Wasabi Crispy Cauliflower with Green Dip 🌱
I love crispy cauliflower and this was one of those recipes that evolved, largely inspired by my beautiful mustard wasabi mustard herb plant that I’m growing in the garden 🌿 This is not the same as wasabi root, but has a similar flavour (and it’s delicious) but you could use mint or Thai basil or any green herb as an alternative. The cauliflower is spicy with Japanese chilli and and chopped chillies, which is perfect with a wedge of lime. This is the first of my ‘Green’ recipes and although the flower of the cauliflower is not technically green, the leaves, lime, herbs, wasabi and dressing are - so it’s green enough for me!
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Ingredients
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A few sprigs of mustard wasabi plant leaves (could you could use mint, coriander or Thai basil as an alternative)
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1 red and 1 green chilli
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5 tablespoons aqua faba (chickpea juice)
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4 tbs of cornflour
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2 tbs plain flour
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1 tbs Shichimi Japanese chilli powder
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1 pinch salt and white pepper
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1 pinch wasabi powder (optional)
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1 pinch ginger powder
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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Spring onions to serve
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For the green dip
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2 tsp wasabi paste (or to taste)
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1/4 of cucumber (finely cubed)
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1/2 lime (save the other half for wedges)
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2 tablespoons soy sauce
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Pickled ginger (optional)
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Oil for frying (ideal for air frying or you could spritz with oil and bake)
Cooking Instructions
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Wash dry and floret your cauliflower. Lightly whisk your aquafaba in a small bowl. In another small bowl mix your flours, garlic, ginger and wasabi and chili power. Chop the cucumber, spring onions and chillies and wash the herbs. Combine the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
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Dip each floret of cauliflower into the aquafaba and then into the flour mix. Repeat this step a couple of times until the cauliflower is fully covered. Fry or bake until the outside is crispy and the cauliflower is soft. In a fryer this would take a couple of minutes at 180 but longer in an air fryer and about 20 minutes in the oven.
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Garnish with chilies, green herbs, spring onions and enjoy with the green dipping sauce.
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