🍊 Crispy Baked Orange Cauliflower

Here’s another healthier version of takeout: Crispy Orange Cauliflower. It’s baked instead of fried, and made with cauliflower instead of chicken. This recipe is vegan, however I am using honey here, but you can substitute your preferred sugar. If you’re using a large head of cauliflower this will serve about 4-6 people.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 head of cauliflower
• 1 cup of flour
• Sparkling water
• Panko bread crumbs
• Salt, pepper, paprika
• Olive oil
• 1 TBS sesame oil
• 1 TBS freshly grated ginger
• 3 large garlic cloves
• Pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 freshly squeezed oranges, about 1 cup juice
• Zest of half an orange
• 2 TBS rice vinegar
• 2 TBS organic sugar or honey
• 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 TBS water
• Rice, chives, green onions and sesame seeds for serving.

First you’re going to preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Then you’ll want to chop up your cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.

Grab two bowls. In one you’ll add your panko and season it with salt, pepper and paprika. In the other you’ll add your flour and sparkling water – enough to where it looks like pancake batter. Dip your cauliflower first into the wet ingredients, then into the dry and place onto a lined baking pan. Drizzle well with olive oil and bake until golden brown about 25 minutes – depending on your oven. Would be perfect in the air fryer, too!

Now onto the sauce: zest your orange, then juice them. Add your soy sauce, vinegar and honey.

To a pan you’re going to heat up the sesame oil and cook the ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes until it simmers. Add the cornstarch slurry and heat until it thickens it up.

Add your cooked cauliflower to the pan and gently toss. I served this with some jasmine rice, chopped green onions and some sesame seeds.

Enjoy!

Let me know if you’ve tried this recipe or have any questions!