Stonefire Grill’s Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

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Do you love Stonefire Grill?

We eat there quite often since we have one near our home.  In fact, I don't know many people that don't love it.  Oh! the Tri Tip with Garlic Peppercorn sauce is my favorite!  But we love the pizza, salads, chicken, salmon, and many other dishes there too.

The other day MGG and I were planning dinner walking around the grocery store picking up some vegetables to go with our kabobs we were making that night.  He asked "Can you make  roasted cauliflower like the one at Stonefire, you know the one with the Tahini sauce?"  I promptly replied "sure, no problem!" Ha!  now I have to figure that one out.  So off we went with our veggies and a head of cauliflower.

STONEFIRE GRILL'S ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH TAHINI SAUCE

Thank god for the internet!  I searched google and came up with Stonefire's original recipe!  They even had a video of a Stonefire Grill chef to show you how to do it.  Perfect!

And let me tell you it was perfect MGG loved it, gave me a BIG kiss, and it really tasted just like the side dish you get at Stonefire Grill.  Although this recipe does have quite a few steps and takes about 50 minutes to make, all the steps are easy and the result is totally worth it.  (I'd make anything for MGG, especially since he doesn't ever request anything special)

Nicely roasted cauliflower has a caramelized flavor from the roasting.  It's accompanied by a nice Tahini sauce which combine the nutty tasting tahini with garlic and lemon.  The sauce really makes the dish so don't skip this part!

This is perfect as a side dish to any main meal.  It would be perfect at your Easter table too.  We chose to eat it along with other roasted veggies and kabobs, and it was perfect.  Make sure to try this soon, it really is a winner!

Enjoy!





Stonefire Grill’s Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

Yield: 4 servings 

1 large cauliflower, whole, thoroughly washed
2 - 3 Tbls extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt


Lemon tahini sauce:
1/2 cup tahini paste
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup water
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper


Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place a large pot on the stove full of water and bring to a boil. Meanwhile wash the cauliflower and cut off a thin slice of the bottom of the stock so the cauliflower will sit up on the baking sheet. (leaves and most of the stalk should remain intact )  Add a tablespoon of kosher salt to the boiling water.

Add the cauliflower and allow to simmer 10 minutes. Cauliflower should be submerged under the water.  Remove cauliflower from water, drain and place on rimmed baking sheet stalk-side-down to cool for 3 minutes.

Pour oil on top of the cauliflower and rub over the entire surface.  Roast approximately 30 minutes, turning as needed for even roasting. If additional browning is needed turn on broiler and broil until nicely browned (watch carefully to prevent burning).

To prepare lemon tahini sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in small bowl and whisk for approximately 1 minute. Set aside. Serve with cauliflower.

recipe adapted from OC Register

Product Review: Surf and Turf & Crate and Barrel's Ginger Dipping Sauce

It's Summertime! 

Don't you just love it?  Well if you are not having a heat wave that is...!

Here in LA we love summer.  We usually have great weather with the exception of several weeks of sweltering heat late summer.  Right now we're having what we call "June Gloom".  It is cloudy in the morning, even chilly, and then it burns off and heats up in the afternoon.

Just preparing us for the heat to come...

Lovin' summer so much I have to share a pretty summer tablescape with you!  A crisp white quilted runner sets the cool mood.  Dark green chargers bring in a touch of the outdoors.  The pretty white plates with dotted edges add texture and set the canvas for a beautiful, summer colored salad plate of pretty flowers!  Even the flatware reflects nature, depicting leaves on the handles.  Isn't this tablescape fresh looking?

But I digress..so on to the product review.  So for summer solstice we decided to grill some surf and turf.  Steak, fillet mignon, and shrimp to be exact.  So I got out my Lodge cast iron grill skillet (one of my best skillets!) and fired it up.

I wanted to try a new product I found at Crate & Barrel...a favorite store of mine!  The Ginger Dipping Sauce sounded so good and reminded me of that great sauce that you get from Benihana's.  You know the one?  It's just awesome...and I want it!

So I picked this one up having high hopes of that great tasting Ginger sauce.  Here's what Crate & Barrel has to say about their product.

Ginger Dipping Sauce. 9.5 oz.

Savory, all natural Asian sauce flavors delicious meals with a minimum of fuss. Dip egg or spring rolls into ginger dipping sauce, season veggies or noodles, or use as a marinade for virtually any protein.

• Ginger Dipping Sauce contains onion, tomato, celery, Japanese soy sauce, canola oil, corn syrup, vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, spices and herbs

As you can see the ingredients are all natural, and very well balanced.

So we grilled our fillet mignons... (just using salt & pepper)

and our shrimp....(again just using salt & pepper)

and served it with the Ginger Dipping Sauce.    I wanted the food to be all about the dipping sauce complimenting the steak and shrimp's natural flavors.

I liked the sauce but there was a definite prominent vinegar taste.  The ginger was a prominent flavor as well.  A good sauce, but not exactly like that of Benihana fame...I would definitely buy this again...and the price is reasonable at $5.95 as you will get multiple uses out of it if you use this as a dipping sauce.  I'm still going to recreate the famous Benihana sauce but  I would recommend that you pick up a bottle of this if you have the opportunity, it's a close second.  You can buy this online here, ginger dipping sauce which sells for $5.95 at Crate & Barrel.

This dish goes great with my Zucchini and Thyme side dish.  yum!

What your favorite dipping sauce is?
Happy summer!!!