My oven roasted cauliflower recipe will turn ANYONE into a lover of cauliflower. Yes, even your children 🙂 This parmesan roasted cauliflower recipe is pure perfection with garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Just scroll on down to print out this bad boy for safe keeping!
I’ve been working on trying to eat more veggies every day, including in my breakfasts. That is the hardest meal for me to work veggies into because I really prefer something sweet in the morning, so my go to is often greek yogurt and berries. I don’t think it will be quite the same if I do greek yogurt and kale 🙁
When it comes to lunch and dinner, I have so many options and recipes I love, but this one is my favorite. We all know roasting veggies gives them a deep, caramelization and when you roast cauliflower, it goes to a whole other level. If you try to tell me you hate cauliflower, I will challenge you to say the same after trying this recipe.
This oven roasted cauliflower is honestly shockingly delicious. Before I began making this recipe a few years ago, I only liked cauliflower when it came with a side of cheese sauce 🙂 Now that I’ve mastered how to roast cauliflower, it is hands down my favorite veggie. I even had some with my breakfast this morning so I guess I know at least one veggie recipe that I like in the morning.
I know you think I’m just trying to “sell” you this recipe, but my hubby and I ate the whole head ourselves this morning. And then I made another recipe of it because we wanted more for lunch.
Oven Roasted Cauliflower
A simple, yet crazy delicious vegetable side dish that will go with almost any dinner. Great option if you are on a low card diet!
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 side dish servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 4 large cloves of garlic, minced (I use a microplane)
- 3–4 Tb extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tb fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 C freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, except for the parmesan cheese. Mix well until all the seasonings are evenly distributed over the pieces of cauliflower. Pour the mixture evenly onto a large ungreased jelly roll pan and spread out so the cauliflower is in a single layer. This is very important so don’t crowd your pan! Use two pans if you don’t have a large enough pan to put it all on at once. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes.
2. Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the parmesan cheese. Put back into the oven for another 2-3 minutes. If you would like to serve this in a nice dish, transfer the cauliflower into a serving dish before adding the cheese, then put the pretty dish in the oven for the 2-3 minutes.
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 th
- Calories: 91
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 379 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 3 mg
Keywords: healthy side dish recipe
Made From Pinterest says
Thanks for the shout out! Glad you like as much as we did.
Sherri
OurSearsKitHome says
I am looking for cauliflower recipes because I have lots of it blanched and frozen from our garden last year, and I haven’t found I way that I really like it!
So….thank you!
I’ve only told my hubby about my resolution for the new year.
Lynn Walder says
I made this last night and wow how delicious. So flavorful and crunchy. I will make it again (and again) for sure!
Fontaine says
I made this tonight and it disappeared! So delicious!! Thanks for sharing!
Anonymous says
Oh my gosh, I couldn’t stop myself from eating it before I put it in the oven!
Sierra says
The best… We ran out and my son who hates cauliflower asked for more from my plate.
So glad you found a recipe you love!! Hope you come back again soon to find another
Cindy says
In process of making! Quick n easy. .A huge Thanks
It is very simple and so amazing! Thanks for coming back to tell me about it -Carole
Char says
In oven right now….. Do I just let it roast for straight 25 min or should I try to flip/move it around in pan?
Char- either way is fine!
Linda Roberts says
Can’t wait to try this….here is one that I used to enjoy……A restaurant I used to go to in Sarasota Florida…… That is now closed “El Adobe” used to serve a appetizer of fried cauliflower which was lightly breaded with a dip of queso Cheese sauce….I can tell you that was pure heaven… When the fried cauliflower was done and in the basket they would lightly sprinkle the florets with Parmesan cheese””….,.,,,,oh so yummy
That sounds amazing Linda! Come back and let me know what you thought after you make it
Patty says
These are in my oven right now! My house smells A-mazing!!! I sure hope they taste as good as it smells!
This is hands down, my favorite vegetable dish ever. Hope you love it
Kaysey says
Holy amazing!!! I am going to make this every week, so easy and so delicious! I put it over wilted spinach for some green healthy action. So yummy!! Thanks!
Love that you love it as much as i do Kaysey
Daphne says
I just made it……it is good! However, I used lemon and lime juice. I also used Parmesan and Asiao cheeses. I always have to do extra 🙂
Daphne- love those additions to the recipe! Thanks for sharing
Heather says
Made this tonight. It was amazing! I didn’t have garlic, so Iused garlic powder and added turmeric as well. This was soooo good. Thanks for sharing!
Great job adjusting it to work for you Heather! So glad you loved it as much as I do. Look around and find a few more recipes to give a try! -Carole
Jeanne says
love this! We usually roast ours with chickpeas and olives. This was a nice, light but flavorful version
Ooooo Jeanne – I am definitely going to try those two additions next time! Thanks for your comment -Carole
Steph says
Can you use frozen instead of fresh ?
I don’t think it would work very well Steph. The cauliflower would steam instead of roast. Let me know if you give it a try! -Carole
Raleigh says
Would this last if I cooked it and put leftovers in the fridge? My hubby won’t eat it and id hate to waste any leftover cauliflower:(
Hi Raleigh! First off, try to convince your hubby to taste one piece because this recipe is so good it just might make him a lover of both you and cauliflower 🙂 And yes, you can keep the leftovers in the fridge just fine -Carole
Simone says
wowww I just made it and was sooooooo good!
I couldn’t agree more Simone 🙂 One of my all time favorites!
Lisa says
About how many does this serve? I’m cooking for a large crowd…about 20+ people. Wondering if I should double or triple the recipe.
Also, can I make in advance, transfer to a bowl/oven platter and then add cheese and heat before serving?
Hey Lisa! As a side dish, it serves about 6. It is best hot out of the oven but it will still work to do as you asked. I would undercook it a bit the first time in the oven though so it doesn’t over cook.
jamile says
Great recipe, but in order for me to read it clearly I had to copy and paste into WORD and change the odd font. Please consider a standard font to make it easier for all cooks to use the recipe.
Will do Jamile!
Kathy H says
This has become my go-to cauliflower recipe. So good! Thank you.
Isn’t just crazy how amazingly delicious this healthy recipe is Kathy?
Kay says
I used this recipe tonight. My husband and I enjoyed it a lot.
I’m so glad you loved it Kay!
Jane says
I love this recipe! The first time I made it, I didn’t have any lemon juice so I substituted with what I had…diet Mountain Dew! It was delicious!! The next time I had lemon juice but honestly we liked it MORE with the diet MD. LOL!!!
thank you Jane for the chuckle this morning! I give you an A+ for creative ingredient substitution 🙂
Shelley says
Have yet to make this, but have a large cauliflower head that must be cooked, so…
Question: Do you know how it would do frozen after being cooked? Or what its shelf life is once cooked? Am always looking for recipes that will hold for a few days or freeze for busy days (or camping). 😀
Thanks!
Hey Shelley! I wouldn’t freeze it after roasting it but it does last for a week in the fridge in an airtight container so I would go that way.