How to cook cauliflower steak

How to cook
cauliflower

steak

Roasting cauliflower until soft and charred enhances its mild, nutty flavour. Simple to make for a midweek dinner, it’s gluten-free, healthy and, of course, plant-based.

Steps to making cauliflower steak

Steps to making cauliflower steak

Steps to making a cauliflower steak

 

Preheat oven to 220˚C,
gas mark 7

 

Steps to making a cauliflower steak

 

Wash a whole cauliflower and remove any leaves

 

 

On a cutting board, cut the stem so the cauliflower sits flat, then cut into sections. The aim is to get 2 vertical thick slices from either side of the centre of each cauliflower

 

 

Brush a large baking tray with oil and space the steaks out on it

 

 

 

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Brush the tops of the steaks generously with oil and season

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Roast for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and soft

 

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Serve 1 cauliflower steak
per person,
and feel free to spoon over
spices, nuts or dressing

Whole roasted cauliflower steak recipe

Whole roasted cauliflower steak recipe

This whole roasted cauliflower steak recipe includes the addition of saffron and roasted hazelnuts which emphasises the brassica’s mellow flavours.

 

Cook's tip: How to cook cauliflower steak

Cook’s tip

Don’t discard the green leaves from the cauliflower. Many people throw them away but they are perfectly edible and delicious chargrilled, roasted or steamed. Use them as a substitute for leafy greens such as kale and spring greens.