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Pav Bhaji
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Cauliflower recipes
Roasted whole, riced, curried and battered. 43 recipes on the site call for cauliflower.
Cauliflower is in 43 recipes from 10 cuisines, among them 22 dinners, 8 healthy dishes, 7 appetisers and small plates and 4 lunches. The cuisines that use it most here are American (15), Indian (11), British (6) and Italian (3). Of these, 10 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Cauliflower Rice (18 min), Air Fryer Cauliflower (25 min) and Air Fryer Vegetables (25 min). For 8, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 32 easy, 10 medium and 1 hard.
As written, 30 are vegetarian, 16 vegan, 27 gluten-free and 16 dairy-free. Another 8 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Cauliflower recipes — all 43 recipes
Side dish
Aloo Gobi
A dry curry of potato and cauliflower, roasted rather than stewed so the edges caramelise and the florets stay…
Dinner
Maqluba
Rice, meat and fried vegetables layered in a pot and flipped out whole at the table so it stands as a cake. The name…
Dinner
Chicken Cauliflower Fried Rice
Cauliflower blitzed to rice grains and fried hard with chicken thigh, egg and spring onion — the wok dish with…
Side dish
Cauliflower Mash
Steamed rather than boiled, then blitzed with butter and cream cheese until it is genuinely smooth. Not a substitute…
Dinner
Cauliflower Cheese
Cauliflower roasted rather than boiled, under a mustard-sharp sauce made with cheese that is actually strong enough…
Condiment
Giardiniera
Hard vegetables blanched and packed under vinegar and oil. Every Italian household has a jar and no two agree on…
Condiment
Piccalilli
Cauliflower, onion and cucumber in a sharp turmeric-yellow mustard sauce, made from vegetables kept deliberately…
Appetizers
Gobi Manchurian
Cauliflower fried in a spiced batter and tossed in a dark garlic and soy sauce. Kolkata Hakka cooking, and the dish…
Dinner
Vegetable Biryani
Vegetables and part-cooked rice layered with saffron milk and fried onion, then sealed and steamed. The dum method…
Dinner
Veg Kolhapuri
Mixed vegetables in a dark, fiercely hot masala of roasted coconut and dried chilli from western Maharashtra.
Dinner
Dal Bhat
The Nepali daily meal: steamed rice, a thin spiced lentil soup, a potato and cauliflower curry and a tomato pickle…
Condiment
Branston-Style Pickle
A dark, sweet and tangy pickle of diced swede, carrot, cauliflower, onion, gherkin, apple and dates cooked in malt…
Kitchen basic
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
A gluten-free pizza base made from riced cauliflower, egg, mozzarella and Parmesan, baked until golden and firm…
Lunch
Cauliflower Soup
A smooth, velvety soup of cauliflower, onion and potato simmered in stock, blended with milk until silky and…
Side dish
Cauliflower Rice
Grated cauliflower cooked for a few minutes in olive oil with garlic until tender but still with a little bite. A…
Healthy
Cauliflower Wings
Cauliflower florets in a crisp panko coating, baked until golden and tossed in a hot, buttery buffalo sauce. A…
Breakfast
Cauliflower Hash Browns
Grated cauliflower bound with egg and Parmesan and pan-fried into crisp golden patties, in the shape of hash browns…
Lunch
Creamy Spinach Soup
A silky green soup of spinach and cauliflower, blended with a splash of half-and-half and a pinch of nutmeg. Four…
Side dish
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery and pepper blanched briefly and steeped in a garlic and oregano vinaigrette…
Dinner
Cauliflower Shepherd's Pie
Lamb mince, carrot, celery and peas in a rich gravy, topped with a buttery cauliflower mash instead of potato. Six…
Dinner
Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
Cauliflower florets baked in a creamy cheddar and Parmesan sauce thickened with cream cheese, with no pasta or…
Side dish
Cauliflower Risotto
Cauliflower rice cooked like risotto with onion, stock and peas, then stirred creamy with Parmesan and butter. Four…
Dinner
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Roasted cauliflower folded into a tangy cheddar, yogurt and cream cheese sauce under a crisp Parmesan and almond…
Appetizers
Cauliflower Tater Tots
Cauliflower, egg, Parmesan, cheddar and ground almonds shaped into small tots and baked until crisp, with no potato…
Dinner
Roasted Cauliflower Tacos
Cauliflower roasted with chilli, cumin and smoked paprika, served in corn tortillas with red cabbage and a lime…
Side dish
Air Fryer Cauliflower
Cauliflower florets tossed with smoked paprika, garlic and cumin and cooked in the air fryer until browned at the…
Dinner
Mexican Cauliflower Rice Bowls
Cauliflower rice cooked with cumin, chilli and tomato paste, topped with black beans, corn, tomato, avocado and…
Dinner
Cauliflower Curry
Cauliflower florets and potato simmered in a curry sauce of onion, tomato and ground spices. Four servings in 35…
Dinner
Vegetable Curry
Potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and peas simmered for 25 minutes in a coconut and tomato curry sauce with ginger and…
Side dish
Mashed Cauliflower
Cauliflower steamed until tender and blended with butter, garlic and a little cream into a smooth mash.
Healthy
Grain Bowl with Tahini
Bulgur wheat topped with roasted cauliflower, chickpeas, cucumber and tomato, finished with a lemony tahini sauce…
Dinner
Vegetable Korma
Cauliflower, potato, carrot and peas simmered in a mild coconut and ground almond sauce with korma paste.
Appetizers
Buffalo Cauliflower
Battered cauliflower florets baked until crisp and tossed in hot sauce and butter, served with a cool dip.
Side dish
Air Fryer Vegetables
Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and peppers tossed with oil, garlic powder and salt and cooked in an air fryer until…
Side dish
Gobi Matar
A dry North Indian curry of cauliflower and green peas cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and ground spices.
Side dish
Roast Cauliflower with Garlic
Cauliflower florets roasted with whole garlic cloves and olive oil until golden, finished with lemon and parsley.
Appetizers
Cauliflower Fritters
Small cauliflower florets in a spiced batter of flour, egg and cumin, fried until golden and crisp.
Breakfast
Gobi Paratha
Flatbreads of whole wheat dough stuffed with a spiced grated cauliflower filling, cooked on a hot pan with ghee.
Dinner
Pasta with Cauliflower
Short pasta tossed with cauliflower cooked until soft, garlic, chilli, anchovy and olive oil, crushed into a rough…
Dinner
Gaeng Som
A hot, sour southern Thai curry of fish and vegetables in a tamarind and chilli broth, thickened with a pounded…
Dinner
Vegan Tikka Masala
Cauliflower marinated in spiced coconut cream, roasted until charred and simmered in a tomato and coconut sauce with…
Dinner
Lampuki Pie
A Maltese pie of mahi mahi or firm white fish baked in pastry with spinach, cauliflower, olives and raisins, in 2…