Cauliflower Recipes: Roasted Cauliflower
This roasted cauliflower is one of my favorite cauliflower recipes! For bright, fresh flavor, garnish the florets with lemon zest and chopped herbs.
Prep: 5min
Total: 30min
Ingredients:
- 1 medium cauliflower
- extra-virgin olive oil (for roasting)
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (for sprinkling)
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Break the cauliflower into bite-sized florets. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread evenly onto the baking sheet. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes or until browned around the edges.
- Season to taste with more salt and pepper and toss with lemon zest and parsley. Or keep it plain and use it in any recipe that calls for roasted cauliflower.
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FAQ
Why do you soak cauliflower before cooking?
Pro tip: If you are concerned about critters such as worms and insects hanging out in your organic cauliflower, soak the head in salt water for 30 minutes before cooking. This will remove and kill any unintended protein sources.
What brings out the Flavour of cauliflower?
There are two really simple techniques that bring out the best in cauliflower: grilling and pickling. Dumping cauliflower florets in a mixture of salt and lemon juice for 45 minutes to an hour turns them into spiky little flavor bombs, delivering high-pitched squeaks in salads, sandwiches or the stew recipe here.
What is the most nutritious way to eat cauliflower?
4. Cauliflower: Raw and cooked. Fresh cauliflower has 30 percent more protein and many different types of antioxidants such as quercetin. Raw cauliflower keeps the most antioxidants overall, but cooking cauliflower increases indole levels.
What pairs well with cauliflower?
Apples, asparagus, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, capsicum, carrots, celery, corn, garlic, ginger, jack fruit, kale, lemon, lime, mango, mushroom, olive, onion, orange, pea, pomegranate, potato, pumpkin, spinach, sweet potato, tomato.
