I am loving the Fixate Cookbook – Autumn Calabrese has made it really easy for us to eat healthy and delicious meals, snacks, and treats…. yes, treats! I made these spicy cauliflower bites 4 times in the past 2 weeks. I absolutely love them!
Spicy Cauliflower Bites
Author: Autumn Calabrese
Recipe type: Side dish/appetizer
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Serves: 5
Spicy Cauliflower Bites Recipe Type: Side Dish Author: Autumn Calabrese Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 5 Delicious cauliflower bites make an awesome side dish, or a great appetizer served with some clean eating ranch!
Ingredients
- 6 cups cauliflower florets
- ½ tsp. sea salt or Himalayan salt (divided use)
- ½ cup hot pepper sauce
- ⅓ cup rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch, gluten-free
- 2 tsp. ground chili powder
- ¼ tsp. ground smoked paprika
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp. organic grass-fed butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Lightly coat large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place cauliflower on baking sheet, coat lightly with cooking spray, season evenly with ¼ tsp. salt
- Bake 20 minutes or until tender crisp
- While cauliflower is baking, combine hot sauce, rice vinegar, and cornstarch in medium saucepan; whisk until cornstarch is dissolved.
- Add chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, maple syrup, Worcestershire Sauce, butter, and remaining ¼ tsp. salt; wish to blend
- Heat hot sauce mixture over medium-high heat; cook, stirring frequently for 10 minutes or until thickened. Set aside.
- Pour hot sauce mixture over baked cauliflower on baking sheet; mix well
- Return cauliflower to oven, bake for 5 minutes.
