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Have you already heard of this & tried it?

Slice a head of cauliflower into 1/4" slices - try to keep the big middle pieces intact. Lay them in a single layer on a nonstick large cookie sheet. I use Silpat liners.

Roast in a 450 degree oven for 25-40 minutes until the cauliflower is soft and cooked through and starting to brown/caramelize.



I make a sauce with soy sauce, a little cooking sherry, water, honey, garlic, red pepper flakes, and cornstarch to thicken it.

It's very tasty!

Looks tasty.
Letha

looks good! wonder how long it would take in the solar oven...hmmmmmm. Might have to give it a try!

The Silpat liner is a brand of re-usable silicone liners for pans -- like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00032S0HK

they're awesome!

I have no idea how long it would take to do in a solar oven -- can you see in to keep an eye on it? You want it getting nice and brown but not burning ...

Vibrant - thank you but this wasn't my idea - a friend posted a link to one done with oil, and I just tried it without any added oils ...

Apparently it works well with broccoli, too, but I have not tried that. Yet.

yes I can see into it but it only gets to about 350! I usually cook things longer. Things brown but can't burn.....

I just happen to have 1/2 a head of cauliflower in the frig. This looks delicious. Those silpat liners look really nice but I have a ton of parchment paper so I'll use that. I have Letha's roasted potatoes in the oven right now. The whole house smells so good!
Jan

I've made this and it is so tasty. Nice picture too!

Kim, what's the clean-up like with the Silpat?

Okay, now I know what I'm serving for dinner! *slurp* I may throw some broccoli in there with it, and do a roasted cauli-broc mix. My kids love roasted broccoli, and now that I see it's doable without oil...I'll definitely try this! yum!

thanks for the recipe



Heidi

Kim.

Looks tasty! Thanks for sharing.

I liked roasted cauliflower with curry seasonings on it too. Yum!

Susan

Just dish soap and water! It's a silicone nonstick surface, so it's very easy to clean. The hardest part is that the liners are floppy which isn't really a problem.

What I did with my caramelized cauliflower:

Put it into and aloo gobi for dinner last night. I loved it, and even my kids ate it.

but the cauliflower itself, just roasted like that, was SO delicious...yum

I have, in the past, made broiled cauliflower, but with a lot of olive oil. Didn't think it would work "dry" so didn't try it. Thanks for giving an old favorite back to me.

gweithgar, it works with broccoli, too. The florets get a little crispier, but that is only more interesting, and it tastes good. We had it as a dinner/snack last night.

Yum!

Ok, I'm going to try that, for sure. Does the baking mellow out the flavor of the broccoli? Most of the fresh broccoli I've had lately has been borderline hot...just not nice to eat.