If you have yet to make Whole Roasted Cauliflower, you are missing out. It is the perfect easy appetizer for a dinner party.
Requiring minimal work from you and about five minutes hands-on cooking time, you can free yourself up to do the thousand other things it takes to host a dinner party and still have a fabulous, delicious and elegant starter for up to six guests.
Bonus: this is fun to eat so if kids are included, they will love just digging in and pulling pieces off.
This is as simple as it gets.
Gently core the cauliflower.
Be careful to leave a partial core – just enough to hold the florets together.
Rub with olive oil and spices. Bake, allow to cool for a few minutes.
Use a spatula to transfer onto a serving plate.
Serve with a handful of forks or just use your hands to pull apart.
Fight over the caramelized brown bits on the bottom.
But mostly, Enjoy!
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Whole roasted cauliflower with Indian spices.
- 2.5 pound head cauliflower
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
- pinch cayenne pepper
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Preheat oven to 450F. Prepare cauliflower by removing green outer leaves and using a paring knife to gently cut out the core. Be sure to leave enough core intact so that florets stay connected for roasting.
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Line a baking sheet with tinfoil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Place cauliflower on baking sheet and evenly rub with olive oil.
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Mix spices in a small dish and rub into cauliflower.
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Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes on center rack, rotating once at 40 minutes.
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I love this idea, what a great new spin on cauliflower! Looks like the perfect start to an Indian meal!
Thanks Faith!! 🙂
I made this tonight and it’s delish! Thanks! 🙂
Thanks Shannon – so glad to hear it!
Sugar – since I live in Oz and shall be up 10 pm > 2 am for the next 21 days to watch ‘Tour de France’, I cannot think of a more wonderful easily prepared, healthy, fun and tasty dish for a daytime meal than this! Will probably be on weekly [and, of course, then we have the Olympics!!!!!!]
My hubs is obsessed with the Tour de France. Enjoy it!
All I could think of when I first saw this post was Outback Steakhouse’s Blooming Onion! This looks much better…not to mention healthier!
Yep, that is why I named it Bloomin’ Cauliflower b/c it totally reminded me of that but healthier, easier and more tasty 😉
I love roasted cauliflower! What a great idea to roast the whole head and those Indian spices are perfect!
Thanks Laura – it is one of my favorite last minute appetizers!
This is brilliant! I LOVE roasted cauliflower but I’ve never done it whole like this. Can’t wait to try it! And the spices look great.
You will LOVE it Sarah!
OMG … I love, love, love this recipe … Would you like to guest post this at Food Stories, Alyssa?
Thanks CJ! That sounds like fun. Email me offline. alyssa (at) everydaymaven (dot) com
this looks wonderful-thanks for the recipe!
Sure Sandra – Enjoy it!
This looks awesome! I’m making this tonight for my dinner party! When you say, “turn once at 40 min” what do you mean? Turn around or over?
Thank you Amy! I just edited the post to read “rotate” instead of turn. Let me know how you like it!
Anytime cuz! We loved it! It was a big hit! I will definitely be making this often! xoxo
Love it! Glad the kids loved it too 🙂
I love roasted cauliflower but have always done it as individual florets, tossed in a little oil & salt then sprinkling with fresh lemon juice when roasted. This looks a special impressive way to treat the humble, nutritious caulis.
It is Kellie and so much fun to serve and eat! Great conversation starter 🙂