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Cauliflower Steaks with Pesto

Today we're making these super flavorful grilled or roasted vegetarian "steaks" served with a spinach and basil pesto
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Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cauliflower, cauliflower steaks
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 241kcal
Author: Dr. Stephanie Gray ~www.drstephanieskitchen.ca

Equipment

  • an oven or a grill
  • 1 Large baking sheet

Ingredients

To make the Pesto

  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 cup basil
  • 1/4 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast or parmasean
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 lemon juiced & zested
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

To make the Cauliflower Steaks

  • 1 large cauliflower

Instructions

To make the pesto

  • Add all pesto ingredients in a small food processor. Process until mixed well.

To prepare the cauliflower

  • Trim the green leaves off the cauliflower.
  • Place the cauliflower on a cutting board stem up. Cut cauliflower into slices about 2 cm thick. Some of the cauliflower will fall apart. This is normal. Reserve those florets for another recipe, or roast them on the baking sheet with the "steaks".

To roast the cauliflower steaks in the oven

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place cauliflower "steaks" on the baking sheet. Brush a little olive oil on both sides. Add florets that fell away from steaks if desired.
  • Bake about 10 minutes then flip them over and bake another 10-15 minutes or until tender and browned.

To grill cauliflower steaks on a BBQ

  • Preheat the grill over medium heat. Place cauliflower steaks on the grill, close the lid and cook for 5-7 minutes. Flip them over and cook another 5-10 minutes until tender and browned. Brush each side with a little olive oil.
  • Before serving, garnish each cauliflower steak with a tablespoon or two of pesto.

Notes

Each cauliflower will yield about 4 steaks plus some florets that fall away from the steaks.
If you want to double the recipe, use two cauliflowers to make more steaks. You will have enough pesto to serve 4-6 people. 
Substitute fresh parsley for basil or substitute more spinach for basil. 
Substitute more basil for spinach. 
Substitute Parmasean cheese for nutritional yeast. 
Substitute avocado oil for olive oil. 
Substitute pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds for walnuts for a nut free option. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2steaks | Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.9g | Protein: 6.5g | Fat: 20.6g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Sodium: 187.05mg | Potassium: 373.5mg | Fiber: 4.9g | Sugar: 3.05g