This Vegan Crispy Roasted Cauliflower is so easy to make, packed with flavor and absolutely delicious! Pair with pasta, tacos and so much more!
This vegan crispy roasted cauliflower is one of the easiest things you can make. Cauliflower is a great thing to pair with vegan meals like pastas and tacos in place of the meat.
Cauliflower is an inexpensive ingredient, especially when the only other things you need are pantry ingredients. This means it’s a great, budget friendly meal as well.
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Vegan Crispy Roasted Cauliflower INGREDIENTS:
Below are notes about the ingredients before we get into the full recipe located lower in this post on how to make this easy vegan dish:
For the Cauliflower
- Cauliflower – the star add in to our creamy vegan pasta dish, cauliflower is easy to find and use and takes on flavor and crisps up well. We are only using the florets for the dish, but you can use the stems for another dish or choice to use them if you desire.
- Seasonings – We have created a unique blend of seasonings that we think makes the perfect combination for this dish
SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS:
- Cauliflower – you could sub this with jackfruit, chickpeas or another white bean, pieces of vegan chicken (like daring) and more
- Seasonings – While we love our seasoning blend, you can switch it up by using other pre-made blends as well
Frequently Asked Questions:
This recipe is already written to be Top 8 Allergen Free.
Yes! We’d recommend letting this cool completely and then storing in an air tight container for up to 5 days. If you meal prep you can split this up into individual containers.
If you want the cauliflower to reheat crispy, then reheat the cauliflower in an air fryer to get back crispy again.
WHAT SIDES TO SERVE WITH THIS VEGAN CAULIFLOWER DISH?
There are endless possibilities but a side salad and some bread are great starting points.
Here’s some bread ideas:
- Vegan Italian Cheesy Bread Rolls
- Vegan Garlic Bread
- Easy Vegan Dinner Rolls
- Vegan Garlic Knots (shown above)
How can I pair this vegan roasted cauliflower?
This cauliflower pairs so well with many pastas! Try it with one of these
- Vegan Creamy Mushroom and Asparagus Pasta
- Vegan Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta
- Vegan Pumpkin Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes and Spinach (photoed above)
- Spinach and Walnut Pesto Pasta
- Vegan Carbonara
- Vegan Creamy Broccoli and Chickpea Pasta
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Vegan Crispy Roasted Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- ¼ cup olive oil (or other neutral oil)
- 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, toss cauliflower with oil, then seasonings.
- Place in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then flip and cook for 10 minutes or until fork tender.
Lillian
I made this tonight – made it oil free by substituting an equal amount of aquafaba – wonderful! Will make again!
Larisha Bernard
yay!
Brenda Zeller
This recipe is awesome! I didn’t have onion powder so the only change I made was to add a little bit of Za’atar spice (about 1/4 tsp.) to the spice mix. The flavors are such a delight. I dipped the cauliflower pieces in a little horseradish cream at the table. Thank you, Andrew and Larisha, for such a wonderful recipe.
Larisha Bernard
So happy you enjoyed it!
Andrew
i keep making this. it is fast and easy and delish. thank you for the recipe
Larisha Bernard
yay, love that!
Andrew
this was fast and easy and turned out very good. thank you for the recipe.
Larisha Bernard
Welcome!
Cindy
I thought there would be to much seasoning but I went with it anyway and it was absolutely delicious. I will be making this again and again and again…
Larisha Bernard
So happy to hear that
Lori
I made this exactly as stated. It’s so simple and tasty! I’m not a fan of overly spicy food, and this was my concern when looking at the spices. It’s incredibly flavorful without being spicy on the heat index. THANK YOU for such a great recipe. We love it and will be eating this often!
Larisha Bernard
Glad you enjoyed it!
Marcia
This was delicious. I knew that I needed to use my head of cauliflower however I wanted something different than usual. I was not disappointed.
Larisha Bernard
so glad you enjoyed it
Andrea - The Involuntary Vegan
Great flavour. I’d use two baking trays next time as the caulie may crisp up more if there’s more space between each piece of caulie. We ate with baked sweet potato, steamed cabbage, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms silverbeet snd guacamole.
Larisha Bernard
Nice!
Grace
I didn’t have any red pepper on hand but this dish was delicious anyway! Love it!
Grace
I meant Chili powder not red pepper. 😂
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear that.
Bill
The picture that goes with this recipe shows red onion, what looks like lemons and green herbs etc in the dish with the cauliflower. Yet there is no mention of these items in the ingredients?
I don’t mean to be picky but I usually make recipes based on what the finished dish looks like.
Larisha Bernard
That was just for styling. The recipe is only for the roasted cauliflower
Lenny
Is there a no oil substitution such a apple sauce?
LarishaBernard
Definitely do not recommend replacing oil for applesauce in a roasted vegetable recipe. You could try to spritz with a light water/stock oil. It will likely take longer to cook. You’d also want to cook on something like a silpat mat
Jane Hallett
I substituted a neutral flavored oil for the olive oil….I came back onto your website to say Thank you. Your blend of spices are absolutely delicious 👍🏻👍🏻.
Larisha Bernard
So glad you enjoyed it
Debbie
Delicious flavor! But mine did not come out crispy?
LarishaBernard
Glad you enjoyed the flavor. Did you make any changes ?
Denise Kornblatt
Is it ok to use regular paprika if you do not have smoked paprika on hand? Thank you
LarishaBernard
Yes
Billy
This looks great, but why aren’t there onions and lemon in the recipe???
LarishaBernard
It’s just for staging purposes, but feel free to add them if you like