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    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower with Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce

    5 from 1 vote
    Posted April 15, 2017 (last updated August 17, 2017) by Wendy Polisi

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    This Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower with Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce is a delicious side dish, and a great veggie packed main course.Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower
    If you follow me on Facebook, then you know that I have become more than a little cauliflower obsessed.

    Is there anything this miracle vegetable can't do?

    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

    From pizza crust to rice, cauliflower has it all going on.

    I love getting creative with cauliflower, but it still surprises me how delicious a simple dish of roasted cauliflower is. And when you add some spices and a great sauce, the results will blow you away!

    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

    This Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower with Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce makes a great side dish, but I am happy to eat it as a main course. Served with a salad, this makes such a great veggie packed meal.

    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

    If blue cheese isn't your thing, feel free to skip the sauce. The cauliflower is still delicious without it!

    Blue Cheese Sauce

    If you do make the sauce, plan on having leftovers! It is great served over a steak or even drizzled over pasta. Just be sure to rewarm it prior to serving.
    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

    For more cauliflower inspiration, you may want to check out these Cauliflower Recipes!

    Spanish Cauliflower Rice
    Skinny Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
    Cauliflower Pizza Crust
    Roasted Garlic & Goat Cheese Cauliflower Mash

    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

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    5 from 1 vote

    Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower with Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce

    This Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower with Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce is a delicious side dish, and a great veggie packed main course.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time28 mins
    Total Time38 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Gluten Free, Healthy, Keto
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 98kcal
    Author: Wendy Polisi

    Ingredients

    • 16 ounces cauliflower cut into florets
    • 2 tablespoons avocado oil
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • Buffalo Sauce
    • ¼ cup grass-fed butter
    • ¼ cup Franks Buffalo Hot Sauce
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 420 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Place cauliflower in a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with spices and toss to combine.
    • Place cauliflower on prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan. Add hot sauce, apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper. Cook until heated through.
    • Remove cauliflower from oven, and toss with buffalo sauce. Return to oven and cook for another 8 minutes.
    • Serve with blue cheese sauce.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 27.3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg

     

     

     

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    Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce

    This Smokey Blue Cheese Sauce is fabulous with cauliflower, but also makes a great dipping sauce for fries, chicken, or even steak.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 122kcal
    Author: Wendy Polisi

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup chicken broth
    • 1 tablespoon grass-fed gelatin
    • 1 tablespoon grass-fed butter
    • 1 tablespoon almond flour or coconut flour
    • ½ cup organic heavy cream or quinoa cream
    • 4 ounces blue cheese
    • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, combine (cold or room temperature) chicken broth with gelatin. Set aside.
    • Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add in the flour and whisk to combine. Cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly.
    • Stir in heavy cream or quinoa cream and broth and reduce to medium low. Cook for three minutes.
    • Reduce heat to low and stir in blue cheese and paprika. Cook until the cheese is melted.
    • Taste, and season with salt and pepper.
    • Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes prior to using.
    • Sauce will thicken when it cools. Reheat leftovers prior to serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 59mg | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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    Hi, I’m Wendy! I’m a cook, 5 time cookbook author, blogger, natural health enthusiast…and most importantly a mom. My boys are 16 & 17 and my late life princess is 9.

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    1. Shannon Graham

      August 18, 2017 at 8:04 pm

      5 stars
      Cauliflower just recently took me by surprise. Now THIS recipe REALLY took me by surprise. Wow, looks AMAZING!

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