Over a year ago I did something like this before but this one is slightly different. Somehow poppy seeds, black garlic mixed with kalamata olives can be magical together with the right ingredients and taste great on vegetables. I simply roasted the vegetables with a light spray of oil and salt and pepper and took them out of the oven when done. The rest mixes up in minutes. Serving size is always difficult to judge. I got 6 side servings out of this. You might get less if your side servings are bigger.

Servings for around 6 servings

3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (2 Tablespoons lightly sprayed on vegetables and 1 Tablespoon reserved for condiment)

1 small cauliflower – cut into florets

1 red onion – cut into slices

8oz spinach

4 1/2 oz good quality Feta Cheese cut into small cubes (I like the Israeli Feta from Trader Joes and my 2nd favorite is the Greek Feta from Costco)

1 Tablespoon urfa pepper (this is to coat the feta cheese)

2 Tablespoons poppy seeds – put threw a spice grinder

7oz kalamata olives – pits removed – chopped

1 + 1/2 Tablespoons black garlic

1 Tablespoon date syrup (you can substitute honey but you can easily find date syrup at Walmart)

1 Tablespoon white vinegar

sea salt – to taste

ground black pepper – to taste

optional 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, parsley, or scallions to finish

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

On sheet tray(s) spread out the cauliflower florets on one side and the onions on the other side incase they don’t get done at the same time. Spray them lightly with olive oil. Season them lightly with a little salt and pepper to taste. Put them in the middle rack of the oven and take them out when lightly charred. Mine took 20 minutes but timing may differ due to the way ovens work and the size and age of the vegetables.

In a small bowl mix the feta cubes with the urfa pepper. Keep to the side until ready to use.

In another pan add the spinach. Sprinkle lightly with oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover pan and put this in 5 minutes before you want to serve on the lower rack while the other vegetables are cooking. I like mine like 1/2 cooked. You can do longer if you want or do them on the stove top.

Assemble and serve. I put the spinach on the bottom mixed the onions and cauliflower together. Spooned on condiment. Then added the peppered feta and topped that with cilantro.

This went FORKING GREAT with the Moroccan Style Turkey Meatballs with harissa that I just made.

Enjoy!