Oven Roasted Cauliflower is a delicious starter or appetizer recipe with cauliflower, in which the cauliflower florets are mixed with garlic, black pepper and Italian seasoning and baked in oven. If you are bored of the regular steamed cauliflower, try this delicious crispy roasted cauliflower.
Baked cauliflower bites are a very easy recipe in which cauliflower is marinated in minced garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper powder, salt and olive oil and roasted in oven till crispy.
How to cut cauliflower to make this easy cauliflower recipe?
Remove the leaves of the cauliflower. Place the full cauliflower on a chopping board and cut into 2 halves. Then cut into quarters. Cut the florets. If the florets are big, cut them into small pieces.
How to clean the cauliflower?
Wash the cauliflower under running water. In a deep bottomed utensil, add the cauliflower florets and enough water. The florets should be totally submerged in water. Add 1 tablespoon salt and let the cauliflower remain in water for 30 minutes. This helps remove the worms which might be present in the cauliflower.
Other easy cauliflower recipes:
Tawa cauliflower, pepper cauliflower, cauliflower stir fry
Ingredients to make roasted cauliflower in oven:
- Cauliflower: Cauliflower florets are used in making this delicious recipe. You can even use cauliflower steaks to make roasted cauliflower steaks.
- Marinade for roasted cauliflower: Minced garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper powder, salt and oil are the ingredients used in making marinade for cauliflower to be roasted. I have used extra virgin olive oil in this recipe. You can also use vegetable oil.
You can also use other ingredients like paprika in the marinade to make spicy roasted florets of cauliflower. You can also add some cheese to make it cheesy and delicious.
How to roast cauliflower in oven?
- First, mix all the marinade ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
- Then add the cauliflower florets and mix well ensuring that each floret is well coated with the prepared marinade.
- Pre-heat the oven at 200C for 5 minutes.
- Bake the marinated cauliflower florets for 15 minutes.
How to serve oven roasted cauliflower?
I like to eat these crispy cauliflower bites as it is or with a dip like mayo. You can add it to salads, soups like roasted cauliflower soup or stir fries too.
The same recipe can be made with broccoli to make delicious oven roasted broccoli just like broccoli rava fry.
Oven Roasted Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower chopped into florets
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced
- 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon black pepper power
- To taste salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add oil, minced garlic, black pepper powder, Italian seasoning and salt to taste and mix well.
- Add the chopped cauliflower florets and mix well. Ensure that the florets are well coated with the marinade.
- Pre-heat the oven at 200C for 5 minutes.
- Line the baking tray with parchment paper and spread the cauliflower on the baking tray.
- Bake this in “Bake” mode for 10 minutes.
- Take it out, mix again and bake it in “broil “mode for another 10 minutes.
- When you change to broil mode, move the baking tray to upper rack.
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Note: This recipe was published on 17th Feb 2016 and is republished.
DO you do this in a traditional OTG or a microwave?
I used OTG. But you can use microwave too.