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DinnerTruffle Black Garlic Roasted Cauliflower
These cauliflower bites are so delicious and full of flavor! They make an excellent appetizer or side dish and will be a hit with even non-veggie lovers. These cauliflower bites can easily be made vegan with the substitution of Follow Your Heart parmesan cheese and vegan butter.
Carolanne MariaIngredients
- 1 head/2lbs Cauliflower
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Black garlic (Trader Joe’s)
- 1 tbsp Truffle powder (Trader Joe’s)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1/3 cup Grated Parmesan
Instructions
- 1Preheat your oven to 450° and prep a baking sheet.
- 2Chop your cauliflower in bite sized pieces and line them up on the baking sheet.
- 3Melt the butter in the microwave and then mix in the truffle powder, black garlic, salt and pepper.
- 4Generously coat each cauliflower bite with the butter and seasoning mixture.
- 5Roast the cauliflower bites for 15 minutes and then take them out to flip. Put them back in for another 10 minutes. Remove the cauliflower bites, add the parmesan cheese and put them back in the oven for another 5 minutes to roast.
- 6Once the cauliflower bites are done, remove them from the oven.
- 7Serve with your favorite truffle aioli or dipping sauce and enjoy!
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Every top-saved cauliflower recipe on Pepper trades on the same thing — a blank canvas that soaks up buffalo, curry, parmesan, or garlic butter without complaint.
Home cooks who cook cauliflower roast it at 425°F or higher, coat it in fat first, and let the edges caramelize before touching it.
The recipes here work as a side, an appetizer, or a low-carb main — one head, five different meals.
Quick Tips
- 1
Cut, don’t saw
Break florets by hand from the base so you don’t crush the tops.
- 2
Roast at high heat
425°F or hotter gets you the caramelized edges that make cauliflower crave-worthy.
- 3
Don’t skip the fat
Toss in oil or butter before roasting — a dry floret roasts to sadness.
- 4
Season the whole head
Rub oil and seasoning into every crevice, not just the top.
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