Bang bang cauliflower recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
These crunchy, spicy cauliflower bites are the perfect vegan alternative to the popular bang bang chicken.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
- 335 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce or tamari soy sauce*
- 2 tbsp sriracha hot sauce, plus extra to drizzle
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 garlic cloves, finely crushed
- 15g coriander, finely chopped
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 lime, ½ zested and juiced, ½ cut into wedges
- 1 cauliflower, separated into florets and stalk roughly chopped
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 200g easy cook brown rice, to serve
- 200g frozen spinach, defrosted
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1415kJ 335.0kcal
- Fat
- 7g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 1.7g
- Sugars
- 15g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 54.0gProtein 10.1gFibre 6.3g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, syrup, garlic, half the coriander, 1 tsp sesame seeds, lime juice and zest until well combined. Toss through the cauliflower florets, stalk and leaves, and the red pepper, then spread onto a large baking tray in a single layer. Roast in the oven for 25-30 mins, tossing occasionally, until golden and starting to soften. Alternatively, cook in an air-fryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions, adding the defrosted spinach for the final 5 mins. Drain well and mix the rice through the spinach.
- Toast the remaining sesame seeds in a pan for 2-3 mins over a medium heat until golden.
- Divide the rice and spinach between 4 bowls and top with the bang bang cauliflower. Drizzle with the extra sriracha and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds, remaining coriander, the spring onions and serve with a wedge of lime.
- Tip: *Replace soy sauce with tamari to make this dish gluten free, if required.
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