Golden Cauliflower

I saw this quote recently “When cauliflower can become pizza crust, you my friend can become anything!”

This year cauliflower become the darling of the vegetable kingdom!  I’ve seen cauliflower shredded and used for rice, used as an ingredient in hummus, buffalo wings, soup, and even ice cream!  Did you know the compact firm head is called the curd?  It is typically white but can be purple or orange.  Cauliflower is one of several cruciferous veggies belonging to the Brassicaceae family of plants along with mustard, broccoli, and cabbage. These vegetables contain sulfur compounds that help your body with detoxification, support liver function, fight free radical damage, and decrease inflammation.  Being a good source of fiber, vitamin C, folate, manganese, and vitamin K, not only is cauliflower a yummy veggie, but it is also a nutrient-dense, high anti-oxidant food.

If cauliflower has not been a vegetable of choice at your house, try this recipe for roasted cauliflower with seasoned nutritional yeast.  It just may become your new favorite vegetable.

Golden Cauliflower

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, washed, trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces

Golden Powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional if you like it spicy)

1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast

Plus about 1/2 Cup olive oil

Instructions

1.     Preheat oven to 400*

2.     Make Golden Powder by mixing all six ingredients together in a small bowl

3.     Pour olive oil in a small bowl.

4.     Dip each bite sized piece of cauliflower into the olive oil

5.     Then dip into the Golden Powder mixture

6.     Place each piece on a flat baking sheet, spread out and not touching if possible

7.     Bake for 30 - 45 minute until fork tender

8.     If using a convection oven or air fryer, you will need less time.

9.     No need to turn over.