, power nan grill. Once hot, grill nan roast cauliflower for a fewer minutes until lightly charred. Smooth nan peanut tahini connected a platter, past apical pinch nan cauliflower. Drizzle complete nan salsa macha and citrus juice, garnish pinch nan coriander and a sprinkle of flaky oversea salt, and serve.

Oyster mushroom skewers

Marc Summers’ oyster mushroom skewers.

You will request six 15cm metallic aliases woody skewers (if utilizing woody ones, soak them successful h2o for 30 minutes first, to forestall burning). Cooking connected a barbecue will springiness nan champion results, but these tin besides beryllium cooked indoors nether a basking grill.

Prep 5 min
Marinate Overnight
Cook 20 min
Serves 6

2 garlic cloves, peeled
135ml tamari sauce
2⅓ tbsp agave nectar
4 tsp coriander seeds
120ml rapeseed oil
600g oyster mushrooms

Put nan ail and a tablespoonful of nan tamari successful a blender aliases mini nutrient processor and blend to a soft paste. Add nan agave nectar, coriander seeds and remaining tamari, and blend again. Once thoroughly combined, slow adhd nan oil, blending betwixt additions, to make a smooth, emulsified sauce.

Break aliases tear nan mushrooms into 5cm pieces. Put nan mushroom pieces successful a lipped baking tray and brushwood pinch two-thirds of nan marinade. Cover and time off to marinate successful nan fridge overnight.

The adjacent day, thread 100g of nan marinated mushrooms connected to each of nan six skewers. Cooking connected a barbecue will springiness nan champion results, but these tin besides beryllium cooked indoors nether a basking grill. Strain disconnected nan excess lipid from nan marinade near successful nan tray, past move nan remaining marinade into a mini saucepan group complete a debased power and trim until it turns thick.

Slowly navigator nan skewers nether a basking grill aliases connected a basking barbecue, turning regularly, until they are nicely caramelised. Drizzle nan cooked skewers pinch nan reduced marinade and serve.

• These recipes are edited extracts from Bubala: Middle Eastern-Inspired Vegetarian Recipes to Share, by Marc Summers, published by Quadrille astatine £28. To bid a transcript for £23.80, spell to guardianbookshop.com