Simple Roasted Cauliflower

Simplicity is the best! Especially when you can cook simple and delicious foods! During Sunday meal prep, I cut up a large head of cauliflower and stored it in the fridge for future use. Later that week, when the oven was on, I decided to roast the cauliflower. Roasting veggies brings out sweetness through the caramelization process, which is how I came up with this Simple Roasted Cauliflower. Delicious! Roasting cauliflower certainly beats steaming it in my opinion!

One of my absolute favourite veggies to roast is cauliflower. Cauliflower is part of the cabbage family and popular during Fall Harvest because it’s cold-tolerant. I’m not a fan of eating it raw, but roasting changes the flavour profile making it sweet and savoury. This modest veggie is also exceptionally high in vitamin C (85% of daily requirement in 1 cup). Vitamin C  is an antioxidant, important in immune functioning, skin, bones and connective tissue.

• Prep time: 5-10 minutes
• Cook time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 head Cauliflower, chopped into pieces
• 1-2 tbsp Olive oil
• Sprinkle of thyme
• Optional: Salt and pepper as desired

Directions for Simple Roasted Cauliflower:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425F.
2. Cut cauliflower into uniform pieces, keeping in mind that smaller pieces will cook faster. Clean and dry cauliflower.
3. Toss cauliflower with olive oil to lightly coat. Sprinkle thyme and you can also include salt and ground pepper.
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out the cauliflower so it can cook evenly.
5. Roast cauliflower for 20 to 30 minutes, tossing them halfway though the cooking to prevent burning. You will know your cauliflower is done when it is a golden brown and can be pierced with a fork.

Ps. If you haven’t tried kale chips yet, you need to! They have become an entertaining staple for my family!

Simple Roasted Cauliflower

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Roasting veggies brings out sweetness through the caramelization process, which is how I came up with this Simple Roasted Cauliflower.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 head Cauliflower, chopped into pieces
• 1-2 tbsp Olive oil
• Sprinkle of thyme
• Optional: Salt and pepper as desired

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 425F.
2. Cut cauliflower into uniform pieces, keeping in mind that smaller pieces will cook faster. Clean and dry cauliflower.
3. Toss cauliflower with olive oil to lightly coat. Sprinkle thyme and you can also include salt and ground pepper.
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out the cauliflower so it can cook evenly.
5. Roast cauliflower for 20 to 30 minutes, tossing them halfway though the cooking to prevent burning. You will know your cauliflower is done when it is a golden brown and can be pierced with a fork.