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Supper Club: Baked cauliflower with black beans & coconut


By Meg Walker
24th Jan 2024
Supper Club: Baked cauliflower with black beans & coconut

This is a fantastic vegetarian main course, with cauliflower baked in spiced coconut milk as the star. It’s a hearty dish, packed full of flavour.

Baked cauliflower with black beans & coconut
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 large cauliflower, outer leaves and stalk removed and discarded
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp black mustard seeds
  • 4cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 1 x 400g tin black beans, drained and rinsed
  • A handful of coriander, finely chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp toasted coconut flakes, to garnish

For the flatbreads

  • 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 250g thick Greek-style yoghurt
  • Vegetable oil, for greasing

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of salted water, acidulated with the juice of 1 lime, to the boil. Add the whole cauliflower and blanch for 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  3. Place an ovenproof saute? pan large enough to hold the cauliflower over a medium heat. Add the coconut oil and allow to melt, then add the black mustard seeds and cook for about 1 minute, until they begin to sizzle and become fragrant. Add the ginger, garlic, chilli and turmeric and continue to cook for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the coconut milk, season with a pinch of salt and black pepper, and bring to the boil. Add the blanched cauliflower and baste with the coconut sauce. Transfer the whole pan to the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, basting every 10-15 minutes, until the cauliflower is tender and cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile, make the flatbreads.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt, make a well in the centre and pour in the yoghurt. Bring the flour into the centre and mix together into a soft dough. Tip onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 4-5 minutes until smooth. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and rest for 10-15 minutes.
  6. Portion the rested dough into walnut-sized pieces. On a lightly floured work surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll each piece of dough into a 20cm diameter round, about 3mm thick.
  7. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Cook each flatbread for 1-2 minutes on each side, until nicely puffed. Keep warm until ready to serve.
  8. Remove the cauliflower pan from the oven, gently lift out the cauliflower and set aside.
  9. Put the pan back over a medium heat, add the black beans, the remaining lime juice and coriander and stir together until thoroughly heated through.
  10. Portion the cauliflower into wedges and place in serving bowls. Spoon over the black bean and coconut sauce, top with toasted coconut flakes and serve with the flatbreads.

 

Extracted from Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen by Ainsley Harriott (Ebury Press). Photography by Dan Jones.