Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Vegetables 22 Cauliflower Recipes That Will Make You Want to Eat This Popular and Versatile Vegetable All the Time By Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the Martha Stewart recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 24, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Cauliflower steaks, cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza crust...we love them all, but there are also plenty of other delicious ways to enjoy this hearty vegetable. Join us as we celebrate the cauliflower renaissance. Cauliflower is delicious roasted, steamed, or even raw, but it's also stellar in soups, salads, or riced. Health Benefits Cauliflower is packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, potassium, and folate. Vegans and vegetarians love the meaty nature of this hearty vegetable. Truly, it was only a matter of time before this cruciferous wonder vegetable had its chance to shine beyond its former supporting side dish status. Shopping for Cauliflower Though you can find cauliflower in the grocery store year round, it's true season begins in October and extends through April, giving you plenty of time to explore its many possibilities. When shopping for cauliflower—whether white, orange, or purple—look for unblemished heads with tight florets and fresh-looking leaves. Storing Cauliflower At home, you'll want to store cauliflower heads wrapped in plastic or a reusable produce bag for three to five days. We doubt the vegetable will hang around that long, though—there are so many tempting ways to enjoy it. Need more proof? Browse our best cauliflower recipes. We're certain they'll inspire a new dinner idea. 01 of 22 Grilled Cauliflower with Spiced Yogurt Sauce Yuki Sugiura A spectacular vegetarian main starring our favorite cruciferous vegetable paired with cucumber salad and yogurt sauce. We steam, then grill the head of cauliflower to make sure the interior is tender while the exterior has a tasty brown crust. View Recipe 02 of 22 Cauliflower Faux-tato Salad Linda Xiao A must for your next cookout! Steamed cauliflower is tossed with celery, onion, and a mustard vinaigrette for a carb-free salad with satisfyingly tender bites that gets even better the next day as the flavors meld. View Recipe 03 of 22 Baked Pasta with Cauliflower and Swiss Chard Julia Gartland The humble cauliflower will always make comfort food more cozy. Here, it stars along with Swiss chard and Gruyère cheese in a comforting, meatless baked pasta. View Recipe 04 of 22 Charred Cauliflower with Clementines and Olives Marcus Nilsson Beautiful and delicious, this dish has it all. Cutting cauliflower into steak-like cross-sections before roasting makes the vegetable feel more substantial. It's topped with Kalamata olives, clementines, fresh parsley, and a white-wine vinaigrette for a delectable Mediterranean-style side dish. View Recipe 05 of 22 Sweet-Potato-and-Cauliflower Mash Louise Hagger Better than mashed potatoes? Definitely a winner for color and nutrition, this mash is amped up with milk, butter, and a touch of nutmeg and cayenne. View Recipe 06 of 22 Wild Salmon with Edamame-Cauliflower Rice Kate Mathis Turning cauliflower into rice is a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your meal. Cooking it in the oven means it comes out crispy. Make it really healthy by adding edamame and serving with heart-healthy wild salmon. And the clincher: This winner meal is made on just one sheet pan. View Recipe 07 of 22 Cauliflower-and-Chickpea Pitas with Creamy Yogurt Sauce Chris Simpson If you hadn't considered using cauliflower as a sandwich filling, this recipe will inspire you! Cauliflower and chickpeas are roasted and spiced for this plant-based entrée that's inspired by the falafel and there's a bright, zippy lime-jalapeño yogurt sauce drizzled on top. View Recipe 08 of 22 Cauliflower-and-Mushroom Roast Bryan Gardner Our deconstructed take on a grilled cheese sandwich uses roasted cauliflower steaks as a base and crunchy toasted bread as a garnish. Umami-rich mushrooms and nutty Gruyère turn them into a satisfying vegetarian dinner. View Recipe 09 of 22 Tuna-Noodle Casserole with Cauliflower Linda Pugliese And you thought tuna-noodle casserole couldn't get any better. The classic returns with cauliflower snuggled among the pasta. View Recipe 10 of 22 Cauliflower Steaks with Romesco Sauce Marcus Nilsson Vegetarians and meat-eaters alike will appreciate the appeal of this hearty knife-and-fork dish. It's made by cutting a head of cauliflower, trimmed stem and all, vertically into thick slabs, then roasting it until it's crisp and browned on the outside but still tender inside. Serve each "steak" with romesco sauce or try tapenade, chimichurri, or salsa verde. View Recipe 11 of 22 Cauliflower Salad with Roasted Chickpeas Bobbi Lin We love the combination of raw cauliflower, cooked crisp-tender green beans, and crunchy roasted chickpeas in this salad. Fresh parsley and dried currants complete the dish. View Recipe 12 of 22 Cauliflower Crust Pizza Margherita Bryan Gardner Homemade pizza? Yes, please! If you haven't made a pizza using cauliflower as the crust, today is the day! Margherita is the classic topping but feel free to swap it for anything you like. View Recipe 13 of 22 Steamed Cauliflower with Walnut Vinaigrette Sidney Bensimon Crisp-tender cauliflower is topped with a sensational dressing made from walnuts roasted with garlic and Parmesan, capers, parsley, and red-wine vinegar. View Recipe 14 of 22 Bucatini with Cauliflower, Capers, and Lemon James Ransom Try this novel technique for a fast vegetarian meal: finely chopped cauliflower is broiled atop the pasta. Yes, it's a one-pan dinner! View Recipe 15 of 22 Baked Cauliflower Custards Chris Court Why does a dish always seem fancier when made in individual portions? Here we have roasted cauliflower with dairy upon dairy upon deliciousness (plenty of butter and milk plus Gruyère and Parmesan). View Recipe 16 of 22 Roasted Chicken with Cauliflower "Tabbouleh" Lennart Weibull This creative winter salad calls for cauliflower to be grated and tossed with lemon, oil, and herbs. It's a radical and delicious take on the classic bulgur salad. Served alongside sliced roasted chicken breast over a bed of baby kale and shredded carrots, it's a standout dinner. View Recipe 17 of 22 Pickled Chile Cauliflower Christopher Testani Is there really nothing cauliflower can't do? We think not! Case in point: It makes an excellent pickle. View Recipe 18 of 22 Cauliflower-Spinach Dip Bryan Gardner Similar to hummus, this dip replaces nutty chickpeas with rich, buttery cauliflower and nutrient-dense spinach but keeps the tahini. The result is a dip that's—dare we say it?— even better than hummus and definitely prettier. View Recipe 19 of 22 Potato, Cauliflower, and Cheddar Bake Potatoes and cheese have been friends for years, but why not add cauliflower to the mix? Here, our favorite vegetable adds a pleasant crunch and nutty flavor to this creamy casserole. View Recipe 20 of 22 Creamy Cauliflower Soup Oh so easy and so smooth, this super simple recipe calls for cooking florets in chicken broth then blending. There's no dairy—the cauliflower magically creates a creamy texture. View Recipe 21 of 22 Roasted Cauliflower with Flageolets, Turnips, and Pistachios Gentl and Hyers Purple cauliflower is a moody, delicious accompaniment to flageolet beans in this colorful plant-based dish that's as balanced as it is beautiful. View Recipe 22 of 22 Easy Cauliflower Gratin This casserole is simple to make and comforting to eat. Your family will enjoy it paired with any protein! View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit