Don’t you ever boil cauliflower. The humble white vegetable deserves more to bring out all its nutty-flavoured glory. Roast cauliflower whole, head and all, or toss the cauliflower florets in spices and pop them into bright and colourful salads as a side dish or substantial main.
Cauliflower and cheese are a classic match for good reason – see the cauliflower mac and cheese, classic cauliflower cheese recipe, and our triple-cheese cauliflower bake to rule them all. And of course, there are easy cauliflower recipes to have on hand, such as a reliable cauliflower soup.
We also have Middle Eastern-style recipes for cauliflower, vegan dishes where the cruciferous veg is the star, a curried cauliflower recipe, and a Kerela curry served atop cauliflower rice. Then, there are recipes with cauliflower roasted whole and served with a salty anchovy sauce. And if we had to pick the best cauliflower recipe in this collection? Well, it might just be Nik Hill’s show-stopping cauliflower cheese tart.
Here are our favourite, most creative cauliflower recipes.
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Roast cauliflower with almond sauce
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Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato
Dukkah-crusted cauliflower with tahini
Dukkah-crusted cauliflower with tahini
Fried cauliflower in baharat and tahini sauce
Fried cauliflower in baharat and tahini sauce
Baharat cauliflower and walnut-bread sauce
Baharat cauliflower and walnut-bread sauce
Roast garlic, cheddar and ale soup with fried cauliflower
Roast garlic, cheddar and ale soup with fried cauliflower
Summer tomato curry with cauliflower rice
Summer tomato curry with cauliflower rice
Roasted whole cauliflower with wakame butter and toasted crumbs
Roasted whole cauliflower with wakame butter and toasted crumbs
Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprout and chickpea salad
Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprout and chickpea salad
A lamb and cauliflower “shepherd’s pie”
A lamb and cauliflower “shepherd’s pie”
Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing
Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing
Roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas and dates
Roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas and dates
Triple-cheese cauliflower
Triple-cheese cauliflower
Cauliflower and egg “fried rice”
Cauliflower and egg “fried rice”
Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola
Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola
Roast cauliflower hummus with fried chickpeas and flatbread
Roast cauliflower hummus with fried chickpeas and flatbread
Cauliflower mac and cheese
Cauliflower mac and cheese
Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Whole roast cauliflower with parsley and anchovy sauce
Whole roast cauliflower with parsley and anchovy sauce
Cauliflower fritters with lemon
Cauliflower fritters with lemon
Fuyu’s fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake
Fuyu’s fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake
Cauliflower and anchovy pasta
Cauliflower and anchovy pasta
Tonka’s warm cauliflower salad with yoghurt, mint and green chilli
Tonka’s warm cauliflower salad with yoghurt, mint and green chilli
Cauliflower piccalilli with ham and buttermilk biscuits
Cauliflower piccalilli with ham and buttermilk biscuits
Supermaxi’s battered beetroot and cauliflower
Supermaxi’s battered beetroot and cauliflower
Cauliflower and bacon soup
Cauliflower and bacon soup
Stokehouse’s candied walnuts, fried spiced cauliflower, currants and pine nuts
Stokehouse’s candied walnuts, fried spiced cauliflower, currants and pine nuts
Roast cauliflower with almonds, Israeli couscous and za’atar
Roast cauliflower with almonds, Israeli couscous and za’atar
Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Hungarian paprika-spiced cauliflower soup
Hungarian paprika-spiced cauliflower soup
A classic cauliflower soup with cheddar toast
A classic cauliflower soup with cheddar toast
Cauliflower, silken tofu and walnut rice bowl
Cauliflower, silken tofu and walnut rice bowl
Cauliflower, pomegranate and quinoa salad
Cauliflower, pomegranate and quinoa salad
Roasted cauliflower curry with lime and coriander
Roasted cauliflower curry with lime and coriander
Kerala-style prawn curry with cauliflower rice
Kerala-style prawn curry with cauliflower rice
Orecchiette with cauliflower and walnut brown-butter pesto
Orecchiette with cauliflower and walnut brown-butter pesto
Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds
Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds
Fried cauliflower with parmesan wafers and tahini yoghurt
Fried cauliflower with parmesan wafers and tahini yoghurt
Cauliflower, bacon and cheese fritters
Cauliflower, bacon and cheese fritters
Roasted cauliflower and tahini dip with crudités and flatbread
Roasted cauliflower and tahini dip with crudités and flatbread
Pan-fried ocean trout with cauliflower, almonds and brown butter
Pan-fried ocean trout with cauliflower, almonds and brown butter
Cauliflower cheese
Classic cauliflower cheese
Dhal with crisp cauliflower and rasam
Dhal with crisp cauliflower and rasam
Warm cauliflower, chickpea and beetroot salad
Warm cauliflower, chickpea and beetroot salad
Potato and cauliflower tortelloni
Tipo 00’s potato and cauliflower tortelloni
Leek, chorizo and cauliflower bake
Leek, chorizo and cauliflower bake
Whole roasted cauliflower with fermented chilli butter
Whole roasted cauliflower with fermented chilli butter
Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart
Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart
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