25 Easy Cauliflower Recipes You’ll Want To Try This Summer
Our collection of delicious cauliflower dishes proves that this humble vegetable can transform into something utterly delicious. Whether you’re craving something hearty or light, these recipes take cauliflower to the next level, making it the main event on your plate. Perfect for those seeking a healthy twist or wanting to try something new, these dishes are easy to make and sure to impress.
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
You can’t go wrong with this perfectly roasted, flavor-packed Broccoli and Cauliflower recipe! It’s one of the easiest recipes to add to your dinner rotation.
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup
This Cauliflower and Bacon Soup is comfort food at its best, delivering cozy vibes with every spoonful. Loaded with gooey cheddar, soft cauliflower, and just the right amount of crispy bacon
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
This Broccoli Cauliflower Salad will get you excited to eat your vegetables! Add bacon and Cheddar cheese, and you have a filling salad your family will ask for again and again!
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Sticky Orange Cauliflower
This orange cauliflower recipe is a mouthwatering combination of citrusy, sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and spicy flavors. Crunchy fried cauliflower florets are tossed in a zesty sticky orange sauce to create one of the most popular Chinese take-out recipes you’ll ever set your taste buds on!
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Baked Cauliflower Gratin
This easy-baked Cauliflower Gratin is a classic French side dish that’s a great make-ahead recipe for serving a crowd. It’s melty, cheesy, and perfect for the holidays!
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Italian Roasted Cauliflower
This easy recipe for Italian roasted cauliflower is a little sweet, salty, and crunchy, and you can get even a roasted cauliflower hater to love it.
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Roasted Cauliflower Carbonara
Roasted cauliflower carbonara is an easy recipe using a head of cauliflower. Like classic carbonara, this recipe has garlic, egg yolks, and crispy bacon for a wonderful flavor. Why not try this easy weeknight dinner tonight?
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Cauliflower Tacos
These crispy cauliflower tacos are a fun, delicious, family-friendly option for a weeknight meal. They are filled with vegetables and homemade spicy mayo sauce. Every bite is flavorful and crunchy.
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Cauliflower Pizza Bowl
Love a hot slice of ooey-gooey pizza but not the bloated feeling you get afterward from eating all the pizza crust. Try indulging in a healthier alternative to traditional pizza with these Cauliflower Pizza Bowls.
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Mexican Cauliflower Rice
With a light, fluffy texture and all the traditional flavors, this Mexican Cauliflower Rice stands in beautifully for the original version of this classic Mexican restaurant side dish. It’s made quick and easy on your stovetop – less than 30 minutes start to finish.
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Roasted Cauliflower Pasta
It is a nice break from ordinary red sauce-based pasta! Roasted cauliflower with lemon and garlic breadcrumbs.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
The perfect gluten-free, veggie-centric side dish for any dinner or holiday meal! This Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower is creamy, garlicky, luscious, and requires only 25 minutes to make!
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Creamy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
Creamy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole Bake is a low-carb and keto substitute for Loaded Potatoes. It includes all of the traditional flavors like sour cream, cheese, green onions, and crispy bacon. The only difference is that you swap the potatoes with cauliflower florets (which cuts each serving to 4g net carbs). Enjoy this as the perfect keto side dish for steak like my boneless sirloin, air fryer steak, or garlic butter steak bites.
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Cauliflower Korma
Get ready to delight your taste buds with this fantastic 30-minute cauliflower korma recipe. The recipe uses warm spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala to create the perfect blend of flavors.
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Cauliflower Peas Masala
Some wholesome meatless meals are plant-based, so my vegetarian and even vegan friends will want to make it again and again.
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Cauliflower Nachos
Cauliflower nachos are a delicious alternative to eating chips and are easy to make. In 30 minutes, this cauliflower nachos recipe comes together with your favorite vegan toppings. You may never eat chips again.
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Kung Pao Cauliflower
This delicious Kung Pao cauliflower recipe puts a nutritious twist on the classic Kung Pao chicken. Cauliflower florets are tossed in an aromatic, spicy homemade sauce with crunchy roasted peanuts to create an irresistible sweet, salty, and spicy dish.
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Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce
Imagine mildly spicy roasted cauliflower florets drizzled with a creamy lemon herb tahini sauce. This recipe will turn cauliflower into an elegant and delicious side dish to accompany any main course.
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Air Fryer Cauliflower Wings
Air Fryer Cauliflower Wings! Looking for healthy, vegan buffalo wings? These air fryer buffalo wings made from cauliflower are a MUST try!
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Gnocchi with Roasted Cauliflower and Lemon
Vegan Gnocchi with Roasted Cauliflower and Lemon! This dinner is perfect for fall: crispy roasted cauliflower, capers, garlic breadcrumbs, gnocchi, and fresh lemon juice—a must-make.
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Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower
Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower is a taste and texture explosion, highlighting quintessential Sicilian ingredients in the most harmonious combination ever!
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Cauliflower Fritters
These cauliflower fritters are a delicious side dish or a vegetarian main course!
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Teriyaki Cauliflower
This crispy Teriyaki Cauliflower is an easy, healthy, and delicious side dish! It is made with only a few ingredients and can be made in an air fryer or oven. The teriyaki sauce elevates the overall flavor of the cauliflower!
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Cauliflower Salad Sandwich
I love a good sandwich. Although I love chickpea salad, it is always the only plant-based sandwich option. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a cauliflower salad sandwich option at a restaurant once, and I knew I had to recreate it at home.
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Loaded Cauliflower Casserole Recipe
This loaded keto cauliflower casserole is easy, cheesy, and delicious! Your entire family will love this; there is no need for any additional sides for the carb-eaters in your family.
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Maike Corbett is the founder and food blogger of Cheerful Cook, a popular recipe website featuring comfort food recipes from the US and Germany. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the AP Wire and MSN.