Looking for a new way to enjoy cauliflower? Look no further! This roasted cauliflower recipe is sure to become your new favorite. With the perfect balance of savory spices and a crispy texture, it’s a must-try for any cauliflower lover. We love to serve it over our homemade hummus with a little pesto and aleppo pepper on top.
Ingredients for Crispy Roasted Cauliflower and Hummus
One thing I love about vegetables is that you can really jazz them up or keep them really simple with just a little butter and salt and pepper. With this cauliflower dish, we jazz them up a little but it’s still so simple. Here is what you will need:
- Olive Oil: Helps roast the cauliflower and make it crispy.
- Cauliflower: We love the look of multicolored cauliflower, but you could use just white cauliflower or any cauliflower you enjoy.
- Cornstarch: Helps create a crust on the cauliflower as it roasts.
- Seasonings: Cumin, Smoked Paprika, Kosher Salt and Onion Powder
- Hummus: If you don’t want to take the time to make homemade hummus, then use your favorite store-bought brand.
- Pesto: Again, you can’t beat the flavor and freshness of homemade pesto sauce, but you could save time by using store-bought pesto. The Kirkland brand at Costco is actually pretty good.
- Aleppo Pepper: A moderately spicy pepper that is deep red and adds such a great flavor
- Flaked Sea Salt: Adds just a pop of flavor to round out the flavors in this tasty vegetable dish.
The measurements of each ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post so keep scrolling for all the details.
How to Make Crispy Roasted Cauliflower
Let me take you through the few simple steps to make this easy vegetable side dish:
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 400° F and pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil on a cookie sheet. When the oven comes to temperature, put the cookie sheet in the oven to heat up the oil.
- Chop: While the oil is heating up in the oven, chop one head of cauliflower and then toss it with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
- NOTE: You want the cauliflower florets to be bite-size and roughly the same size.
- Mix: Add all seasonings together in a small bowl and then sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the cauliflower.
- Toss: Add another 2 tablespoons of olive oil and toss everything together. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spread the cauliflower evenly