Oven Roasted Cauliflower Steaks make a great side or main dish. Cauliflower is thickly cut into slabs and well seasoned with simple seasonings like paprika, salt, and pepper, and then roasted to perfection. Serve with fresh homemade pesto or your favorite sauce.
Cauliflower steaks make a beautiful vegetarian or vegan main entree, or a tasty side dish for a meat-centered meal.
This easy cauliflower recipe will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Cauliflower sliced into thick slabs and roasted to perfection with the perfect seasoning blend is hard to resist.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- A New Way to Enjoy Cauliflower– Forget the same old steamed veggies! Oven roasted cauliflower has a nutty, creamy flavor that everyone will love.
- Versatile Recipe – I’m giving you my favorite spices for seasoning cauliflower steaks, but you can change it up to create whatever flavors you’re into. Cauliflower has a mild flavor of its own and can be seasoned in many different ways.
- Easy Recipe – Minimal chopping, minimal ingredients, and a hands-off cooking method make this recipe super simple.
Ingredients In Roasted Cauliflower Steaks
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
- Cauliflower – A head of cauliflower sliced into large, thick steaks.
- Seasonings – Salt, pepper, and paprika are really all you need to season this roasted veggie dish.
- Oil – A drizzle of olive oil helps the cauliflower steaks to roast to perfection and become caramelized and browned.
How To Make Cauliflower Steaks
- Get Ready: Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C, and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Slice the Cauliflower Steaks: Remove the outer leaves from the head of cauliflower, then cut it in half lengthwise. Cut again from the center part to create steaks that are about ½ inch thick. You will have 4 steaks in total. Save the end pieces for another recipe.
- Roast: Place cauliflower steaks on the sheet pan, and season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, and distribute the seasonings evenly using your hands. Roast in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then flip the steaks over and roast for 15 more minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
Tip!
The best and biggest cauliflower steaks come from the center of the cauliflower head. You can use the edges in another recipe, or toss them on the pan and roast them too.
Recipe Tips
- Try to keep each slab of cauliflower the same thickness. This way they will all cook at the same rate.
- Season cauliflower steaks with steak seasoning to give them more of a steak-like flavor.
- This roasted cauliflower is delicious served with lemon wedges and freshly made basil pesto. I enjoy this dish drizzled with homemade ranch dressing as well!
Storing Tips
Keep any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
I find that cauliflower steaks are good leftover and reheated, but they are the best right from the oven while they are hot and a bit crispy.
What To Serve With Cauliflower Steaks
You can serve this easy veggie side dish with your favorite main dish recipes, like my Instant Pot Butter Chicken or simple Pan-fried Tilapia.
Cauliflower steaks can also be a part of a vegetarian or vegan meal. Try pairing them with a plant based protein dish like Vegan Shepherd’s Pie or Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with fresh, homemade Yogurt Flatbreads.
More Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetarian 15 Bean Soup
Broccoli Casserole
Pasta Alla Norma (Eggplant Pasta)
Grilled Halloumi Cheese
FAQs
No. Actually, it’s important to leave the core of the head of cauliflower intact so that the slices don’t fall apart. Cauliflower stems are completely edible and delicious, especially when they’re roasted like this.
These steaks taste exactly like nutty roasted cauliflower. Feel free to adjust the flavor by adding your own favorite herbs and spices to this recipe.
Cauliflower is a tricky vegetable sometimes! When buying heads of cauliflower for slicing into slabs, you’ll want to look for small ones that are dense and compact. These will have the best chance of staying together once you slice them.
Cauliflower Steaks are going to be your new favorite way to make cauliflower! Save this recipe for the next time you need an easy and delicious veggie side dish. Pin it for more people to enjoy too!
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Cauliflower Steaks
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 medium heads cauliflower
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C, and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- To slice the cauliflower steaks, remove the outer leaves from the head of cauliflower, then cut ½ inch thick steaks from the center. From two small/medium heads or 1 large head you will have 4 steaks in total. Save the rest for a different recipe.
- Place cauliflower steaks on the sheet pan, and season with paprika, salt, pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, and distribute the seasonings evenly with your hands.
- Roast for 10 minutes, then flip and roast for 15 more minutes or until the cauliflower is cooked through and golden brown on the outside.
- Serve with lemon wedges, and fresh pesto sauce.
Notes:
- Try to keep each slab of cauliflower the same thickness. This way they will all cook at the same rate.
- I like to use small to medium heads of cauliflower for this recipe. Some of the slices may crumble and fall apart on you, so it’s helpful to have an extra head, just in case.
- Season cauliflower steaks with steak seasoning to give them more of a steak-like flavor.
- This roasted cauliflower is delicious when served with lemon wedges and freshly made basil pesto. I enjoy this dish drizzled with homemade ranch dressing as well!
- To Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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