Cauliflower has transformed itself from another boring veggie to staple superfood in the last few years, and we’ve discovered countless new ways to consume it. The latest we’re going crazy for? Delicious Buffalo cauliflower wings!
Lindsay Grimes Freedman, the author behind cookbook Cauliflower Power, shared the recipe for this tasty dish on her food blog The Toasted Pine Nut and combined two of our favorite things into one.
If Buffalo wings happen to be your No. 1 comfort food, but you’re looking for a way to replace chicken with something a little bit healthier but equally tasty, you couldn’t possibly ask for a better ingredient than cauliflower.
Ingredients:
Wings:
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1 cup red hot wings sauce
- 1/2 t. sea salt
- 1/2 t. garlic powder
Blue Cheese Sauce:
- 4 oz. blue cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup whole milk
Instructions:
Wings:
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cut cauliflower into medium-sized florets and place them in a large bowl.
- Pour the hot sauce, sea salt, and garlic powder into the bowl.
- Toss the cauliflower with a rubber spatula to thoroughly coat the florets.
- Place the coated cauliflower on a lined baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
- After 30 minutes, turn the broiler to high and broil for 3 minutes, or until the tops begin to brown and crisp.
Blue Cheese Sauce:
- Place 2/3 of the blue cheese crumbles and milk in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave for about 1 minute, until melted.
- Stir in the remaining blue cheese crumbles and serve with the cauliflower wings for dipping.
