Arnabeet mekle fried cauliflower with tahini sauce

Name: Arnabeet mekle fried cauliflower with tahini sauce
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets; 150ml sunflower oil, for shallow frying; 3 tbsp tahini; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 5 tbsp cold water; 0.5 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tsp sumac; 15g fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

Golden, crisp-edged cauliflower with a lemony tahini sauce. It disappears from the table first.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.64 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1large cauliflowercut into florets
150 mlsunflower oilfor shallow frying
3 tbsptahini
1lemonjuiced
1garlic clovecrushed
5 tbspcold water
½ tspfine sea salt
1 tspsumac
15 gfresh flat leaf parsleychopped

Method

1
Whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, water and salt until smooth and pourable.
2
Heat the oil in a wide frying pan over a medium high heat.
3
Fry the florets in batches for 5 to 6 minutes, turning, until deep golden and tender.
6 min
4
Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with a little salt.
5
Pile onto a plate, spoon over the tahini sauce and finish with sumac and parsley.

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