Buffalo Cauliflower with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Spicy, sweet, and perfectly charred, this roasted Buffalo Cauliflower with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe is one of my favorite vegetarian takes on cauliflower.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Servings servings

Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

Rimmed Baking Sheets
Liquid Measuring Cups
Dry Measuring Cups And Spoons
Medium Saucepan

Ingredients

For The Cauliflower:

1 1/2 cauliflower florets (about 2 heads of cauliflower)
2 tablespoons canola oil or grapeseed or coconut oil
kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

For The Buffalo Sauce:

1/3 cup Franks red hot sauce
3 tablespoons Sriracha or other chile garlic paste
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon unrefined cane sugar
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

For The Blue Cheese Dip:

1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon good-quality mayonnaise
2 medium scallions (aka green onions)
trimmed and thinly sliced
2 medium celery stalks
trimmed and thinly sliced

Instructions

Roast The Cauliflower: Heat oven to 450°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil then place cauliflower on the sheet, drizzle with oil, add a pinch of salt and pepper, then roast until knife tender, about 25 minutes.
Make The Buffalo Sauce: Combine Franks red hot sauce and Sriracha in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat, add butter, vinegar, sugar, and Worcestershire and swirl until butter is fully melted.
Remove cauliflower from the oven and set aside until just cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, adjust oven so rack is in upper third section and heat is on a broil. Break apart until bite-sized florets. Toss cauliflower florets with buffalo sauce and then rearrange on baking sheet and return to oven until sauce is bubbling, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Make The Blue Cheese Dip: For the dip, mix together the sour cream, blue cheese, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper until combined then thin out, as needed with water, until mixture is a dip. Stir in celery and scallions and serve with cauliflower florets.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 701mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 539IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 1mg

Keyword easy cauliflower recipe, vegetarian appetizers