whole roasted cauliflower with almonds & garlic

whole roasted cauliflower with almonds & garlic

ingredients

• 1 cauliflower
• olive oil for roasting
• sea salt & ground black pepper
• 50g flaked almonds
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
• 1 tbsp dry sherry
• 3 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped

method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
2. Cut off any green leaves from the cauliflower and trim the core so it sits flat in a baking dish. Drizzle over just enough oil to cover the top of the cauliflower. Sprinkle over a little sea salt.
3. Roast until the top is golden brown and the cauliflower is just tender, about 1 hour. Keep it warm in the oven.
4. Put the almonds in a frying pan and heat gently until toasted. Add the oil and garlic and fry for a minute or two. Add the paprika and dry sherry and cook to reduce the liquid slightly. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
5. Present the cauliflower whole at the table, then cut into thin slices and drizzle over the almonds to serve.