Oven Roasted Cauliflower Steak

How easy it is to make this recipe is an added bonus! And leftovers are great too, so feel free to make extra. I have quite a few cauliflower recipes on this blog that I make regularly for my family. It’s such a versatile vegetable! It’s easy to serve it frequently while keeping things interesting with different recipes and different ways of making it. I especially love cauliflower steak! It’s my newest cauliflower discovery, and I’ve been making it quite often lately. My family enjoys it too - even The Picky Eater agreed to eat it the other day! I nearly fainted.

Why this recipe works

Imagine delicious, well-seasoned, creamy roasted cauliflower. Now imagine it in the form of thick, steak-like slabs. Thick slices of roasted cauliflower are very tasty and very satisfying. I happen to think that cauliflower is awesome in general - it’s so delicious and very versatile. But it’s especially good when thickly sliced and roasted. I always think of eggplant as a hearty, “meaty” vegetable. Mushrooms too, especially portobello mushrooms. As it turns out, cauliflower can be just as hearty, when it’s cut into thick steaks and roasted to perfection.

Ingredients

I love how short the ingredients list is for this recipe! Here’s an overview of what you’ll need - the exact measurements are included in the recipe card below: Fresh cauliflower: You will need two cauliflower heads for this recipe. Olive oil: I love cooking with this delicious oil, and I especially enjoy extra-virgin olive oil. But if you’d rather use an oil with a higher smoke point, you can use avocado oil instead. Melted butter is another option. Kosher salt and black pepper: If using fine salt, you should reduce the amount you use, or the dish could end up too salty. Spices: I like to use garlic powder, paprika, and coriander. Please make sure the spices you use are fresh! A stale spice can easily ruin a dish.

Instructions

Making cauliflower steak is actually very easy. Slice, season, and roast in a hot oven! It’s one of the easiest cauliflower recipes I make. Scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps: After you wash the cauliflower and trim it, you cut it into thick slices. Make them about ¾-inch thick, and don’t worry about those that end up falling apart (and some inevitably will). You can simply bake them as florets with the intact slices. Your next step is to spray the cauliflower slices with olive oil and sprinkle them with spices. Now bake them until golden-brown and tender, 10-15 minutes per side in a 425°F oven.

Expert tip

The only challenge when making this recipe is that when you cut the cauliflower head into slices, some of it will fall apart and turn into florets. That’s why you need two cauliflower heads for this recipe, to account for the slices that fell apart on you.

Frequently asked questions

Serving suggestions

You can serve this dish as a side dish to any meat. Sometimes I serve it with fried or poached eggs, for a hearty meatless meal. Since I roast the “steaks” in a 425°F oven, I like to serve them with a main dish that I can cook in the same oven. So I often serve them with Parmesan-crusted chicken or with baked salmon.

Storing leftovers

You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 4 days. Reheat them gently, covered, in the microwave on 50% power. I haven’t experimented with freezing the leftovers, but I believe it can be done, for up to three months.

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