This Garlic Lover's Roasted Cauliflower is one of my family's favorite recipes. We fight over the crunchy bits of garlic!
This Garlic Lover's Roasted Cauliflower is seriously my favorite way to eat and prepare cauliflower. When cauliflower is roasted in the oven, it gets nice and golden, and a little crispy! It's almost like a caramelization of sorts.
And then there's ALL THE GARLIC!
You might find your table mates trying to steal your pieces of garlic when you're not looking. The positive side of this? There will be NO vampires coming around your house. Like, at all. 😉
I've been known to eat this alone for a meal, but you can always serve it as a side dish.
Pair it with chicken, fish, steak, etc. You really can't go wrong.
Love broccoli? Try these Broccoli Tater Tots.
Other roasted cauliflower recipes I'd like to try:
Quick Oven Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon & Garlic from Tessa the Domestic Diva
Gluten-Free Roasted Cauliflower Soup from Gluten-Free Miami
Easy Roasted Whole Cauliflower with Alfredo Sauce from Fearless Dining
Sweet & Spicy Cauliflower Bites from Go Dairy Free
Garlic Lover's Roasted Cauliflower
2 cauliflower heads
10 - 12 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
5 tablespoons olive oil (or coconut oil)
¾ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried basil
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees (F).
- Chop the heads of cauliflower in to two inch florets (approximately).
- Toss the florets, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, oregano, and basil in a 9x16" glass baking dish (or a parchment lined cookie sheet).
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Whether you eat this as a side dish or a main meal is up to you, but just be warned, you may find yourself fighting for those roasted garlic cloves!
Enjoy!
Megan
tessadomesticdiva says
Yum, I totally hear you, I discovered roasted cauliflower for the first time this winter,and oh my, addicting!! It's nice when a new obsession comes with so little guilt! (;
Thanks for the link love Megan!
gfeeasily says
Megan, my son just told me that he loves cauliflower so I'll be making this recipe soon! Thanks, dear!
xo,
Shirley
amber says
Hi Meg...um, yes please. I adore roasted cauliflower and I'm crazy for garlic. I would gobble this up in a second. My kids happen to love cauliflower too, so this is a must try! Thanks for a great recipe friend.
Have a great weekend,
Hugs,
--Amber
P.S. I received an email update about a Whole Food Friday link party (I think that's what it was) but the link wasn't working. Just a heads up. 🙂
Vienna says
After 15 minutes the cauliflower was already dark brown on the edges and overdone because I didn't stir them. I don't know how you were able to roast for an hour?
Paul says
Did you set your oven on "bake" or "roast"?
ancestralchef says
I love roasted cauliflower! I found that it tastes great when roasted with turmeric!
Nicola says
please i have bake it or roast?its a different?bake is with hot air and roast is grill or how i have set my oven?thank you
Megan says
You want to set your oven to bake. I have a very simple oven, so I forget there are other ovens out there with other settings. 🙂
Megan
Rae says
Wow! You got my entire family to eat cauliflower - that has never once happened in our entire 16 years as a family. All of the kids kept asking for more and the dish was emptied in minutes. Amazing!
Megan says
Ha ha!! That's awesome. 🙂 Thanks for telling me that. Happy you all enjoyed it!
Rae says
This is my go-to recipe for roasted cauliflower. The first time I made it, ALL 4 of the kids fought over who got to finish the pan - four kids, who up until that point, couldn't stand cauliflower. haha Thanks so much for a truly good and simple recipe!
Rae says
Oh my goodness - I just realized I already commented on this post! It's THAT good, that I must have wanted to compliment you more than once! 🙂 I feel dumb now. But the recipe is really great. Thanks again!
Megan says
Ha ha ha!!! Rae, you totally made my day yesterday! Thank you so much for commenting... multiple times. 😉 I'm so happy your family enjoys this recipe! 🙂
Lena says
This is absolutely delish!! I'm hooked and shared the recipe in my meal group for everyone to try! Thank you!!!
Megan says
Thanks for sharing, Lena! I'm happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
Dianna says
Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! I ate half of it before it ever got to the dinner table. 🙂
Sandi says
I was laughing a bit because my family also goes for the crunchy bits. This is a wonderful recipe 🙂
Megan says
Hahahaha!! Great minds! 😉 Thanks Sandi.
Sherry Poplarchik says
Love your recipes? Wish this one was printable
Megan says
Thank you, Sherry! I'm waiting on a new recipe card to be developed by a specific company. Once that's available, hopefully I can update this recipe! 😉