Skip to main content
NEFF logo
A big blue bowl filled with cauliflower salad surrounded by colorful dinner table dishes, like a fork, a napkin, plates and a glas filled with water.

Cauliflower Salad with Apple and Air Fried Chickpeas

Kitchen Stories
Anyone can cook
Difficulty
Easy
Total time
60 min
Cooking time
30 min
Allergens:
applescanned chickpeas

Ingredients

4 servings:

750 g cauliflower

2 apples

400 g canned chickpeas

50 ml apple cider vinegar

1.5 tsp sugar

1 tsp ground cumin

0.25 tsp ground cinnamon

0.25 tsp ground cloves

80 ml vegetable oil

125 g frisée lettuce

50 ml unfiltered apple juice

40 g raisins

salt

pepper

chervil (for serving)

Instructions

Step 1

Remove leaves of the cauliflower and cut into florets. In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add half of the apple cider vinegar, salt, and a third of the sugar. Blanch cauliflower florets in a pot on the Induction Hob on heat setting 9 for approx. 8 min., then transfer to a bowl filled with iced water to cool.

Person slicing cauliflower on a wooden cutting board with salt and vinegar in small dishes nearby.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 180°C Air Fry. Drain canned chickpeas and add to a bowl with some of the vegetable oil, ground cumin, cinnamon, and cloves. Season with salt to taste and toss to coat. Transfer chickpeas to the perforated Air Fry baking tray and roast in the oven for approx. 15 min. Remove and let cool.

Tray of roasted chickpeas being placed into a modern oven set to air fry at 180°C.

Step 3

Wash frisée lettuce and tear into bite-sized pieces, then core and dice apples. Add remaining apple cider vinegar, unfiltered apple juice, remaining vegetable oil, remaining sugar, and raisins to a large bowl. Stir to combine and add blanched cauliflower, apple, frisée, and roasted chickpeas to the bowl. Toss to coat with the dressing and serve salad with fresh chervil on top. Enjoy!

Person adding roasted chickpeas to a fresh salad bowl with apples, cauliflower, and greens.
Assorted sliced vegetables, including carrots, onions, and beets, cooking on a black grill pan with herbs.
We suggest: NEFF Air Frying FunctionNEFF Air Frying Function - our healthy oven alternative to deep frying produce.Find out more

Suggested Recipes

Air Fried Zucchini Fritters with Roasted Pepper Dip
RecipeAir Fried Zucchini Fritters with Roasted Pepper DipTry reipe