Cauliflower with Lemon-Tahini Sauce

Cauliflower with Lemon-Tahini Sauce

Serves 4

Trying to work more vegetables into your diet? Try this tasty way to fix cauliflower.

Reprinted from Gluten Free Throughout the Year, 2010, by Melissa Diane Smith.

1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets

1/4 cup tahini

1/2 tsp. organic, gluten-free garlic powder

1/4 tsp. unrefined sea salt

1 Tbs. organic extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbs. lemon juice

2-3 tsp. chopped fresh organic parsley (optional)

1. Steam cauliflower 9 to 10 minutes until tender.

2. Meanwhile, mix tahini, garlic powder, and salt together in small bowl until no lumps remain. Mix in oil, then lemon juice, then 1 Tbs. water. Allow sauce to sit for a few minutes, then mix again; add 1 Tbs. more water if you want thinner sauce.

3. Spoon cauliflower onto serving plates, and spoon sauce over cauliflower. Top with chopped parsley, if using.

PER SERVING: 139 CAL; 4 G PROT; 12 G TOTAL FAT (2 G SAT FAT); 7 G CARB; 0 MG CHOL; 124 MG SOD; 2 G FIBER; 1 G SUGARS

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Recipe:

http://www.betternutrition.com/gluten-free-diet-nutrition/food/goglutenfree/908