By adding a brown butter sauce with capers and garlic, you can transform bland cauliflower into a delectable side dish. Instead of cutting my cauliflower into florets, I prefer to slice it, creating a larger flat surface area for roasting and preventing the topping from slipping off.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 medium head cauliflower
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped capers
- ¼ teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Trim off the bottom of the cauliflower stem to create a flat surface. Place cauliflower head onto a cutting board with the stem side facing down; cut the cauliflower vertically into 1 to 1 1/2-inch thick slices. Remove any tough stem pieces. Cut the slices into smaller pieces, about the size of florets. Place on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
- Roast in the oven for 10 minutes; flip pieces over and roast for 10 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, cut butter into 4 pieces. Melt in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until butter begins to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Butter will foam up, then subside. The butter should have a nutty aroma. Stir in garlic and continue stirring for 15 to 20 seconds. Add in capers and lemon pepper. Remove from heat.
- Spoon brown butter over the roasted cauliflower and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 222 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 272 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Wow! This was delicious! I doubled the sauce because I had a large head of cauliflower. I had to use 2 baking sheets to fit all of it in the oven at the same time. My butter did not turn brown after 5 minutes but that is OK it was still good.
Loved this and didn’t change a thing! I was skeptical on cutting the cauliflower this was but found that I liked them better roasting them this way than my traditional roasting methods! The browned butter; so nutty and delicious! Will be on rotation repeat for sure at this house! Thank you!!
We all loved this. I particularly loved the way they were cut. Got good and brown and collected the sauce. 5 Stars!
Only thing I changes was I had alreadey steamed my cauliflower but sauce sounded so good wanted to pour it o them. So very good and definitely will be making it again and again as we all loved it. Thank you!