Curried Cauliflower Salad

  At this time of the year when some of us have an abundance of cauliflower in the garden I found this really delicious Cauliflower Salad.   This has been adapted from the "Thermomix" recipe I used, because I think all you vegetarians and others will love the flavours.    

Link to recipe for thermomix.

https://cookidoo.com.au/recipes/recipe/en-AU/r401530

40 g  olive oil

150 g brown onion, cut into thin slices

1 tsp mustard seeds (use grain mustard if you have no seeds)

Pan fry until onion is clear in colour.   ADD

1 1/2  tsp salt

3-4 tsp curry powder

1 tbsp garam masala

1/4 tsp ground tumeric

Continue to pan fry until mixed and fragrant.

Steam 700-800 g cauliflower, cut into bite-sized pieces (3cm) and set aside to cool.

30 g fresh coriander (approx. 30g, leaves only) finely chopped

1 fresh long green chilli, trimmed, cut into halves and deseeded if preferred

100g natural yoghurt, plus extra to serve

Mix these together.

400g canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained

40g lemon juice

70g dried apricots, cut into small pieces (5mm)

1 green capsicum, deseeded and cut into small cubes (5mm)

In a large bowl add cauliflower and onion mix.

Add chickpeas, lemon juice, dried apricots and capsicum.

Add yoghurt dressing and toss gently to combine.

Add extra spoonfuls of yoghurt to serve.