The days of bland cauliflower are over.
Aug 07, 2023 10:00pmDon't you ever boil cauliflower. The humble white vegetable deserves more to bring out all its nutty-flavoured glory. Roast cauliflower whole, head and all, or toss the cauliflower florets in spices and pop them into bright and colourful salads as a side dish or substantial main.
Cauliflower and cheese are a classic match for good reason – see the cauliflower mac and cheese, classic cauliflower cheese recipe, and our triple-cheese cauliflower bake to rule them all. And of course, there are easy cauliflower recipes to have on hand, such as a reliable cauliflower soup.
We also have Middle Eastern-style recipes for cauliflower, vegan dishes where the cruciferous veg is the star, a curried cauliflower recipe, and a Kerela curry served atop cauliflower rice. Then, there are recipes with cauliflower roasted whole and served with a salty anchovy sauce. And if we had to pick the best cauliflower recipe in this collection? Well, it might just be Nik Hill's show-stopping cauliflower cheese tart.
Here are our favourite, most creative cauliflower recipes.
Roast cauliflower with almond sauce
Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato
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Dukkah-crusted cauliflower with tahini
Photo: Con Poulos
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Fried cauliflower in baharat and tahini sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Baharat cauliflower and walnut-bread sauce
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Roast garlic, cheddar and ale soup with fried cauliflower
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Summer tomato curry with cauliflower rice
Photo: William Meppem
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Roasted whole cauliflower with wakame butter and toasted crumbs
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprout and chickpea salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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A lamb and cauliflower "shepherd's pie"
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Harissa-roasted cauliflower with preserved-lemon dressing
Photo: James Moffatt
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Roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas and dates
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Triple-cheese cauliflower
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Cauliflower and egg "fried rice"
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roast cauliflower hummus with fried chickpeas and flatbread
Photo: William Meppem
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Cauliflower mac and cheese
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Whole roast cauliflower with parsley and anchovy sauce
Photo: William Meppem
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Cauliflower fritters with lemon
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Fuyu's fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake
Photo: William Meppem
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Cauliflower and anchovy pasta
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Tonka's warm cauliflower salad with yoghurt, mint and green chilli
Photo: Sharyn Cairns
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Cauliflower piccalilli with ham and buttermilk biscuits
Photo: William Meppem
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Supermaxi's battered beetroot and cauliflower
Photo: Sharyn Cairns
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Cauliflower and bacon soup
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Stokehouse's candied walnuts, fried spiced cauliflower, currants and pine nuts
Photo: William Meppem
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Roast cauliflower with almonds, Israeli couscous and za'atar
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Hungarian paprika-spiced cauliflower soup
Photo: William Meppem
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A classic cauliflower soup with cheddar toast
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Cauliflower, silken tofu and walnut rice bowl
Photo: William Meppem
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Cauliflower, pomegranate and quinoa salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted cauliflower curry with lime and coriander
Photo: Nic Gossage
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Kerala-style prawn curry with cauliflower rice
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Orecchiette with cauliflower and walnut brown-butter pesto
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds
Photo: William Meppem
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Fried cauliflower with parmesan wafers and tahini yoghurt
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Cauliflower, bacon and cheese fritters
Photo: William Meppem
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Roasted cauliflower and tahini dip with crudités and flatbread
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Pan-fried ocean trout with cauliflower, almonds and brown butter
Photo: Benito Martin
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Classic cauliflower cheese
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Dhal with crisp cauliflower and rasam
Photo: William Meppem
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Warm cauliflower, chickpea and beetroot salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Tipo 00's potato and cauliflower tortelloni
Photo: Mark Roper
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Leek, chorizo and cauliflower bake
Photo: William Meppem
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Whole roasted cauliflower with fermented chilli butter
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Nik Hill's cauliflower cheese tart
Photo: Benito Martin
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