Epic Cauliflower Steaks Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with health benefits.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is often more accessible and has a milder flavor.

Cut the head of cauliflower in half and remove the rounded edge of each half, leaving 1 1/2 inch thick slices.

Save the extra cauliflower for another dish like cauliflower rice, mashed cauliflower, or for snacks.

Heat olive oil in a skillet until hot.

Place cauliflower steaks into the hot oil and cook until golden brown on one side.

Flip the cauliflower steaks and cook until the second side is golden brown.

Season the steaks with salt while they cook.

Slide the skillet into the oven and roast until the stems are tender.

While the cauliflower finishes cooking, prepare the chimichurri sauce.

Add garlic and shallots to a bowl and process until minced.

Add parsley, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes to the bowl and process until the parsley is chopped.

Finish the sauce with olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Check the cauliflower; it is done when a fork can easily slide into the stems.

Serve the cauliflower steak on a plate and top with chimichurri sauce.

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