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Chickpea Pasta with Cauliflower, Walnuts and Orange

Cauliflower slices braised with onion, turmeric, cumin, curry, sun-dried tomato and whole pieces of orange, spooned over nutty chickpea tagliatelle and finished with toasted ground walnuts. Vegan and unexpectedly bright.

  • YieldServes 2 to 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total53 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 headmedium cauliflower, trimmed
  • 1medium orange, peel on, preferably organic, scrubbed well
  • 3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, plus a little extra to finish
  • 2medium red onions, coarsely chopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic, large, finely chopped
  • ½ tspground cumin, or more to taste
  • 1 tspground turmeric, scant; or more to taste
  • ½ tspcurry powder, or more to taste
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 5sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained and finely chopped
  • 2 sprigsfresh rosemary
  • 120 mlwater, 1/2 cup
  • 225 gchickpea or whole wheat pasta, preferably tagliatelle or noodles, 1/2 lb

To serve

  • 4 tbspground walnuts, lightly toasted

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cauliflower
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Rosemary
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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