I love cauliflower. Even though people have been eating it since 6 BC, it seems like all of a sudden it has become super popular this year. I don’t know if it’s because people started to eat it as a gluten-free option (cauliflower can be used for gluten-free pizza), or if everyone just realized “hey, cauliflower is awesome“. Cauliflower is low in calories, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, and protein but high in Vitamin C. You can roast, boil or steam cauliflower, but roasting the cauliflower makes it really crispy and incredibly addictive (ask my stepson Christian).
This side dish is simple and very easy to prepare. Best of all, it is really, really good! Kids who don’t like eating vegetables will love cauliflower this way. I’ve modified this recipe from one that first appeared in 2013 in Bon Appetit . If you want to switch it up a bit, try it without the garlic and cheese.
Prep time: 10 minutes; Cook time: 50 minutes; Serves: 4-6 (Christian wants me to inform you that in his opinion, it actually only serves 1-2 people – he ate the entire bowl)
What you need:
- 1 large cauliflower, leaves removed, cut into florets
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/ 2 tsp salt
- fresh pepper, about 20 grinds
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced (used a garlic press)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
What you do:
- Preheat oven to 450ºF
- in a large bowl add cauliflower florets
- add minced garlic
- add salt, pepper and garlic powder
- add olive oil
- toss to coat
- spread on a rimmed baking sheet
- place the baking sheet in the middle of the oven
- bake for 20 minutes
- stir/toss
- bake for 20 minutes
- sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the Parmigiano-Reggiano
- stir
- sprinkle with the other 1/4 cup of the Parmigiano-Reggiano
- put back into the oven
- bake for another 10 minutes
- enjoy!
Can’t wait to make this. Looks and sounds great!
Thanks Nadine! Super easy + super yummy = awesome side dish! Let me know how how it turns out.
Another great recipe, i did not used the garlic powder and i added slices of onions. I also cooked it for about 40 minutes total
Thanks Sylvie, onions would be a great addition! You make a good point, oven’s cook slightly different.
Thanks for your input, it is always appreciated!