Cauliflower recipe roundup

Six delicious ways to cook up this nutritional powerhouse!

Much like squash and cabbage, many cauliflowers are grown to a substantial size, making them ideal for several meals and therefore economical (at least at the reasonable prices are seeing in March 2020). Often described as a nutritional powerhouse, cauliflower is a member of the cruciferous vegetable family, and is naturally high in fiber and B-vitamins. It’s also loaded with antioxidants and cancer-fighting phytonutrients, as well as choline which is essential for learning and memory. When I was growing up, cauliflower was only ever served plain, smothered in cheese sauce, or boiled into oblivion for soup. I’ve enjoyed coming up with far more delicious ways to prepare it as it lends itself well to lots of different flavour profiles. Here are a few of my favourites; just click on the titles to below to jump to the recipes. You can find additional cauliflower recipes on this website by using the search bar.

Roasted cauliflower with spicy peanut sauce

20 minute red curry vegetable soup

autumn cauliflower soup with red curry paste

Pan-roasted cauliflower with Tex-Mex seasoning

Grilled cauliflower on a can with sweet and spicy BBQ sauce  

Healthy honey-garlic cauliflower bites

cauliflower nuggets with honey-garlic sauce

Cauliflower ‘n cheese bake

Author: Paula Roy

Welcome to my kitchen! I love simple dishes prepared with passion and am always seeking to find new methods to make food as fun and flavourful as possible. If you enjoy this space be sure to check out my Rogers TV Ottawa cooking show, Paula Roy's Favourite Foods, available on local cable, streaming and a dedicated playlist on Rogers TV's YouTube channel.

5 thoughts

  1. i love cauliflower, but it has been rather expensive here for quite a while. all those droughts, floods, bushfires and now coronavirus. maybe one day it will go back to being a cheap vegetable:) great recipes! cheers sherry

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