The days of cauliflower being a boring vegetable that was boiled until limp are long gone. Nowadays, cauliflower is a shining example of how adaptable and delicious vegetables can be.
Cauliflower’s mild flavor makes it a suitable carrier for all kinds of flavors, and when puréed. It can give vegan dishes an unexpected creaminess.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to cauliflower. Not only that, but it is a really nutritious vegetable to use in your vegan cooking.
Some of these health benefits include being high in vitamin B and fiber. Which can also aid digestion and weight loss. On the surface, it may look like a simple ingredient, but you can use it in many ways.
In this article, we have together the 10 best vegan cauliflower recipes that you have to try for yourself.
Curry made with chickpeas, cauliflower, and other vegetables is flavorful. A tasty vegan curry recipe that uses coconut milk will become a weeknight staple.
There are many meatless curries available, but this one sticks out in particular. Together, cauliflower and chickpeas make a good foundation for the addition of ginger, garlic, and green curry paste.
As an added bonus, the cauliflower and chickpeas are also high in fiber. You can customize this dish to make it as spicy as you wish, thus it is quite a flexible dish.
This recipe uses one jalapeño without seeds. Yet depending on your tolerance to spice you may want to add more or less.
Normally, people believe that curries take hours to create. However, in only 40 minutes you can create a delicious curry.
The cauliflower is tender, but still has a bit of a bite compared to the soft chickpeas. The sauce is thick and rich, but all the elements work well with one another.
This recipe only requires a simmer or roast, thus you don’t need to put much effort to achieve great results. Hardly any mixing or cutting is needed at all, to make this delicious dish.
The color combination of this dish is visually stunning, which makes you want to dive right in and savor the flavors. This meal is made vibrant by the pomegranate and preserved lemon.
Slices of the rind provide salt and acidity without the need for a vinaigrette, and without it, the dish is a little bland.
It may sound like a really complex dish, yet it is a complete balance of flavors and textures that work really well together.
Only a few ingredients are required to make Cauliflower Scampi in Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce, and it takes less than 30 minutes to prepare.
With roasted cauliflower, loads of lemon, white wine sauce and garlic, this quick and simple pasta dish is sure to please. It will only take 5 minutes to prepare, with 25 minutes to cook. As a result, this is the ideal for a weeknight.
Over the top of this dish, is the garlic and white wine sauce. Your noodles are lightly covered, which adds a creamy flavor to the dish.
This dish is light enough for a summer supper, but hearty enough for comfort food in the winter. As a result, this dish is delicious to be eaten all year round!
This quick weeknight meal of bean and cauliflower rice enchiladas also tastes wonderful for lunch the next day. Full of taste and devoid of gluten, dairy, and oil.
These simple ingredients are given an extraordinary depth by the addition of red enchilada sauce and corn tortillas.
There is very little preparation time involved, and this dish can be placed in the oven. Thus, in 35 minutes you can produce these delicious enchiladas.
Really, this is almost a one pot recipe, as everything is heated in one pan and then transferred into the tortillas. Hence, you can save up on the washing up afterwards.
It is important to note that in this recipe, the cauliflower is riced. By racing the cauliflower, this provides a different texture to the dish.
It works well against the crisp tortilla shells, and the soft vegetables. Finally, the rice helps to soak up all the flavors from the sauce, making the inside of the enchiladas juicy and full of flavor.
The ideal meatless appetizer are these quick and nutritious vegan buffalo cauliflower wings! They are crowd-pleasing finger foods that are perfect for picnics and parties and are kid-friendly.
Consider serving these delicate and crunchy snacks with your favorite dips.
These cauliflower bites are ideal for picky eaters because they are covered in a homemade buffalo sauce and crunchy crumbled corn flakes.
The key is to double coat them in the crumbs. The end results are a full variety of mouthwatering flavors and textures.
In addition to this, this recipe is so easy that you can have these wings ready in under an hour!
The recipe for cauliflower leek soup is creamy, oil-free, nut-free, and dairy-free.
This quick soup just requires one pot and can be made in about 30 minutes, making it perfect for weeknights on the go.
The ideal warming soup is garnished with vegan bacon, onions and freshly ground pepper.
Instead of using potatoes, cauliflower is utilized to make the soup so that it is thick and creamy. This is the simplest one-pot recipe; it can be made in about 30 minutes and is always delicious.
This meal is a delightful combination of flavors and textures with its cheese sauce, fork-tender vegetables, and crunchy toppings. Broccoli can be used in place of all or some of the cauliflower, if you’d like.
However, the recipe’s star ingredient is cauliflower. The sauce makes it juicy, and the meal has a richness to it.
It makes the meal incredibly cozy to consume on those cold winter nights. Overall, the dish takes under an hour, and is incredibly simple to prepare.
Kung pao is probably one of the most delicious dishes on any Chinese takeaway menu.
However, in this recipe, cauliflower should be taking the lead instead of the typical chicken that is used in this recipe.
It doesn’t matter how you prepare your cauliflower—whether by frying it or baking it—it will be excellent.
The intensely flavorful cauliflower, which has a lot of punch, is the star of the show. You now have a simple recipe that you can prepare at home whenever you want a Chinese meal.
On a hectic weeknight, try this vegan cauliflower fried rice for a quick and easy meal. This recipe can be 15 minutes.
It is a nutritious alternative to fried rice and is made with cauliflower, sesame oil, peppers, onions, carrot and garlic.
For some people, they feel heavier after eating noodles and rice. As a result, cauliflower riced in place of rice is excellent.
This quick side dish, which resembles rice and takes only 15 minutes to prepare, has fantastic flavors and a considerably lower GI. Overall, this is a simple dish that can be paired with a wide range of vegetables.
This crunchy, delicious, and satisfying cauliflower salad with almond butter dressing is full of vibrant color and taste. This delicious, healthy dish may be made with just a few simple ingredients and a short amount of time.
His recipe for roasted cauliflower salad features a rainbow of crunchy vegetables and the creamiest salad dressing with almond butter ever.
If you have any leftover cauliflower from large holiday dinners or just made more than you planned for one meal. This is the ideal recipe to use it up.
Whatever your motivation, preparing this salad using leftover or store-bought cauliflower is incredibly simple and inexpensive.
This may become your new go to salad when money is tight, or you have some leftovers to use up.
Final Thoughts
Cauliflower is a really versatile vegetable and staple ingredient that can be used in a wide variety of dishes. It can easily be roasted, fried, boiled, blended or riced.
Therefore, you can achieve various different textures from this one vegetable.
The best thing about cauliflower is that on its own it can taste quite bland. Yet, when you combine it with other flavors such as herbs or spices, it easily takes on those flavors. With the results being incredible.
We hope you have enjoyed this article, and found a couple of vegan cauliflower recipes that you want to try for yourself today.
Hi, my name is Kimberly Kidd and I love to cook and eat delicious, nutritious meals featuring natural, organic plants.
Since my sister introduced me to vegan cooking four years ago, I have discovered so many delicious alternatives to the traditional meaty meals I used to eat.
Today I enjoy trying and making my own vegan-friendly alternatives. If my sister can do it, then so can I (and you can, too). It is easier than you may think, promise!
