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The World’s Easiest Roasted Whole Cauliflower or Broccoli

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Winter means turning on the oven and relaxing while dinner cooks. Roasted vegetables are the best once you’re in the cooler months.

That said, I am not going to lie — for years, I was exclusively a steamed-vegetable kind of cook. Every time I made cauliflower or broccoli, I chopped up the flower and placed the pieces in the steamer, cooking them until al dente. Boring is all I can say.

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Not to mention, there is a lot of work cutting those vegetables, which are often hard to handle and can also get messy. In our busy lives, saving even a few minutes can make a big difference in our stress and enjoyment levels.

This recipe is the answer to my prayer — offering excellent flavor (and more exciting flavor and texture than steamed veggies) while saving your hands from cutting hard vegetables and saving your schedule from all that veggie-cutting time.

Roasted Whole Cauliflower Recipe
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The World’s Easiest Roasted Whole Cauliflower or Broccoli

Winter means turning on the oven and relaxing while dinner cooks. Roasted vegetables are the best once you’re in the cooler months.

Category Paleo, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Compliance Level Kickstart, Lifestyle, Performance
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6
Author V "Paleo Boss Lady" Capaldi

Ingredients

  • 1 head of cauliflower or broccoli
  • ~2 tbsp ghee use butter or other fat of choice if you don’t have ghee
  • Himalayan sea salt
  • Fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place whole flower on cookie sheet or pie plate.
  3. Cover top of vegetable in 1 tablespoon of ghee either using a knife or melting for a nice drizzle.
  4. Sprinkle with desired amount of salt and pepper.
  5. Bake for about 30 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and recover top of vegetable with remaining ghee (or butter).
  7. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes until slightly brown and tender using a fork to pierce.
  8. Slice easily and serve.

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PaleoBOSS Lady (PBL) has a Master of Art in Psychology with a focus on community. She considers herself a miracle since self-healing from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2012. Through conscious living PBL has overcome the odds and kicks MS to the curb everyday. PBL is 100% Italian, from Philadelphia, and born under the sign of Taurus - earning her the title of BOSS.

PaleoBOSS Lady proudly sits on the Board of Directors of The Wahls Foundation supporting the efforts of Dr. Terry Wahls who has had successful clinical trials healing autoimmune disorders using food based Paleo principles. In addition PBL co-wrote the training program for The Wahls Coaching Program with Dr. Terry Wahls and is a member of The Wahls Team creating worldwide change in healthcare.