I love cauliflower!
It’s one of those really versatile veges that can be used in so many ways. My favourite way to do it though is roasted. The beautiful caramelization is just so tasty and it’s so easy to do.
I use olive oil as it takes a higher temperature than most other oils. Coconut oil is delicious but I find my kids aren’t fond of the flavour when it’s roasted. Duck fat or tallow would be amazing if you can get your hands on some great quality stuff. If you like some zing, add some chilli or spices to the mix!
Cauliflower has some amazing health benefits including:
* cancer fighting
* improving blood pressure and kidney function
* fighting inflammation in your body
* a digestive aid
* rich in vitamins and minerals
* good for brain health
* full of antioxidants
Roasted Cauliflower
Gluten free, grain free, dairy free, nut free, egg free, vegan, vegetarian, paleo
This is what you need:
1/2 head of organic cauliflower
3 tablespoons good Aussie olive oil
2-3 cloves organic garlic
Pink salt or celtic sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
This is how you do it:
Preheat the oven to 220ºc.
Cut the cauli into smaller florets.
Toss everything together in a bowl (I like to massage it all in with my hands).
Whack it into a roasting pan and cook the oven for 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
Hot Tips:
If you want to get extra fancy, sprinkle your roasted cauliflower with some fresh herbs, chilli, lemon juice and/or freshly grated parmesan cheese after it’s roasted.
Leftovers? It’s also delicious cold in a salad or whizz it up and add to hummus.
Yum, thanks Sonia! I’ve only discovered roasted cauli recently thanks to a Yottam Ottolenghi recipe – what a revelation! I’ll be giving this a try too.
It’s amazing isn’t it! I will look that one up as well. I will have to blog my amazing cauliflower fritters recipe soon too. xx
Oooh, wow, never thought of roasting cauliflower! Wasn’t sure what to have for dinner tonight, there’s half a cauli in the fridge and this seems easy enough for this cold miserable Friday evening to make!
Thanks for the great tip!
Thanks Jo, let me know what you think!