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Roast cauliflower with stuffing

45 minutes–1 hour

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40 minutes

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45 minutes

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20 minutes

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20 minutes

20-minute kale-pesto beans

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Salt and pepper, to taste
20 g sesame seeds
100 g ciabatta, cut into large cubes
4 large leaves kale
10 g basil, plus extra for serving
10 g parsley
½ cup grated Woolworths hard cheese, plus extra for serving
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic
25 g pumpkin seeds
1 x 400 g can cannellini beans

Method

1. To make the sesame salt, blitz salt and sesame seeds in the blender until a fragrant powder forms. Toss the bread cubes/chunks through the sesame salt and put aside until ready to use.

2. Wash the kale well and place in a bowl. Pour boiling water onto the leaves and allow to tenderise for 5 minutes. Squeeze the leaves to remove excess water and place them in a blender with the herbs, hard cheese, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, seasoning and garlic. Blend until smooth.

3. Drain and rinse the cannellini beans, then place in a bowl. Spoon over the green kale paste and stir through gently. Transfer the “green” beans to a serving plate, top with the salt-dusted chunks of bread, and scatter over the remaining basil and cheese.

Chef’s tip: Use the remaining sesame salt as a versatile vegetable or salad seasoning. You can even sprinkle it over eggs for a nutty, deeply savoury flavour.

Photograph: Shavan Rahim
Videography: Romy Wilson

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