MEATLESS MONDAY: Sweet & Sour Cauliflower

It’s Meatless Monday!! Can we talk about my love of cauliflower for a minute?? I NEVER used to eat it. All I ever saw cauliflower was raw and on a veggie tray. Who wants that?? Not this girl. I love that people realized you could cook it, rice it, puree it…..whatever and make it truly delicious! It can hold up like meat or be pureed to fill a ‘meatball’ (see my vegetarian meatballs here). It is so versatile and my go-to when planning a ‘meatless’ meal.

Can we also talk about my love of Chinese Food! I LIVE for a cheap Chinese buffet or good take-out from that ‘hole-in-the-wall’ restaurant in a strip mall somewhere.  It is one of my favorite things in the whole world. My husband and I have started a tradition of getting tons of Chinese take-out every Christmas Eve. We love it.

Today, I am combining my love a cauliflower and Chinese Food with this Sweet & Sour Cauliflower.

See below for step x step instructions (with pictures) and scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe!

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Glass Mixing Bowls

Recipe:

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a cooking sheet with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.

STEP 2: Pour oil over the cauliflower in a large bowl and toss to coat.Glass Mixing Bowls

STEP 3: Transfer to a ziplock bag and add cornstarch. Seal the bag and shake to coat all the cauliflower.

STEP 4: Pour the cauliflower onto the prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes. After baking, turn the dial to broil and broil for 3-4 minutes to get the cauliflower slightly brown.

STEP 5: Make the sauce while the cauliflower is cooking by adding sugar, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, garlic powder, onion salt and ketchup to a saucepan.Greenpan Saucepan

STEP 6: Heat sauce over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.

STEP 7: Mix corn starch and 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl. Add to the boiling sauce and stir until it has thickened a bit.

STEP 8: Reduce heat to low to allow sauce to slightly thicken until cauliflower is ready.

STEP 9: Transfer cooked cauliflower to a large bowl and add sauce. Toss to combine.Glass Mixing Bowls

STEP 10: Garnish with herbs or green onions.

 

Looking for more ‘Meatless Monday’ meals, you should try these favorite:

For another Cauliflower dish, try Honey Garlic Cauliflower.
For a ‘meatless’ curry, try Chickpea Curry.
For a vegetarian ‘meatball’, try Thai-Style “Meatballs”.

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