Since cauliflower seems to be the unofficial super food of the year, recipes for it have been all over Pinterest, including this one for buffalo-wing-style cauliflower. In my mind, you can’t go wrong with anything “buffalo” flavor, and this recipe satisfies my cravings for wings in a much healthier way.
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
2014-06-09 05:48:19
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
25 min
Ingredients
- 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into bite-size florets
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- Non-stick cooking spray
Sauce
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup Frank’s Red Hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, milk, garlic powder, and salt.
- Add the cauliflower pieces to the bowl, and stir to coat evenly with the batter.
- Add the panko bread crumbs to a separate bowl. Place the cauliflower several pieces at a time into the bread crumbs and coat evenly, and then place on a lightly greased nonstick baking sheet.
- When all of the cauliflower is on the baking sheet, spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for about 10 minutes until the breading is golden brown, and then flip with a spatula and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Whisk together the Frank’s Red Hot sauce and melted butter in a small bowl.
- Drizzle the hot sauce mixture over the cauliflower, and return it to the oven for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven, and serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Adapted from The Lean Clean Eating Machine
Adapted from The Lean Clean Eating Machine
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