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Buffalo Cauliflower

Battered cauliflower florets baked until crisp and tossed in hot sauce and butter, served with a cool dip.

35 min total Serves 4 servings Easy
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Buffalo Cauliflower

Photograph credit: Buffalo Cauliflower - Kozy Eats Vegan Restaurant - Riga - Latvia by Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Buffalo Cauliflower, Step by Step

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  1. Heat the oven to 220°C / 430°F and line a tray. Whisk the flour, water, garlic powder and salt to a thin batter. Toss the florets in it and shake off the excess.

  2. Spread in a single layer and bake for 20 minutes, turning once, until golden.

  3. Warm the hot sauce and butter until smooth. Toss the hot florets in it and return to the oven for 5 minutes.

  4. Serve with the ranch dressing and celery sticks.

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Notes for Getting It Right

  • Keep the batter thin.
  • Bake until dry before saucing.
  • If your oven runs hot, check at 16 minutes.
  • Serve at once.

What to Serve with Buffalo Cauliflower

  • Ranch dressing
  • Celery sticks
  • Cold lager
  • Blue cheese dip

Keeping and Reheating

Best eaten at once. Keeps in the fridge for 1 day and reheats in a hot oven.

Nutrition per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

274Calories
5gProtein
23gCarbs
18gFat
4gFibre
5gSugar
1180mgSodium

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