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April 10, 2017 Cauliflower

How To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde}

How To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVENHow To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVENThe perfect cauliflower steak is tender to the bite, with crisp, golden brown florets. This recipe by America’s Test Kitchen nails down the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of this quintessential cauli recipe.

Hello everyone! How was your weekend?

Everyone was in a frenzy over here thanks to the surprise treat of sunshine mother nature had in store for us usually unlucky Torontonians. Inspired by the weather, I scurried home to Hamilton to visit my parents and dog where the hiking trails grow on trees.

Of course, with weekends, and the whole ‘always hungry’ thing, there was some cooking involved. I was super excited when Americas Test Kitchen sent me their first ever VEGAN cookbook, named VEGAN FOR EVERYBODY to get my plant-loving paws on!

This cookbook! ๐Ÿ˜’ Vegan For Everybody’ is jammed with stunning pictures, tried + tested cooking methods, how-to’s, inspiration, and best of all vegan kitchen hacks, to give you a leg up in the kitchen.

I don’t know about you guys, but when a team of mad scientist/veggie-armed chefs develop recipes, sometimes upwards of (80!!!) times, I wanna hear about it. 

Whether you are diving deep into the plant-based lifestyle or dipping your toes into eating a few more plants- this book has your tastebuds covered. Everything from their velvety fettucine alfredo pasta,  to their slew of umami-bomb stir-frys’ will inspire you to expect more from your vegan eats. Don’t even get me started on the ‘stir frys, curries and noodles section.

How To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVENHow To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVENAbout these cauliflower steaks…

The recipe immediately caught my eye balls as a must-make. Cauliflower steaks are one of the most versatile veggie sides or mains- and yettttttttt- I had yet to master them! Last time I sliced up a couple of cauli’s I swear they came out dry, funky, and all around not worthy of a bangin’ sauce. 

Lucky for us, ATK did the legwork to sort out how to get your steaks perfectly crispy on the outside + tender on the inside:

1) Covering your rimmed baking sheet for the first 5 mins of the cook time gently steams the cauliflower, so it has a chance to cook thoroughly on the inside.

2) Baking the steaks on the lowest rack at a high temperature for the remainder of the cook time gives the bottoms a crisp golden hue- aka yum.

The salsa verde? Well a cauliflower steak cooked with this much love needed something equally special to grace its crispy tree-like edges. Pulse it up in the food processor (or simply finely chop) and you have yourself a pretty sophisticated pair.

I hope you love this method for cooking the perfect cauliflower steak, and give VEGAN FOR EVERYBODY a look-see for more stellar recipes! 

How To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVENHow To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak {with salsa verde} | EARTH & OVEN

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How To Make The Perfect Cauliflower Steak (with salsa verde)

Serving Size: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salsa Verde:
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • salt and pepper
  • Optional to serve: lemon wedges, tahini sauce, vegan parmesan cheese, poached eggs, salt and pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 500 F. In a food processor, add the parsley, mint, oil, water, vinegar, capers, and garlic. Season with salt. Pulse the mixture until it is roughly chopped but not smooth, about 10 pulses. Transfer the salsa verde to a small bowl and set aside. (can be made the day ahead)
  2. Discard the outer leaves of the cauliflower and trim stem flush with bottom florets. Cut 4, 1ยฝ inch-thick slabs lengthwise, trimming any florets not connected to core. Reserve the remaining cauliflower florets for another use (or toss them on the sheet like I did)
  3. Place the cauliflower steaks on foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper and rub the steaks on both sides.
  4. Cover baking sheet tightly with foil and roast for 5 minutes. Remove foil and roast until bottoms of steaks are well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Gently flip and continue to roast until tender until both sides are well browned, about 6 to 8 more minutes.
  5. Plate the cauliflower steaks and spoon the salsa verde overtop. Enjoy!
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  1. littleblackdomicile says

    April 11, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    I’m intimidated by cauliflower! I admit it. The colors and presentation of this are so amazing tho I am going to suck in my breath and give it a try!-Laurel Bledsoe

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    • Meredith | Earth & Oven says

      April 12, 2017 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks Laurel ๐Ÿ™‚ (ps I love your name!) I was discouraged my first time when my cauli steaks turned out soggy and not pleasantly crisp as they should. This breakdown takes out most of the guess work though. Let me know if you give it a try! -Meredith

      Reply
  2. Sarah | Broma Bakery says

    April 13, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    LOVE cauliflower steaks! And that salsa verde. Nom nom n|

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    • Meredith | Earth & Oven says

      April 13, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      Yeah something about the word steak makes them that much more desirable. Can’t wait for grilling season to char them up a bit ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  3. Cara says

    April 17, 2017 at 5:29 am

    Oh gosh this just looks insane! yumm

    Reply
    • Meredith | Earth & Oven says

      April 17, 2017 at 2:24 pm

      Thanks Cara! Hope you had an awesome weeeekend!

      Reply
  4. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    April 18, 2017 at 11:47 am

    I love cauliflower! This recipe is mouth-watering! Thanks a bunch for the idea, Meredith!

    Reply
    • Meredith | Earth & Oven says

      April 18, 2017 at 6:10 pm

      Is there anything cauli cant do? Thanks so much Agness :)!

      Reply
  5. Heidi | The Simple Green says

    May 1, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    This looks absolutely amazing, and I MUST get my hands on this cook book by ATC…i love that team so much!! Thank you so much for commenting on my post; i’ve found your beautiful blog and am now in love ๐Ÿ™‚

    xx

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    • Meredith | Earth & Oven says

      May 1, 2017 at 9:45 pm

      Hi Heidi, thank you so much for the wonderful kind words ๐Ÿ™‚ Clearly the feeling is mutual, so inspired by your inventive recipes and stunning photography. Have a wonderful week!

      Reply

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