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Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Lemon Vinaigrette

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cauliflower, Lemon, Roasted
Servings: 8
Calories: 80kcal

Ingredients

Cauliflower

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (2 1/2-pound) whole cauliflower

Vinaigrette

  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425° F.
  • In a small bowl mix together olive oil and salt.
  • Place cauliflower, cut side down, in a large baking dish. Pour olive oil evenly over cauliflower and use your hands to rub the oil and salt mixture into the cauliflower.
  • Place on the middle oven rack, and roast 1 hour (if cauliflower starts getting too dark, then cover with aluminum foil).
  • While cauliflower is roasting, whisk to­gether all the vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl.
  • When cauliflower is finished roasting, pour vinaigrette evenly over entire head.
  • To serve, cut whole cauliflower in half, then cut each half into 4 pieces.

Notes

Excerpt from The Diabetes Cookbook published by American Diabetes Association.