Take snack time up a notch with this anti-inflammatory Golden Roasted Cauliflower Recipe. It’s made with a delicious inflammation-fighting golden spice mix including turmeric, curry, paprika, cumin, and cinnamon. Serve it with some hummus or another plant-based dip for a healthy snack or meal addition.
You guys know I’m a total sweet girl when it comes to snacking, but I’ve got two ladies on my team that are SAVORY BABES ALL THE WAY. We usually create a happy medium, but doing a little bit of both, but lately, it seems like all of our snacking has been team savory. I’m sort of okay with this because it’s gotten me to eat a lot more veggies throughout the day, and this is for sure something that I continue to struggle with even as a healthy food blogger.
This Golden Roasted Cauliflower recipe is perfectly cooked and flavored and if you ask me, just right for a delicious afternoon snack. Not only do I like this recipe because it’s a veggie, but also becuase the main spice is turmeric, which is a spice god. Spice. God. As someone who suffers from depression, anxiety, and my current injury of neck and back problems, turmeric is such an amazing anti-inflammatory spice that helps with all of these issues. Let’s talk turmeric for a second.
Why We’ve Been Loving All Things Turmeric
Turmeric is such an amazing anti-inflammatory spice that not only has amazing flavor and an intense yellow color, but does so much good for the body!
- Anti-inflammatory
- Increases antioxidant capacity
- Lowers risk of heart disease
- Helps prevent certain cancers
So this recipe. It’s super simple to make and what a great way to get a boost of anti-inflamatory antixidants into the body! Here’s what you need:
- Cauliflower
- Cocont oil or olive oil cooking spray
- SPICES
We served this delicious roasted cauliflower with some hummus, but any dip would work! Check out our Green Goddess Dressing or Skinny Roasted Red Pepper Goat Cheese Dip. SOOOO good.
Golden Roasted Cauliflower with Turmeric
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 head of cauliflower
- coconut oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Spray a cookie sheet or a castiron skillet with coconut oil and set aside.
- Add all spices to a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
- Rinse a whole head of cauliflower with water. Dry and generously spray with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Next, pour spice mixture over the head of the cauliflower. Use your hands to evenly rub the spices into the cauliflower.
- Wrap the cauliflower with tin foil and roast at 425ºF for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and remove tin foil. Place cauliflower back into the oven for 20-30 additional minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with hummus, tahini, or any other tasty dip.
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Terrific!!!!!
I think my kids will gonna love this tasty treat of cauliflower 🙂
Hello
This recipe caught my eye. I have tried to make a dry curry with cauliflower but never tried a turmeric dip. I am going to try this one out. Thanks for sharing the post.
Mmmm, looks so darn good. I love roasted cauliflower!
The idea is really interesting, I’ve never tried to put the whole cauliflower into the oven like that xD But this looks absolutely delish!!
However, with this recipe I prefer cutting in into appropriate pieces so I can wash it clearly and mix the spices better.
a very tasty treatment of cauliflower, I should know since I eat a lot of it raw and I think everyone would agree about as bland as food gets, so thank you for this recipe!
Question: If I wanted to prep these the night before, would you bake them twice or only bake once, stuff, and then bake the next day? Thanks!
Wait, wrong recipe! Nevermind :’)
Sweet or savory? Depends for me! I am ALWAYYYYYYYS in the mood for dark chocolate, peanut butter, fruit, and any sweet granola bar, but I also adore a good bowl of fresh hummus, guacamole, and roasted vegetables. Okay, and sometimes a few tortilla chips and peanut butter-filled pretzels because you gotta treat yourself, ya know? 😉
Anyways, I think this golden roasted cauliflower probably has to be the BEST veggie-based snack I have seen! I would honestly just eat two or three servings of this cauliflower as a main meal with a side of plant-based protein such as tofu or tempeh too! It works either way, which is amazing!