Best 6 Butter Roasted Cauliflower Recipes

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Butter roasted cauliflower is a simple, yet delectable dish that can be enjoyed as a side dish or as a main course. Its golden-brown exterior and soft, tender interior make it a favorite among vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Butter roasting brings out the cauliflower's natural sweetness while giving it a slightly caramelized flavor. With its vibrant color and nutty aroma, butter roasted cauliflower is sure to impress your taste buds.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

BROWNED BUTTER ROASTED CAULIFLOWER



Browned Butter Roasted Cauliflower image

When I was growing up, my mother (who insists on loving some of the least popular vegetables) always raved about how deliciously sweet and tender cauliflower can be. Here, the briny capers, lemon juice and sweet raisins allow the caramelized, nutty cauliflower to shine. -Gina Myers, Spokane, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium head cauliflower, broken into florets
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon capers, drained and coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Cut stem ends off unpeeled garlic cloves. Wrap cloves in a piece of foil. Bake 25-30 minutes or until cloves are soft. Unwrap and cool to room temperature. Squeeze garlic from skins. Mash with a fork., Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Heat 5-7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat., Place cauliflower in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with browned butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast 15-20 minutes or until cauliflower is golden brown and tender., Transfer to a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and roasted garlic; toss to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 260mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

BUTTER-ROASTED CAULIFLOWER



Butter-Roasted Cauliflower image

This is an unusual and tremendously tasty way to enjoy cauliflower. It's almost like discovering a new vegetable.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Cauliflower     Roasted

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 head cauliflower, cut into large florets
2 tablespoons butter, melted, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
  • Spread cauliflower onto prepared baking sheet. Brush each piece of cauliflower with melted butter. Season with salt and black pepper.
  • Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Flip cauliflower and continue roasting until tender and golden, about 10 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.8 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 122.8 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH LEMON BROWN BUTTER



Roasted Cauliflower With Lemon Brown Butter image

Roasting vegetables is easy, but this technique elevates the everyday dinner staple. A pan of water in the oven with the cauliflower helps maintain its succulence, while an even temperature browns it and brings out its natural sugars. Brown butter and sage take it over the top.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     easy, side dish

Time 1h

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sage leaves, loosely packed
1 tablespoon sea salt, more for tossing
3 medium-large heads cauliflower (about 3 pounds)
About 1 teaspoon table salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 lemon, zest finely grated

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a small pan until rippling. Add sage and cook, stirring, just until crisped, about 2 minutes. Lift out sage and drain on paper towels; transfer oil to a large bowl. Let sage cool and crumble with fingers into a small bowl. Stir in coarse salt and set aside.
  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place roasting pan with an inch of water in oven bottom. Add cauliflower to bowl with oil, add about 1 teaspoon table salt, and toss gently until coated. Spread out on two large baking sheets. Bake until browned, 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Melt butter in a small pan over medium heat. When foam subsides, watch closely and stir often. When white solids are brown and butter smells toasty, turn off heat, squeeze in juice of lemon and stir well.
  • Transfer cauliflower to a bowl, pour butter over, and add lemon zest. Add half the sage salt and toss. Taste and season with remaining salt as needed.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 129, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 308 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CURRIED LENTILS AND BROWNED BUTTER CAULIFLOWER



Roasted Monkfish with Curried Lentils and Browned Butter Cauliflower image

Categories     Milk/Cream     Blender     Bean     Fish     Sauté     Curry     Cauliflower     Lentil     Fall     Simmer     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

Sauce
4 1/2 cups small cauliflower florets (from about one 22-ounce head)
1 cup whipping cream
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons (or more) water
Lentils and Browned Butter Cauliflower
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped peeled carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup French green lentils (lentilles de Puy)*
3/4 teaspoon curry powder
3/4teaspoon paprika
2 3/4 cups water, divided
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
4 1/2 cups small cauliflower florets (from about one 22-ounce head)
Gremolata
1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
Fish
4 6-ounce monkfish fillets (each about 1 inch thick), skin removed
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • For sauce:
  • Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in medium saucepan. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until cauliflower is very tender, about 17 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer mixture to blender; add 3 tablespoons water and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring, and adding more water to thin sauce, if desired.)
  • For lentils and browned butter cauliflower:
  • Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery; sauté until soft, about 8 minutes. Add lentils, curry, and paprika; stir 1 minute. Add 2 1/2 cups water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Uncover; stir until liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 2 minutes. Add cauliflower; sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water; cover and cook until cauliflower is crisp-tender and water evaporates, about 3 minutes longer. Stir in lentil mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm before serving.)
  • For gremolata:
  • Mix parsley and lemon peel in bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
  • For fish:
  • Sprinkle monkfish with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish; sauté until just opaque in center, about 6 minutes per side.
  • Divide sauce among 4 plates. Spoon lentil mixture alongside. Place fish atop lentils; sprinkle with gremolata.
  • *Available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH BLACK-GARLIC CRUMBLE AND PARSLEY-ANCHOVY BUTTER



Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Black-Garlic Crumble and Parsley-Anchovy Butter image

The chef Sean Brock came up with this first course after making Craig Claiborne's Bagna Cauda. Instead of bathing the garlic and anchovy in the oil, Mr. Brock has you bathe a whole head of cauliflower in it. You use a ring mold to hold up the cauliflower in a sauté pan, then brown it by spooning over bubbling oil and butter - a process that's fun and a little hairy - and finish it in the oven. In place of garlic, you use fermented black garlic (which is soft and woodsy in flavor) and milk powder to make a "crumble." You slice the cauliflower into large slabs, like cross-sections of a tree, and top them with an anchovy butter and the crumble.

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     side dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup nonfat powdered milk
10 black garlic cloves, peeled (see note)
Half the reserved brown butter (3-4 tablespoons)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 anchovy fillets
Salt
Grated zest from 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup chopped parsley
1 small head cauliflower
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt

Steps:

  • Make the black-garlic crumble: place the butter, powdered milk and black garlic cloves in a medium saucepan over low heat and cook until the powdered milk is golden brown and nutty, 20 minutes. Strain the butter from the solids and reserve. Dry the solids on paper towels. Place the solids and garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse to combine until the garlic is evenly distributed. Dry on paper towels.
  • Prepare the parsley-anchovy butter: Heat half the reserved brown butter with the fresh butter and mash in the anchovies. Season with salt, zest and juice. Fold in the parsley. Refrigerate until moldable. Using plastic wrap, form the butter into a log. Chill.
  • Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove the leaves from the cauliflower, leaving 1 inch of stem intact. Place a ring mold or cookie cutter around the stem to keep the cauliflower upright. Place the cauliflower, oil and butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Season the cauliflower with salt. With a large spoon, continually pour the hot oil-butter mixture over the cauliflower, lowering the heat to medium-low if the fat begins to smoke. After about 20 minutes, once the outside is golden brown, place the pan in the oven and bake until just tender in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm.
  • To serve: cut the warm cauliflower into 4 sections. Cut the butter log into 1/4-inch disks and place three slices on each section of cauliflower. Sprinkle with black-garlic crumble.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 781, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 84 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 40 grams, Sodium 472 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 2 grams

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH LEMON BROWN BUTTER & SAGE



ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH LEMON BROWN BUTTER & SAGE image

Categories     Vegetable     Side     Roast     Thanksgiving     Quick & Easy     Healthy

Yield 10 people

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sage leaves, loosely packed
1 TB coarse salt, more for tossing
3 heads cauliflower, florets
1 Tsp table salt
6 TB unsalted butter
1 lemon, zest finely grated

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in a small pan until rippling. Add sage and cook, stirring, just until crisped, about 2 minutes. Lift out sage and drain on paper towels; transfer oil to a large bowl. Let sage cool and crumble with fingers into a small bowl. Stir in coarse salt and set aside. 2. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place roasting pan with an inch of water in oven bottom. Add cauliflower to bowl with oil, add about 1 teaspoon table salt, and toss gently until coated. Spread out on two large baking sheets. Bake until browned, 20 to 30 minutes. 3. Melt butter in a small pan over medium heat. When foam subsides, watch closely and stir often. When white solids are brown and butter smells toasty, turn off heat, squeeze in juice of lemon and stir well. 4. Transfer cauliflower to a bowl, pour butter over, and add lemon zest. Add half the sage salt and toss. Taste and season with remaining salt as needed.

Tips:

  • Choose small and evenly sized cauliflower florets for even roasting and maximum surface area for caramelization.
  • Use a good roasting pan: A large, rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan is best for even roasting and to prevent overcrowding.
  • Don't crowd the pan: Spread the cauliflower florets in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Overcrowding will prevent the cauliflower from roasting evenly and becoming crispy.
  • Use melted butter: Melted butter helps the cauliflower florets to evenly coat and crisp up. You can also use olive oil, but butter adds a richer flavor.
  • Roast at a high temperature: A high roasting temperature (425°F or 220°C) is ideal for achieving crispy and caramelized cauliflower.
  • Toss the cauliflower halfway through roasting: Toss the cauliflower florets halfway through roasting to ensure even cooking and browning.
  • Season to taste: Once the cauliflower is roasted, season it to taste with salt, pepper, and any other desired seasonings.

Conclusion:

Butter-roasted cauliflower is a delicious and versatile side dish that can be enjoyed on its own, added to salads, or used as a topping for pizzas and other dishes. With its simple ingredients and easy preparation, this recipe is a must-try for anyone looking for a healthy and flavorful side dish. You can experiment with different seasonings and toppings to create your own unique version of this classic dish.

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