If you are looking for a delicious veggie alternative to steak night, this is an excellent idea. Super easy and really tasty. Enjoy!
Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Ingredients:
1 medium cauliflower head
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
¼ teaspoon chili powder (this is to your tasting, depending how spicy you like it. I find this amount perfect and I like spice)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Garnish:
I like to use mixed nuts for crunch but you could use pomegranate seeds or whatever you like.
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F
2. Make the marinade by adding the olive oil and spices to a small bowl (paprika, garlic powder, cumin, chilli powder, black pepper and salt to taste ) and stir together
3. Slice a thin piece off the bottom stem off the cauliflower, keeping the core intact. Place the cauliflower head on a chopping board with the stem side down. If it’s not level, you can put a dish cloth underneath to stabilise. I find cutting Cauliflower tricky so here is a video that may help. With a sharp knife, slice thick slices through the cauliflower (approximately ½ an inch / 1cm in thickness). You should have 2 steaks
** It's normal for some excess florets to fall off the first and last pieces, you can use these for a different dish, I made a Cauliflower soup which is super yummy.
Place cauliflower steaks on a baking sheet, on an oven tray or airfryer. Brush on some marinade to all the steaks, then flip them over and brush on the remaining marinade to the other side. This marinade is enough for two steaks so if you’re making more I would double the recipe.
Roast cauliflower steaks for 20 minutes (flipping over half way) in the oven or 10-15 minutes in the air fryer until they are golden-brown. Check they are fork tender by sticking a toothpick or fork into the steaks.
Serve the roasted cauliflower steaks over a bed of hummus or perhaps sprinkle with feta. I had mine with Toum. I also served with a beetroot + Onion + balsamic salad that was really good.
