12/21/2025
Recipe Sunday! Try this delicious dip! Perfect for holiday gatherings!🎉
Ingredients
-6 cupchopped cauliflower (in roughly large bite-sized florets), stalks included (about 1 small head of cauliflower, minus the green core part)
-2red bell peppers, with seeds and stems removed, quartered
-4cloves garlic, peeled
-1/4 cupolive oil, plus more as needed and for drizzling to serve
-2 teaspoonkosher salt, plus a big pinch, plus more to taste
-1/2 teaspoonwhite pepper, plus more to taste (you can substitute black or rainbow if you prefer)
-2 tablespoonfresh-squeezed lemon juice, plus more to taste
-1/3 cuptahini, well stirred
-1pinch cayenne pepper
-3 tablespoon water, room temp
-1handful finely chopped herbs, toasted seeds, and/or crushed nuts to serve (optional)
Directions
Step 1
Heat oven to 450°F. Toss cauliflower, peppers, and garlic together with olive oil, salt, and pepper on a sheet-pan, and spread out into an even layer. Roast in oven for about 30 minutes, stirring once midway through, until the cauliflower is tender enough that you can squash a floret easily with the tines of a fork. Let cool for a few minutes.
Step 2
In a food processor, combine roasted cauliflower, peppers, and garlic (scrape in any browned bits from the bottom of the pan!) with lemon juice, tahini, cayenne, and a big pinch of salt. Blend to combine until it’s fully homogeneous, scraping down sides with a spatula midway through, about 3 minutes. Add the water, and blend for another couple of minutes, until it’s smooth and light. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt, pepper, and lemon juice as needed.
Step 3
To serve, transfer to a bowl and make a dramatic swooshy pattern on top. Drizzle with your favorite toppings. (Store for up to a week, covered, in the refrigerator.)