Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime

Recipe courtesy of Watercress.

Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches. Hello friends, so how are you today? Happy October and welcome to a month filled with scares and frights, so that must mean one thing then; Halloween is on its way Arrrggg!!

So today I have a fun and scary Halloween recipe to share with you. Perfect for sharing with the Children any day this month: Roasted Cauliflower Brain with Green Slime Hummus and Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches, how spookiness-ly cool!? At the same time as being fun, it is nice and healthy too.

Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches

Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches:

Autumn is here I am also sharing a recipe suitable for the month of October and Halloween!

Scary, eh!?

Roasted Cauliflower Brain with Green Slime Hummus and Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches:

Prep time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 1.5 hours

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 150ml white wine
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup

For The Green Slime:

  • 50g watercress, roughly chopped
  • 2 tins chickpeas in water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt

For The Dead Man’s Fingers:

  • 1/2 a loaf of thin-sliced white bread, crusts removed
  • Soft butter or margarine
  • 150g cream cheese
  • 50g whole almonds
Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches

Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches:

Method:

  1. Firstly, pre-heat oven to 150°C. Trim the leaves from the cauliflower and cut its base flat so that it sits upright. Rub all over with olive oil. Place the cauliflower into an ovenproof casserole dish and pour over the white wine. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1.5 hours.
  2. Check after 1 hour and brush on more oil if cauliflower seems dry. After the time is up, remove from the oven and insert a long knife into the centre of the cauliflower, ensuring that it is cooked all the way through. Leave to cool.
  3. While the cauliflower is in the oven, make the hummus. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and place into a blender with the watercress, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, ground coriander and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth, gradually adding olive oil. Taste and adjust seasoning and lemon juice if necessary.

To Make Finger Sandwiches:

How To Make:

  1. To make the finger sandwiches, gently flatten the slices of bread with a rolling pin to make them more pliable. Spread each slice with a little butter or margarine and some cream cheese.
  2. Roll up the sandwiches, then use a blunt knife to make indentations to form the knuckles. Trim one end of each roll into a V shape and use a little cream cheese to stick on an almond fingernail.
  3. Once the cauliflower has cooled, use a sharp knife to carefully cut a hollow, creating a bowl in the top. Fill this with the green hummus, then mix the ketchup with a little warm water and drizzles over the sides of the cauliflower to look like blood.
  4. Serve the cauliflower brain with the dead man’s fingers on the side for dipping.
Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches

Roasted Cauliflower Brain With Green Slime Hummus And Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches. What do you think about this recipe?

So what do you think? Fancy making some Roasted Cauliflower Brain with Green Slime Hummus and Dead Man’s Finger Sandwiches? Because it will scare your guest and make a good talking point!!

Also do not forget to leave your thoughts in the comment box below. Scary but above all, it is such a fun addition to the table.

Recipe and image credits c/o: For equally delicious but slightly less gruesome recipes featuring the chairman of the chopping board, visit Watercress.

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17 Comments

  1. Kathy A
    22 August 2020 / 02:31

    My daughter hosts an annual pumpkin carving party and I like to bring something creepy to compliment the rest of her menu (dirt cake with gummy worms, witches knuckles (pretzel nuggets with almond slices for fingernails, kitty litter cake have been hits other years). This would be great! Thank you!

  2. 21 August 2020 / 21:59

    Not sure I’m up for that. Bobbing for apples was more my style. – Margy

  3. Maureen
    19 August 2020 / 23:03

    I am really looking forward to Halloween this year Claire because I know I’ll have to be creative since most events are cancelled. I have preordered some Halloween decor and I am now looking into easy recipes to make for my family. We are big fan of hummus and this sounds pretty easy to make. I can’t wait to try it with my son and see how far we get!

  4. Innocent Mk
    24 December 2017 / 06:48

    After you have mixed the colors into the slime if you discover that you want a deeper color merely add another 3 or 4 drops of the food coloring and mix it once again.

  5. Erlene - My Pinterventures
    22 October 2017 / 23:40

    I this idea and title of your recipe…lol. Will be including this in my MM round-up this week. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us.

  6. Beverly Roderick
    14 October 2017 / 00:04

    Your Halloween food ideas are terrific. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle. Pinning.

  7. Jess
    11 October 2017 / 15:54

    Oh gosh…what a neat idea! :)I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks. Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

  8. Julie's Creative Lifestyle
    10 October 2017 / 20:54

    This appetizer is so cool Claire. Thanks for sharing at C&C with J&J

  9. Marie Blackburn
    9 October 2017 / 15:06

    What a creepy but fabulous and delicious idea for a Halloween party! Claire, your Roasted Cauliflower Brain is my recipe feature this week at the Talk Of The Town Party. See you Tuesday evening!

  10. Tamar SB
    3 October 2017 / 00:56

    Ok – that is a trip!!

  11. Heather{Our Life In a Click}
    3 October 2017 / 00:12

    This is so fun! Sounds tasty too!

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