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Hot Honey Buffalo Cauliflower Wings with Hemp Seed Ranch

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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

Hot Honey Buffalo Cauliflower Wings

  • 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small "wing" sized pieces (approx 600 g)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1.5 tbsp olive, grape seed, or avocado oil
  • handful sliced green onions, fresh dill (optional, to top)

Hot Honey Buffalo Sauce

  • 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp Hot Sauce (like Franks Red Hot)
  • 2 tbsp honey (use maple syrup if vegan)
  • 1.5 tbsp butter unsalted or salted (I use salted)

Hemp Seed Ranch Dressing

  • 1/2 cup hemp seeds
  • 3 tbsp olive, grapeseed, or avocado oil
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 tbsp pickle juice
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 15 grinds black pepper
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)

Instructions
 

Make the Hemp Seed Ranch Dressing

  • In a high-speed blender, add all ingredients. Blend for 60-90 seconds. It will take some time to break down the hemp seeds, but the result should be a similar consistency of dairy ranch dressing (a few small granules are normal) Stop and scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. Dressing will thicken in the fridge.
  • Taste the dressing and add more pickle juice, garlic salt, black pepper as needed. I often add a dash more pickle juice for tang.

Par Bake The Cauliflower

  • Preheat the oven to 450 F. Prepare a parchment lined baking sheet. Add cauliflower to the sheet. Drizzle with oil and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss well to coat.
  • Bake cauliflower on the lower oven rack for 15 minutes, until slightly tender and golden in spots.

Make the Hot Honey Sauce

  • In a small pot, add buffalo sauce, honey and butter. Cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until melted and combined. Set aside.

Finish the Cauliflower

  • Remove parchment paper from cauliflower.
  • Drizzle 3/4 of the Hot Honey Sauce over par-baked cauliflower. Use a spoon, tongs or your hands (careful, they will be hot) to thoroughly coat in the sauce.
  • Adjust oven setting to a high broil. Broil cauliflower on the upper rack for 3-10 minutes, stirring halfway (depends on broiler heat levels) They are ready when they are crisp and charred in spots, but not mushy.

Plate and Serve

  • Plate cauliflower and drizzle over reserved Hot Honey Sauce. Garnish with green onions or fresh dill, if desired. Serve with Hemp Seed Ranch for dipping, or your favourite ranch or blue cheese dressing

Notes

NOTES: Hemp seed ranch can be prepared up to 5 days in advance, but tastes bests within 3 days of making it. 
Cauliflower "Wings" can be cut the night before, but taste best if enjoyed right after baking.