29 Healthy Cauliflower Recipes to Celebrate Our Favorite Flower
These healthy cauliflower recipes make the most of our favorite crucifer. While loads of vegetables are destined to play supporting roles in our meals, cauliflower is hefty enough to stand alone as the star. We love it grilled like steak and topped with peppy walnut caper salsa, minced into a bright and vinegary vegetarian larb, or seared and marinated for Kung Pao cauliflower. But she’s no diva, either. Thanks to its mild and sweet flavor, cauliflower is infinitely adaptable; roasted and blitzed into soup, shaved into salad, or riced and mixed with herbs for a grain-free side dish. Whatever you’re craving, these healthy cauliflower recipes have it covered.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Adriana Paschen, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime1/29All-Dressed-Up Cauliflower Rice
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio2/29Cauliflower Tacos With Cashew Crema
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski5/29Easy Flatbread with Cauliflower and Tofu
Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski8/29Cauliflower Rice
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski15/29Meal-Prep Roasted Vegetables
16/29Roasted Squash and Cauliflower With Cashew Tonnato
Tonnato is a creamy Italian sauce that combines from-scratch mayo with preserved tuna, lemon juice, and anchovies, and is classically spooned over thinly sliced veal. This one is different. It gets creaminess from cashews instead of eggs, and, along with the dukkah spice mix, will gussy up any tray of roasted vegetables you make.
Photo by Laura Murray, styling by Judy Mancini24/29Spicy Grilled Cauliflower Steaks
Choose the largest head of cauliflower you can find. When you cut into it, keep in mind that the two center pieces will stay together, but the two end pieces may fall apart into florets and that’s okay—you should still grill those too! This recipe also easily doubles if you want four solid cauliflower steaks.
Nicole Franzen29/29Cauliflower with Pumpkin Seeds, Brown Butter, and Lime
The perks of being a cauliflower: When the veg is deeply roasted and drizzled with butter, there are many. Want even more cauliflower recipes, here are a few more favorites.
