Cauliflower tabbouleh
In this tabbouleh recipe, the semolina is replaced by grated cauliflower heads, which is very fresh and surprisingly tasty.
139 K 4/5 (21 reviews)
30 min.
Easy
2.80 €
4 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: May 18th 2025
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 cauliflower - 2
50 g preserved tomatoes - 3
parsley - 4
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 5
1 spring onion (scallion) - 6
1 lemon - 7
2 tablespoons vinegar - 8
6 tablespoons olive oil - 9
1 teaspoon mustard (optional) - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 1,625 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Prepare 1 cauliflower, cut off the tops.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Cut the cauliflower into small florets.
Grate each floret with a fine grater.
Grate each floret with a fine grater.
Stage 3
You should obtain a fine powder, which will become the "semolina" for your cauliflower tabbouleh.
If you haven't already done so, pour the semolina into a bowl.
If you haven't already done so, pour the semolina into a bowl.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Coarsely chop 50 g preserved tomatoes.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour the tomatoes, herbs and spring onion into the salad bowl, add the zest of 1/2 lemon, season with salt and pepper, then mix once.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 4 min.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour the sauce into the bowl, mix again and your cauliflower tabbouleh is ready.
Remarks
In this recipe, the proportions are only indicative, so feel free to adapt them to your taste and the size of your cauliflower.
Keeping: A few hours in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 1,340 RDI=70 % | 5,620 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 80 RDI=4 % | 350 RDI: 4 % |
| Per person | 7 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 340 RDI=20 % | 1,400 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.80 €
- Per person : 0.70 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some other recipes using this recipe
Four-tier glasses
This starter recipe, served in a glass, consists of four tiers of different vegetable preparations. Each can be made the day before, and it's only the assembly that is tricky.
277 K5 1 hour 40 min.
This recipe uses (among others)
Preserved tomatoes
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato foccacia, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Cretan Bread, ... See them all 9
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Madras rice, Beans with tomatoes, Endives "bonne femme", Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., ... See them all 551
Vinegar
Like these other recipes: Tabbouleh, Tzatziki, Spinach parmentier, Warm lentil salad, Remoulade celery with tarragon and mimosa eggs, ... See them all 37
Lemon
Like these other recipes: Cream and herb dressing, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Chicken pie, Rice à la grecque, Beet leaf pesto, ... See them all 128
Other recipes you may also like
Finger biscuits
These small biscuits, that look a bit like savoy biscuits, are delicious alone or with Champagne, but are also the base for charlottes or Tiramisu. July 30th 2021359 K5 50 min.
Vanilla sugar
Almost essential in patisserie, you can find it in expensive little sachets of about 10g. It's necessary to distinguish between the vanilla sugar which really contains vanilla, and vanillin sugar, purely chemical which has never seen a vanilla pod. Here is how to quickly make a whole jar full of your own vanilla sugar. August 12th 2018442 K 15 30 min.
Sugar syrup
This syrup is mainly used as a basis for all sorbet recipes, which consist of this syrup and fruit pulp, but it can be also used to soak biscuits for example, or for fruit salads. February 21th 2011775 K3.5 8 min.
Cocktails
Some cocktails recipe. May 8th 201195 K5 5 min.
Breton galettes (pancakes)
Of uniquely Breton origin, this is a buckwheat pancake on which you cook an egg with ham and cheese before folding it over. Easy and quick to make, it's an ideal answer to the question "what are we going to eat this evening?". February 21th 2011232 K 23.9 20 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-01-25)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.