Cauliflower Steak with Lentils and Red Pepper Sauce
I hesitate when I see a vegan recipe or product that masquerades as meat. As a flexitarian, if I want meat nothing else will do. More importantly: veggies have nothing to prove. They need not pretend to be anything else. I tried this because, despite the name, this cauliflower is deliciously a cauliflower without pretense. This was the first time I sprung a vegan dish as a full meal to my then skeptical wife. She loved it and you will too!
– Credit: Meals with Maggie
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Cauliflower Steak
1 head of cauliflower, stem intact
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt
½ lb of lentils (black or brown)
½ cup fresh mint, chopped
Garnish with capers
Red Pepper Sauce
1, 16 oz jar of roasted red peppers (in water)
½ cup almonds
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil to drizzle on top
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425°. Remove any greenery from cauliflower and keep stem intact. Cut cauliflower into 1/2 inch pieces lengthwise. See picture above.
2. Carefully place cauliflower steaks on a sheet pan. Drizzle each side with olive oil and spices. Bake for 15 minutes, flip and cook for another 5 minutes.
3. While the cauliflower is cooking, boil the lentils (according to package instructions) and blend the roasted red peppers and almonds in a blender until smooth.
4. Serve with 1/2 cup of lentils, 1 cauliflower steak and all the sauce you want! Garnish with the capers!
Notes
You might have some lentils left over, throw it on top of some salads or use it in a stir fry or grain bowl.
Fried capers: Option to fry the capers here, it’s a little extra work but worth it! Regular capers are also tasty.
Nutrition
- Calories: 321
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 744mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: vegan, dinner, bake, american