10 Best Cauliflower Recipes You Will Want to Try

This post shares ten of my best cauliflower recipes that have been favorites with my readers through the years. The recipes range from riced cauliflower and cauliflower steaks to soup and a Middle Eastern style roasted whole cauliflower.

I hope you find a new one that becomes a favorite in your kitchen too.

One of the bonuses when cooking with cauliflower is that this vegetable goes so well with a wide range of flavors and can be prepared a number of different ways. You can roast cauliflower in a hot oven on a sheet pan or in an air fryer. Steam it, sauté it, or just add cauliflower florets to a plate of crudites with a creamy feta dip and eat them raw.

Additionally, it's a vegetable that could easily be described as a superfood along with other cruciferous vegetables. And it's an excellent low-carb substitute for potatoes.

Favorite Cauliflower Recipes

There are a lot of recipes on this blog website that include cauliflower as a key ingredient which you can easily find through this Cauliflower Category Page. But the below have been some of the most popular with my readers through the years.

Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice

Turn a head of cauliflower into "rice" using a box grater, food processor, or a microprocessor and make this Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice with Coconut dish. It's a perfect side dish all year round. Feel free to use fresh parsley if cilantro isn't your thing.

Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Lentils and Tahini

This dish of cauliflower steaks over lentils tossed with a chimichurri sauce is finished with a tahini sauce. It's easy enough for a vegan weeknight dinner and fancy enough for guests. You can either purchase the chimichurri sauce or make homemade chimichurri using fresh herbs in your own kitchen.

Curried Mac 'n Cheese with Cauliflower

Chop up cauliflower pieces for casseroles like this Curried Mac 'n Cheese with Cauliflower.

Cauliflower Tetrazzini

Or make this Cauliflower Tetrazzini with Poblano Peppers casserole that is mostly Italian with a little Mexican added with the pepper.

Mediterranean Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Crispy Chickpeas

Make this warm Mediterranean cauliflower salad with crispy chickpeas by tossing cauliflower florets and chickpeas in a little olive oil, roasting them on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and finally sautéing them with sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives. Toss this warm flavor-packed salad in an oregano vinaigrette before serving.

Lentil Shephard Pie Topped with Mashed Cauliflower and Potatoes

This vegetarian lentil shepherd's pie replaces the traditional meat with legumes and keeps all the umami flavor of a meaty dish with caramelized onions and mushrooms. 

Cauliflower Scampi (With and Without Pasta)

This cauliflower scampi features steamed cauliflower tossed in a sauce made with a few simple ingredients you likely have on hand. Serve with pasta or without, depending on your own preferences.

Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini and Dates

This roasted cauliflower and tahini dish hits all the right notes of spicy, sweet, savory and tangy. What makes this roasted cauliflower recipe a truly great recipe is adding a little harissa and dill weed to the tahini sauce and finishing the dish with dates, fresh dill, and fresh mint.

Hearty Cauliflower and White Bean Soup

This hearty white bean soup is loaded with cauliflower, leeks, and adds a little kick from jalapeño pepper. An optional topping that's perfect with this soup is a basil pesto.

Best Middle Eastern Roasted Whole Cauliflower

This Middle Eastern whole roasted cauliflower calls for roasting a whole head of cauliflower until it's charred and caramelized at the edges, covering it in a smoky paprika dressing, and serving it on tahini sauce. It's my favorite way to serve cauliflower as a main dish.