Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Serving a Whole Roasted Cauliflower with East Indian spices is a "wow" vegetarian main course or impressive side dish. It's easy to create a full meal with dahl, rice and a salad but this presentation will steal the show!

In this recipe the cauliflower is seasoned with an East Indian spiced-yogurt that gives it a nice colour and a bit of a crust.

You don’t need to look too far to see some creative uses for cauliflower these days. Faux Buffalo chicken wings, cauliflower rice and cauliflower pizza crust. I have not tried any of those preparations but I do include cauliflower among my winter rotation of vegetables to buy. Roasted is my preferred method but I simply raost them along with other root vegetables.

When my husband requested this whole roasted cauliflower it reminded me of a food fad when I was a kid. At that time my mom steamed a whole head of cauliflower and served it with cheese sauce on top. It seems funny that I would even remember that but it just goes to show you that presentation does matter.

Organize For Success

A whole head of cauliflower keeps well, can be steamed or roasted, and lends itself to many different seasonings. Roasting a whole cauliflower isn’t a huge stretch and only takes a few minutes longer than roasting cut up cauliflower.

Try this recipe when you are making an oven-baked dish like Tandoori Chicken. Put the cauliflower in the oven so both dishes are finished cooking at the same time.

Kids in the Kitchen

If you have young kids who are crazy about cheese try this cooking method without the spice mixture. Simply season a cauliflower with salt and pepper and a few dabs of butter. Make the same cheese sauce you'd make for Mac 'n Cheese. Bake the cauliflower according to the recipe and simply pour the cheese sauce on top as soon as it's cooked through.

Let me know in the comments below if you tried this Whole Roasted Cauliflower and how you served it.

Thanks to Pure Wow for the inspiration for this recipe, we loved it.

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Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Serving a whole Roasted Cauliflower with East Indian spices is a "wow" vegetarian main course or impressive side dish. It's easy to create a full meal with dahl, rice and a salad but this presentation will steal the show!

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Course: Main Course, Side Dish, vegetarian

Cuisine: East Indian

Keyword: whole roasted cauliflower

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 59kcal

Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 whole cauliflower
• ▢ 1½ cups yogurt
• ▢ 1 lime zest and juice
• ▢ 2 tablespoon chile powder
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cumin
• ▢ 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon curry powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pepper

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F and lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Remove leaves and cut away the stem at the base of the cauliflower leaving it whole.
• Mix all ingredients in a bowl about the size of the cauliflower.
• Dip the cauliflower into the bowl swirling it to cover the entire head with the mixture.
• Place cauliflower on baking sheet and brush with additional sauce if desired. Roast in preheated oven until it is browned on the outside and cooked through, 35-40 minutes. This may vary depending on the size of your cauliflower.
• Place on a platter and take it to the table whole. Cut in wedges to serve.
• Store leftover sauce in the fridge. Use on chicken, or cut up vegetables and roast accordingly.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Amount Per Serving (250 g)

Calories 59 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 8mg3%

Sodium 851mg37%

Potassium 208mg6%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 875IU18%

Vitamin C 5mg6%

Calcium 101mg10%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.