Dinner Tonight: Chicken with Roasted Cauliflower and Tahini Sauce

Dinner Tonight: Chicken with Roasted Cauliflower and Tahini Sauce
Dinner Tonight: Chicken with Roasted Cauliflower and Tahini Sauce is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 732 calories, 33g of protein, and 59g of fat. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of kosher salt and pepper, juice of lemon, ground cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 500°F. Meanwhile, mix 2 tablespoons of the oil, 2 teaspoons of the cumin, the cauliflower, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl. Toss well, and then dump onto a baking sheet, leaving one end empty.
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2
Rub the remaining oil onto the chicken legs. Season with the rest of the cumin, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
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3
Place on the open end of the baking sheet, skin side up.
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Set the baking sheet in the oven and cook for 10 minutes. Flip the cauliflower and the chicken legs, and return the oven. Cook for 10 more minutes. Flip everything again, and then cook for a final 5 to 10 minutes.
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5
Remove when both the cauliflower and the chicken are nicely browned.
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6
While chicken is cooking, make the tahini sauce.
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Mix together the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Season with salt.
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8
Serve the chicken and cauliflower with the tahini sauce.
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9
Sprinkle a little smoked paprika on top of everything.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings2
Health Score41
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