curry roasted cauliflower
This Curry Roasted Cauliflower is a super easy gluten-free and vegan side dish to add to your weekly dinner routine. It’s ready in just 30 minutes and the curry adds that flavorful boost that makes you want to eat all your vegetables!
I originally shared this recipe on November 9, 2011. I have updated the images and some of the text today.
I love roasting my veggies! As you can probably tell by all of the yummy roasted vegetable recipes I’ve shared with you over the years. Like Roasted Broccoli with Asiago, Garlic and Almonds , Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic and Thyme, Roasted Eggplant with Pomegranate Molasses Feta and Mint, Sesame Roasted Asparagus Salad and Roasted Root Vegetables with Spring Herbs just to name a few. You get the picture.
Roasting is one of the best ways to transform almost any vegetable quickly and easily into a decadent dish that everyone will love. And all it takes is a few ingredients (extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and maybe your favorite spices, herbs, cheese or nuts if you’re feeling really fancy) and high heat.
I always feel like a rock star when I pull roasted veggies out of my oven. My family goes crazy. They can hardly wait for them to hit their plates. I always have to remind them not to burn their little fingers as they try to grab the roasted nuggets right off the baking sheet!
Cauliflower is great because it’s kind of like a blank canvas and takes really well to many different flavor combinations. And curry is like a super-spice because it’s a mix of cumin, coriander, turmeric, pepper, mustard, ginger, clove, cardamom, bay leaf and fenugreek. It’s a little earthy and a little sweet and a lot yummy! So of course, curry and cauliflower are a match made in heaven!
The curry powder gets in all of the nooks and crannies of the cauliflower and turns it a beautiful yellow and the flavors really deepen and develop as it roasts. Look at all those gorgeous brown bits. That’s flavor baby! Then because I can never let things just be good enough I finished it off with a flourish of lemon juice and cilantro. The brightness from the juice and the freshness of the cilantro works so well with the earthy caramelized cauliflower. Seriously, this is soooooo good! Like eat it straight off the baking sheet good!
Reasons I Love Roasting Vegetables
- It’s Healthy! You only need just enough extra virgin olive oil to lightly coat the veggies. Most recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and primal-friendly.
- It’s Yummy! I can throw almost any vegetable into my oven on high heat and my family will devour them.
- It’s Easy! You don’t need a culinary degree to roast vegetables. It’s one of the easiest things to do and requires less than a hand full of ingredients.
- It’s Fast! You can roast most veggies in about 30 minutes.
- It’s Creative! With just a dash of your favorite spice, a sprinkle of fresh herbs or a squirt of citrus juice you can amp up those roasted veggies even more. Feel free to get creative!
- One Pan! Clean up is a breeze because all you have to deal with is one pan.
More Roasted Vegetable Recipes
- This is surprisingly easy, but full of flavor: Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Asiago.
- In this recipe for Roasted Carrots they can be made with or without Onions. They go with everything!
- We love roasted brussels sprouts. We have them two ways: roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic, or roasted brussels sprouts with bacon!
- These Roasted Green Beans with Almonds are classic and elegant!
- Try making Roasted Broccoli with Cauliflower with Cheese too!
- These Roasted Parsnips and these Roasted Turnips are both great ways to use underappreciated root veggies.
- We make this Roasted Butternut Squash with Smoked Paprika all the time and it is amazing!
- Did you know you can even roast cabbage? It’s true! Try this Curry Roasted Cabbage!
Want more ideas for cauliflower? Don’t miss this Ultimate Guide to Cauliflower!
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curry roasted cauliflower
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: side dish
- Method: roasting
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Curry Roasted Cauliflower is an awesome gluten-free and vegan side dish to add to your weekly dinner routine. It’s ready in just 30 minutes and the curry adds that flavorful boost that makes you want to eat all your vegetables!
Ingredients
- 1 head of cauliflower, about 2 pounds
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Remove outer leaves from the cauliflower. Cut it in half and cut out and discard the core. Cut the cauliflower into bite-sized pieces. Toss the cauliflower in a large bowl with the olive oil to coat. Sprinkle on curry powder and salt and toss to coat. Spread out in an even layer on a large rimmed baking sheet and transfer to the oven.
- Roast the cauliflower until the bottom is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Turn over and continue roasting until tender, 5 to 7 minutes more. Return to the bowl and toss with lemon juice and cilantro.
Notes
0 g Added Sugars, 0 mg Cholesterol
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 627 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
Excellent! The lemon juice adds a great zing to the curry! Yummy and simple – my favorite kind of recipe!
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Made it yesterday and it’s so easy to make and packed with flavour. Went well with Norwegian salmon.
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I have to admit I was skeptical. I did not think the cauliflower to be tender after 17 minutes, but I was wrong. The recipe is simple and fast and very flavorful. Thanks.
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Delicious recipe. I added cardamom and rubbed coconut on my cauli as well which lifted the flavours well. I also allowed to cook for longer at lower temperature which seemed to work well. Served with red lentil Dahl and homemade naan bread.
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My mouth is watering just hearing about it. The addition of coconut is brilliant. Good call to lower the temp of the oven- as the coconut may have browned too much otherwise. So glad you found the recipe and love it! Have a great week Sally!