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Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with limes in a sheet pan
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Roasted Cauliflower Steaks Recipe

Baked Cauliflower Steaks are a healthy, flavorful vegan recipe with cheesy flavor from nutritional yeast and a homemade spice blend.
Course dinner, Main Course, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cuisine American, Keto, Paleo, Vegan, Whole30
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 162kcal
Author Mihaela

Equipment

Ingredients

Cauliflower Steaks Ingredients:

  • 1 medium or 2 small cauliflower heads
  • 2 tbsp olive or avocado oil
  • ¼ cup (20g) nutritional yeast
  • 1 lime cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Seasoning Blend Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt or to taste
  • 1/3 tsp ground black pepper or to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place a chopping board on the baking sheet to reduce the mess when cutting the cauliflower.
    A whole cauliflower on a BlauKe® cutting board
  • Using a sharp chef's knife, carefully slice the head of cauliflower, into 1-inch “steaks”. The ends usually crumble, but don't worry, you can use them too.
    Knife slicing cauliflower
  • Arrange the steaks on the prepared baking sheet.
    Uncooked Cauliflower Steaks on sheet pan
  • Brush both sides with avocado or olive oil.
    Oiling Cauliflower steaks with a basting brush
  • In a small bowl, combine all seasonings.
  • Gently rub each cauliflower steak with seasoning blend.
    Uncooked cauliflower slices in a sheet pan
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until tender and golden.
  • Remove the steaks from the oven and sprinkle with nutritional yeast while hot.
  • Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with lime wedges.
    Close-up of Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

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Notes

Here's a brief summary of the Tips & Tricks above for this Vegan Cauliflower Steaks Recipe:
  1. For my recommended ingredient subs & swaps, see Tip #1. 
  2. If you like a bread and parmesan crust on your baked cauliflower steaks, read Tip #2. 
  3. Tip #3 includes my favorite sauces for serving this dish. 
  4. Pan-frying cauliflower steak instructions are in Tip #4. 
  5. Tip #5 includes how to marinate the cauliflower for more flavor plus a note on nutritional yeast.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 627mg | Potassium: 774mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 424IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg