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Buffalo Cauliflower Recipe


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  • Author: becky
  • Total Time: 1 hour

Description

Made with hot sauce, olive oil, almond milk, and spices, these buffalo cauliflower “wings” offer a meatless alternative to traditional chicken wings.


Ingredients

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125 milliliters hot sauce or buffalo sauce, such as Frank’s Red Hot (1/2 cup)
50 milliliters olive oil (1/4 cup)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
700 grams cauliflower florets (1 large head cauliflower, stem and leaves removed)
170 milliliters plain unsweetened almond milk (3/4 cup)
95 grams flour (3/4 cup)

Blue cheese dressing or homemade yogurt dip, for serving


Instructions

Line a half-sheet rimmed baking tray with parchment. Preheat oven to 400° F / 205° C.

In a small bowl, whisk hot sauce, olive oil, and lemon juice. Set aside.

A bowl of sauce and a whisk

In a large mixing bowl, whisk paprika, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili flakes, kosher salt, and ground black pepper.

Bowl of spices for making buffalo cauliflower

Spiced mixed in a metal bowl

Add flour and almond milk and whisk until well combined.

Buffalo cauliflower coating ingredients in a bowl

Dredging mixture for making buffalo cauliflower

Add cauliflower florets to the flour mixture. With your hands, toss until florets are completely coated in the flour mixture, with no dry pieces remaining.

Cauliflower florets coated in flour mixture

Arrange coated florets on prepared tray.

a tray of unbaked buffalo cauliflower florets

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Toss with a flat spatula, then bake 10 minutes more.

Baking buffalo cauliflower florets on a tray

With a pastry brush, brush florets with half of the sauce mixture. Return to the oven and bake for 10 minutes.

Pastry brush applying hot sauce to cauliflower florets

Buffalo cauliflower florets

Toss florets with a spatula, brush with remaining sauce, and bake for 10 minutes more, or until cauliflower is fork-tender.

Coating buffalo cauliflower in sauce

Tray of vegan buffalo cauliflower

Tray of vegetarian buffalo cauliflower wings

Serve immediately, accompanied by blue cheese dressing, homemade Greek yogurt dip, or other condiment of choice.

A plate of buffalo cauliflower

Store leftover buffalo cauliflower florets in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Eat cold, or gently rewarm in the oven at 350° F (176° C) for 10 minutes, or until warmed through.

 

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: Savory
  • Method: Oven
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