This is my new go-to 20 minute cauliflower dish! It’s garlicky, peppery, savory, and extra saucy. Pair it with jasmine or brown rice, and you’ve got the most delicious and healthy meal that everyone is sure to love!

better than takeout 

Look, I’m not trying to put your favorite Vietnamese restaurant out of business, but this Vietnamese-Inspired Garlic Pepper Cauliflower might just give it a run for its money. It’s super easy to prepare, comes together in less than 30 minutes, and loaded with so much flavor. No need to worry about long wait times with food delivery services, or overly soggy meals. This Garlic Pepper Cauliflower is. it. Grab a drink and let’s get to cookin’ the best Garlic Pepper Cauliflower!

is this an authentic Vietnamese recipe?

I’m pretty sure cauliflower isn’t a common ingredient in Vietnamese cooking, so no … this is not an authentic Vietnamese recipe, but it is definitely inspired from an old favorite Vietnamese dish of mine . Before going vegan, my wife and I would eat at this amazing little hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant at least once a week. One of my favorite dishes was their Bò lúc lắc, which translates to sauté diced beef. I would always order two big plates. One to eat there, and one to take home. It was my absolute favorite, and this Garlic Peppered Cauliflower is an ode to that dish!

how to make garlic peppered cauliflower

This garlic peppered cauliflower comes together really quickly. All you need is 20 minutes to prepare this delicious 10-ingredient dish … which makes it even more amazing than it already is! For this recipe, we start by tossing our cauliflower with a bit of cornstarch and non-dairy milk. After a lil’ tossing action, the cauliflower goes in the oven for a few minutes. While that’s baking, we assemble the sauce by mixing all its ingredients together. Next, we sauté our green onions, garlic, and our chiles de arbol in a bit of oil for about 5 minutes. Once the onion & garlic is fragrant, we add the sauce to the pan and simmer it until it thickens (this happens really quickly). Last, we toss in out cauliflower, serve over rice with additional green onion and sesame seeds!

THAT. IS. IT. Winner, winner … Garlic Peppered Cauliflower for dinner!

i want to see your garlic peppered cauliflower creations!

If I’ve inspired you to make this Garlic Peppered Cauliflower, I’d love to see your recreation! Snap a photo or take a video of this delicious dish and tag me at @eat_figs_not_pigs and #EatFigsNotPigs. 

Til next time, Friends!

XOXO!

5.0 from 3 reviews

Garlic Peppered Cauliflower

 

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Cook time

20 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

This is my new go-to 30 minute cauliflower dish! It’s garlicky, peppery, savory, and extra saucy. Pair it with jasmine or brown rice, and you’ve got the most delicious and healthy meal that everyone is sure to love!

Author: Ashley

Recipe type: Vegan

Cuisine: Vietnamese Inspired

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 large head cauliflower - about 3 LBS, cut into florets
• 4 TBS cornstarch, divided
• ¼ cup non-dairy milk
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• ½ cup tamari
• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 TBS black pepper
• 1 TBS avocado oil
• 1 cup chopped green onion, plus more for serving
• 20 cloves garlic, minced
• 10-15 dried chile de arbol (less if you want is less spicy)
• Jasmine rice for serving, optional
• Sesame seeds for serving, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. In a large bowl, mix cauliflower florets with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and non-dairy milk. Toss to coat. Transfer cauliflower to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Once the 10 minutes is up, put the oven on to a high broil and broil the cauliflower until it's golden and slightly crisp on the edges, about 5-10 minutes.
3. While the cauliflower is in oven, mix together your remaining cornstarch, vegetable broth, tamari, rice wine vinegar, maple syrup, and black pepper. Set aside.
4. In a large sauce pan on medium high heat, add avocado oil. Once the oil is hot, add green onion, garlic, and chiles to the pan, stirring to combine. Cook until the onion and garlic is fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the prepared sauce to the pan and simmer, whisking frequently, until it thickens, about 5 minutes.
5. Once the cauliflower is done, toss with the sauce. Serve warm over white or brown rice with additional green onion and sesame seeds.
6. ENJOY!

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