Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower
 
 
Make sure you don't let the cauliflower touch when it is roasting otherwise it will steam instead of roast.
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Recipe type: sidedish
Ingredients
  • 1 head of cauliflower (florets, cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice, plus zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • ¼ tsp red chili flakes
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp organic unbleached all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp Earth Balance butter (or other vegan butter)
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ tsp dried mustard
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¾ cup Daiya dairy free cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Place cut cauliflower in a large bowl. Add lemon zest and juice. add oil, red chili flakes, sea salt & pepper. Toss evenly to coat.
  3. Spread cauliflower on a greased baking sheet and roast about 20-25 minutes, stirring once, until golden (keep checking so you don't burn them)
Sauce
  1. Heat a medium size sauce pan and add the vegan butter. Let melt. Whisk in flour and create a roux (paste).
  2. Add almond milk, and whisk. Add mustard, garlic powder, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cook for about 5 minutes or less or until creamy and thick.
  3. Add vegan cheese and stir to melt - about 1 minute. When serving, drizzle cauliflower with sauce and serve warm.
Notes
ps This would also taste yummy over whole wheat pasta shells or broccoli or better yet both!
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/roastedcauliflowe/