Description
This Sweet and Spicy Cauliflower recipe combines crispy baked cauliflower florets with a delicious homemade honey-chili sauce, creating a perfect balance of flavors.
Ingredients
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Cauliflower:
- 1 head of cauliflower cut into florets
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- olive oil for spritzing
Sweet and Spicy Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
Garnish:
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet and spray with nonstick spray.
- Bread the cauliflower: Beat eggs in a bowl. In another bowl, mix bread crumbs and flour. Dip cauliflower in egg, then coat with bread crumbs. Place on the wire rack and spray with olive oil.
- Bake the cauliflower: Roast for 25-30 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Make the sauce: Heat honey, chili garlic sauce, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic in a saucepan until combined. Let it cool to thicken.
- Coat cauliflower: Drizzle cauliflower with sauce. Garnish with green onions and serve!
Notes
- For extra heat, add red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- Adjust the sweetness and spiciness of the sauce to your taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 93mg
