Roasted Cauliflower
Roasting cauliflower in the oven is a delicious way to enjoy the vegetable: golden-brown on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth inside.
In this recipe, the cauliflower is blanched first, then brushed with herb butter before roasting in the oven.
In this recipe, the cauliflower is blanched first, then brushed with herb butter before roasting in the oven.
68K 4.1/5 based on 7 reviews
Last modified on: March 27th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:
30.96 ml 
herbs of your choice
1 litre cauliflower
4 sprigs 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 33 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 29 min.
All in all: 1 hour 12 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Melt 30.96 ml butter in a small pan on low heat and bring to the boil.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Toss your chosen herbs into the butter (thyme, bay, rosemary and sage shown here).
Leave on low heat for 2 minutes, then take off the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Leave on low heat for 2 minutes, then take off the heat and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Strain through a very fine strainer...
Stage 4
...to finish your herb butter.
Stage 5 - 20 min.
Prepare the cauliflower and separate into medium-sized florets.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Blanch the cauliflower in salted boiling water for 4 minutes.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Drain thoroughly.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Lay the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Brush with the herb butter.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Lightly salt and pepper the cauliflower and scatter a few thyme leaves on the top.
Stage 11 - 20 min.
Roast for about 20 minutes until the cauliflower is nicely browned.
Remarks
For the herb butter, choose herbs that can be used either fresh or dried (thyme, bay, etc), or a mix such as Herbes de Provence.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 8 % | 30 3 % | 30 4 % | 430 20 % | 1,790 20 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 1 % | 2 0 % | 2 0 % | 40 2 % | 170 2 % |
| Per person | 5 2 % | 7 1 % | 6 1 % | 110 5 % | 450 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.61 €
- Per person : 0.40 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cauliflower
Like these other recipes: Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Cauliflower tabouleh, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, ... See them all 47
Butter
Like these other recipes: Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), Muffin dough, French onion soup, Harvest Gratin, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... See them all 448
Thyme
Like these other recipes: Preserved lemons, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Roasted vegetables with thyme and green sauce, Potimarron braised in meat jus, Rabbit terrine, ... See them all 61
Salt
Like these other recipes: Mexican salad, Roasted leeks with pesto, Kouign-amann, Pork chops in the oven, "Au vert" beef, ... See them all 623
Other recipes you may also like
Crunchy little pieces of fish
Small pieces of fish, dipped in beated egg then in breadcrumbs, and fried. Preferably serve with something with slightly acidic like herb salad, or Béarnaise sauce.February 21th 2011260K5 49 min.
Strawberries with mint and cream
Minty confectioner's custard, diced strawberries and whipped cream.February 21th 2011239K5 1 hour 30 min.
Walnut paste
Very similar to marzipan (almond paste) in method, walnut paste is very tasty.February 21th 2011296K 63.5 14 min.
Quick orange marmalade
Just oranges (organic) and sugar in this simplified marmalade recipe.February 26th 2014149K3.9 1 hour 11 min.
Endive and cheese salad with croutons
This starts out as a classic salad of shredded endives, but is pepped up with sliced spring onions, fried croutons and chunks of cheese.May 12th 201942K 31 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2024-09-22)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.