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    Home » Meatless Monday » Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

    Published: Sep 18, 2020 · Modified: Jan 9, 2021 by Ajoke · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

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    Oven roasted cauliflower steaks served with cauliflower leaves chips and sweet potatoes fries. Sounds like I am on MasterChef but I’ll tell you, this is serving gourmet meal from the comfort of your home. It is healthy, light and super delicious.

    It can be served as main meal if you are vegan or vegetarian or as a side dish to your main meal. Let me show you how to make the best cauliflower steaks  in easy steps

    cauliflower steak covered with green sauce on a plate with sweet potato fries.

    Cauliflower steaks recipe

    Are you looking for an easy plant-based meal? Then today roasted cauliflower steaks tick all the boxes for that. It is simple, quick and delicious, while we can’t pretend it isn’t the real thing, that is beef steak; one thing you can’t take away from it is how fresh and delicately delicious it tastes! It would literarily melt in your mouth.

    Who would have thought cutting cauliflower head into a thick slab to make a pretend steak could taste as something served in a Michelin restaurant?  Thanks to the marinade, butter and EVVO used, they took this vegetable from bland to great.

    I always say, when in doubt, add some salt, pepper, paprika and garlic… and you should be fine.

    roasted cauliflower steaks in a baking tray.

    I like serving this low carb healthy dish as brunch or a light meal and it is definitely becoming a family favourite as my children would only eat broccoli and cauliflower. Any other vegetable apart from spinach you would have to persuade them.

    Related posts: Roasted broccoli and cauliflower, cauliflower rice. these are a great vegetable side the whole family would love. If you would like another marinade for the cauliflower, check my homemade taco seasoning recipe. You will love it

    two cauliflower steaks on a plate with green sauce.

    Ingredients

    Whole cauliflower

    Smoked paprika

    Garlic granules

    Turmeric

    Extra virgin olive oil

    Butter

    Salt

    Onion powder

    Freshly ground black pepper

    ingredients.

    How to make oven roasted cauliflower steaks

    Preheat the oven at 200C/400F conventional oven and 180C/365F Fan oven

    Rinse the cauliflower head under running water to remove any dirt and carefully pat dry or leave to air dry. Remove the outer leaves of the cauliflower head and trim off the stems.

    Cut the cauliflower into two halves lengthwise. Then cut each half about 1-inch thick slab to the stem. You would have some cauliflower florets as excess, save them to use in another recipe roast along with the steaks.

    Place the cauliflower steaks in a roasting pan and season both sides with salt and pepper.

    In a small bowl, whisk together extra virgin olive oil, melted butter, garlic granules, smoked paprika and turmeric.

    Brush the seasoning mix generously on both sides of the cauliflower

    Place it in the preheated oven and roast for 10 minutes (based on the thickness of my steak), take it out of the oven, carefully flip it to the other side and continue to roast for another 10 to 15 minutes or until fork tender and golden around the edges.

    Serve immediately with some sauce like chimichurri or green sauce and other sides of choice. It is also great with some toasted pine nuts, I didn’t have any on hand when I made this recipe. Enjoy

    How to make cauliflower steaks in an airfryer

    Follow all the instructions above and cook in a preheated air fryer at 380C/190F for 15 minutes. Flip if halfway through so it cooks and brown evenly. You can also grill the steaks too if you fancy or pan fry it in some butter and EVOO and finish off in the oven so it cooks perfectly

    How to serve it

    This can be served as a side to rice, chips or potatoes, try this Parmentier potatoes, spinach rice or simply serve on its own with tomatoes and crumbled feta cheese and some pine nuts

    How to store

    Make sure you let it cool completely before storing in the fridge. Cooked cauliflower would stay fresh in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. I like to consume mine within 3 days.

    cauliflower in a roasting pan.

    Other easy recipes to try

    Air fryer chicken wings

    Instant pot ratatouille

    Instant pot asparagus

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    roasted cauliflower steaks on a plate.

    Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

    Ajoke
    Roasted cauliflower steaks served with cauliflower chips and sweet potatoes fries. Sounds like I am on MasterChef but I’ll tell you, this is serving gourmet meal from the comfort of your home. It is healthy, light and super delicious.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Entree
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 3
    Calories 281 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Whole cauliflower
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ teaspoon Garlic granules
    • ½ teaspoon Turmeric
    • ½ teaspoon Onion powder
    • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • Salt
    • Freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven at 200C/400F conventional oven and 180C/365F Fan oven
    • Rinse the cauliflower head under running water to remove any dirt and carefully pat dry or leave to air dry. Remove the outer leaves of the cauliflower head and trim off the stems.
    • Cut the cauliflower into two halves lengthwise. Then cut each half about 1-inch thick slab to the stem. You would have some cauliflower florets as excess, save them to use in another recipe roast along with the steaks.
    • Place the cauliflower steaks in a roasting pan and season both sides with salt and pepper.
      three cauliflower steaks in a baking tray
    • In a small bowl, whisk together extra virgin olive oil, melted butter, garlic granules, smoked paprika and turmeric.
      marinade in a small bowl.
    • Brush the seasoning mix generously on both sides of the cauliflower
    • Place it in the preheated oven and roast for 10 minutes (based on the thickness of my steak), take it out of the oven, carefully flip it to the other side and continue to roast for another 10 to 15 minutes or until fork-tender and golden around the edges.
    • Serve immediately with some sauce like chimichurri or green sauce and other sides of choice. It is also great with some toasted pine nuts, I didn’t have any on hand when I made this recipe. Enjoy

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    Notes

    How to make cauliflower steaks in an air fryer
    Follow all the instructions above and cook in a preheated air fryer at 380C/190F for 15 minutes. Flip if halfway through so it cooks and browns evenly. You can also grill the steaks too if you fancy or pan fry it in some butter and EVOO and finish off in the oven so it cooks perfectly

    Nutrition

    Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 4gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 588mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 565IUVitamin C: 92mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional data: Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients and brands you use. Under no circumstances will thedinnerbite.com be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information.

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