Cauliflower Steaks

These roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Pine Nuts and Thyme make a flavor-packed and healthy main or side dish. Plus, it's gluten-free and vegetarian. You will LOVE it!

Do you think it's possible to have a cauliflower addiction?

I've been so obsessing over cauliflower lately that I'm beginning to wonder.

It's funny. Until about two years ago, I don't think I ever once made cauliflower. The only time I even liked it at all was when my mom made it and smothered the whole mushy thing in cheese sauce. Ok ok, who am I kidding; I liked the cheese sauce.

Just in case you're still on the fence about cauliflower, I'm going to beg you to give it another shot. Promise me you'll roast it until it is golden with lots of yummy dark brown spots. Those dark spots you see are where the flavor is. They're so good I almost can't deal.

Just before these cauliflower steaks are ready to come out of the oven, you cover them in salty parmesan cheese, creamy pine nuts, and lemon juice. You could easily make this as a simple vegetarian main dish or serve as a side dish beside a real steak.

Disclaimer: cauliflower steaks don't taste or resemble a real steak in any way. I think they're even tastier.

I love the presentation of cauliflower steaks, but you could easily cut them into smaller pieces if you're feeding a crowd.

Some tips for making cauliflower steaks

1. Cut the cauliflower in half first, then each half again. If it's important to you that the cauliflower steaks remain whole, be very careful when you make the second cut. Have a look and make sure that you're cutting up the stem. If you look closely at the pictures, you'll see that there are three steaks and a bunch of other big pieces. Clearly, I wasn't careful enough this time.
2. Don't skimp on the oil.
3. Let the cauliflower steaks hang out in the oven until they are very golden and have lots of dark spots. The darker they are, the more flavor they will have.
4. Don't be shy with the salt. Salt helps coax out the natural flavor of whatever it is you are cooking. Don't skip it.
5. Use real parmesan and real lemon. Real food makes all the difference.

Also, try these delicious cabbage steaks!

This is the 6th cauliflower recipe I've shared with you in the past two months. Thank you guys for being awesome and putting up with my obsession! To be fair, the world is going through a cauliflower phase and it isn't going to let up any time soon.

If you love cauliflower as much as I do, check out all my cauliflower recipes here!

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Cauliflower Steaks Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 50 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr

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This is hands down the most satisfying way to eat cauliflower. Just before these cauliflower steaks are ready to come out of the oven, you cover them in salty parmesan cheese, creamy pine nuts, and lemon juice. You could easily make this as a simple vegetarian main dish or serve it as a side dish beside a classic beef steak.

4 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 large cauliflowers
• ▢ ¼ cup olive oil (plus more to serve)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon EACH: garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon paprika
• ▢ 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• ▢ ½ cup pine nuts
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• ▢ 1 lemon (divided)
• ▢ Minced parsley and nice olive oil (to serve)

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Cut each head of cauliflower into three steaks.
  2 large cauliflowers
  
• Mix the garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika in a small bowl.
  1 teaspoon EACH: garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper, ½ teaspoon paprika
  
• Place the cauliflower steaks on the baking sheet, drizzle them with olive oil, and then sprinkle them with the spices
  ¼ cup olive oil
  
• Roast the steaks for 20 minutes then flip them over and roast them for another 10 minutes. They should be nice and dark brown in many spots.
  
• Remove the cauliflower from the oven and sprinkle the parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and thyme leave evenly over each steak. Squeeze half a lemon over the steaks. Put the cauliflower back in the oven for 5 minutes, or until the parmesan has melted and the pine nuts are toasted.
  1 cup grated parmesan cheese, ½ cup pine nuts, 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, 1 lemon
  
• Serve the cauliflower with the remaining lemon half squeezed over the top, a drizzle of olive oil, and a little parsley.
  Minced parsley and nice olive oil
  

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cauliflower steak, Calories: 453kcal (23%), Carbohydrates: 29g (10%), Protein: 18g (36%), Fat: 33g (51%), Saturated Fat: 7g (44%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 15g, Cholesterol: 22mg (7%), Sodium: 1146mg (50%), Potassium: 1451mg (41%), Fiber: 10g (42%), Sugar: 9g (10%), Vitamin A: 310IU (6%), Vitamin C: 220mg (267%), Calcium: 331mg (33%), Iron: 3mg (17%)

© Author Kristen Stevens

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