Name: Olive, cauliflower & harissa pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small cauliflower broken into small florets, stalks and leaves finely chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 200g cherry tomatoes halved; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 25g pitted green olives halved; 2 tbsp rose harissa; 150g dairy-free wholemeal pasta of your choice (such as pappardelle; gluten-free if needed); small handful of parsley finely chopped

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Olive, cauliflower & harissa pasta

Olive, cauliflower & harissa pasta

Ailsa Burt

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Harissa adds colour and warmth to this vegan midweek pasta dish, with fried cauliflower, green olives and parsley. Add more harissa, if you like it spicy

Dairy-free

Egg-free

Healthy

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp olive oil
1 small cauliflower

broken into small florets, stalks and leaves finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato purée
200g cherry tomatoes

halved
2 garlic cloves

crushed
25g pitted green olives

halved
2 tbsp rose harissa
150g dairy-free wholemeal pasta

of your choice (such as pappardelle; gluten-free if needed)
small handful of parsley

finely chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal466
fat15g
saturates2g
carbs63g
sugars9g
fibre12g

high
protein14g
salt1.1g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and tip in the cauliflower florets, stalks and leaves. Season, cover and fry for 8-10 mins, shaking the pan now and then, until lightly browned and softened. Stir the tomato purée and tomatoes, cover and cook for 5 mins more until the tomatoes have burst. Add the garlic, olives and harissa, and cook for 2-3 mins until fragrant.
step 2

Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a mugful of the water. Stir the pasta and a splash of the water into the tomato mixture. Season, scatter over the parsley and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2023

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