The juicy centerpiece that’ll bring everyone together for the holidays

pesto

🥗Healthier: homemade basil pesto

💰Cheaper: spinach pesto

Spinach pesto can be made with less expensive ingredients.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and nut-free.

butter beans

🥗Healthier: cannellini beans

💰Cheaper: great northern beans

Great northern beans are often less expensive.

Start by making a small batch of homemade vegan pesto using fresh basil and pine nuts. If you don't have enough basil, you can add fresh parsley as a substitute.

Cut the top off the cauliflower to help balance it, then cut down both sides of the stem to create thick steaks.

Determine the size of the steaks by eyeballing your cut straight down from the top of the cauliflower head.

Cover the baking tray with aluminum foil and place it in the oven for the first few minutes to steam the cauliflower steaks, which helps keep them juicy.

While the cauliflower roasts, prepare the garlic beans by caramelizing shallots in a pan (not shown in detail) and adding butter beans.

If using water for the beans, add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor. Alternatively, vegetable stock can be used for better taste.

Add lemon juice to the beans and mix well to combine.

Roast any leftover florets alongside the cauliflower steaks, keeping an eye on them as they may take less time to cook.

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