Crispy Parmesan Cauliflower Steaks
I’m confident there’s no better way to eat your cauliflower than these.
If you know my blog, you know about one of my most viral recipes: Cheesy Cauliflower Steaks. People really responded to that recipe in a positive way. For me, this is similar but ten times better.
I grabbed my old recipe and combined it with the new trend of dipping veggies into freshly grated parmesan.
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Crispy Parmesan Cauliflower Steaks
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbs grated parmesan
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp each paprika, onion powder + salt
- 1/4 tsp chili pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Optional Garnish: fresh chives, chopped
Avocado Dip:
- 1 avocado, halved
- 2 scallions, rough chop
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1 jalapeño, deseeded + rough chop
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs grated parmesan (or nutritional yeast)
- 1/4 cup parsely
- 1/3 cup water
- salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- Dry your cauliflower well and slice in half, then slice those in half to create your steaks. Transfer to your baking sheet pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk together your olive oil, 2 tbs grated parmesan, garlic and spices. Brush the steaks with this mixture front, back and sides. Dip ONE SIDE of the steaks into the freshly grated parmesan and place parm side down on the pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 450° F. then bump down the temperature to 425°F and bake for 20-25 more minutes. Time varies with thickness of steaks. Remove from baking tray and serve crispy side up with some fresh chives on top.
Avocado Dip:
- Add everything to your mini food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust if needed.
Nutritional Info includes the Avocado Dip.
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 767mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 669IU | Vitamin C: 87mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 1mg
Hi! Do you have any suggestions on what else I can make with this recipe to make it a meal? Do you usually make anything else to go with this recipe or do you eat it like a snack?
Delicious.
Dipped in egg, will try olive oil, they were delicious.
Can I follow this recipe but on air fryer instead?
Absolutely!
How long should you cook them in the airfryer
until tender – i would say, 12-15 minutes
Do you have macros for this recipe? It was delicious but I didn’t make the avocado dip..maybe next time.
I am a terrible cook and this recipe was so easy to follow and tasted great!
I tried this but had an issue with the cheese sticking to the pan/tin foil instead of the cauliflower steaks. Any advice to get it to stick to the cauliflower better instead of the aluminum foil?
I would use parchment paper.
Use parchment paper instead. Comes off very easily.
This was delicious!
RECIPE LOOKS AMAZING. WHERE IS THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT LISTED?
THANKS
can you cook these a head of time and reheat?
Hi Kim, absoutely!
I made this tonight according to recipe except I drizzled it with beer cheese soup instead of avocado sauce. Freaking amazing! Only way I will ever make them going forward!
HI Sharon, that sounds SO GOOD with the Beer cheese soup omg!!!!
Im not a vegetarian but this dis was off the charts delicious!!! You must try this one. It’s a keeper!!
Super easy and super good. I put some extra cheese a few minutes before its finished.
Tasted great, but my cauliflower stuck to my aluminum baking pan. Next time I’ll spray the pan so I can enjoy the crispy bits! I still ate every bite tho. The seasoning was wonderful.
You may wish to use parchment paper lightly sprayed.
Hello,
I prepared the cauliflower according to your recipe, it was very tasty 😋. With baking paper on the tray, nothing sticks.
Hi Susanne, glad you liked it! Thanks for the kind rating!
So so good! I skipped on the avocado dip and made a lemony roasted red pepper sauce to top it with and air fried sweet potatoes as a side. Such a good meal. My mouth is humming. And my teen loved it. So that’s a win.
Hi Nico, Glad you guys enjoyed them and thanks for sharing your dip idea with eveyrone!!
What a delicious vegetarian meal! I made this today (without the sauce thiugh), and it’s really so good!!
Super yummy and easy!
Hi Shelbie, that’s awesome!thanks!
Wow! This was amazing. Seriously could have eaten the entire pan. I did not make the dip, and I really don’t think it needed it. Yum!!!
These are delicious and easy! I’ve made them twice because my husband iced them so much. A new official staple in our home. Thanks for sharing!
HI Charmaine, This is awesome – glad everyone liked the cauliflower!!
Why parmesan ONLY on 1 side ??
you can do both! Thats a great idea!
This was sensational, crispy & tasty outside with a soft inside. Definitely making this again & again & again!!!
HI Donnalee, glad you tried it and liked it! Thanks so much for the kind rating too!
Used Violife Vegan parmesan in this recipe and it worked beautifully! Vegan family loved it! Made a vegan mayo based garlic aioli to go with it and it was a BIG hit! Will be making this for vegan and non vegan meals in the future! Yum!
As usual Stella you hit it out of the park.
I have not made one thing from you that we did not love. My daughter is a vegan so I made it for daughter with vegan mozzarella she loved it. My husband and I had it the conventional way. Made cauliflower gnocchi with it. Was fabulous.
This was so good and very easy to make, except for cutting the cauliflower. I used parchment paper and sprayed with cooking oil so no trouble with sticking. I didn’t make the avocado sauce due to time, but will next time. I might even cut the salt in half, since the Parmesan cheese gives so much flavor. Family loved it, thank you!
Does it *have* to be freshly grated parmesan cheese? (Wondering if I have to wait till I get to the groc store next, or if I can just use the Kraft pre-grated stuff. Tempted to try it that way anyway, but it seems that perhaps part of this recipe’s awesomeness is the freshly grated parm (and maybe the other will stick more too??))
Hi Julie! I would do either way in a pinch! It will still be delicious! Of course though the fresh grated is always better 🤍
Had trouble slicing the cauliflower into steaks…I ended up with mostly florets. Just me?
But was still delicious!
Hi Lina, sorry for the trouble!
Make sure you’re cutting the cauliflower in the middle first and then the steaks. Also make sure you are leaving the stem in tact while cutting.
Superb recipe! We made this to accompany scallops with a lemon sauce over cauliflower rice. The recipe turned out perfectly including the small pieces that separated when I cut the “steaks”. I simply cut the individual florettes in half and they were just as delicious as the steaks.
Hi Carol, sounds so delicious with the scallops LOVE!!
Flavor was good, but I have no idea how to get steaks out of cauliflower, what a mess. The whole dish was so wet that looked like it was boiling. I kept adding Parmesan as it dried out and eventually it appeared edible. I am on the fence about a secon try, but as I said, it did taste ok.
Love it used shredded 3 cheese combo and it’s delish.
absolument délicieux
Tasted good but did not look like the photo. Had to double the “basting sauce” and the parm cheese didn’t stick as thick. Needed a lot more cheese too.
I’m thinking cilantro would taste better in the sauce than parsley. will make this recipe this week.
I loved them even my picky child ate the whole piece and asked for more. The recipe is easy and delicious
Hi Samantha, our kids are our biggest critics so if they’re happy, you know its good! LOL Thank you for the rating!
How do you keep the cauliflower from falling apart?
Hi Shelly, make sure you don’t cut the stem. Also cut first in half and then the steaks.
Delicious! No sauce needed and I wish I’d used less oil because I actually added some, not realizing that the cheese was pretty greasy after melting.
Still VERY yummy but next time I will spray the parchment paper/ baking sheet and use the recommended amount of oil but not more. I actually used shredded Parmesan and not grated, turned out great! I had the huge bag of shredded parm from Trader Joe’s and I wanted to use it up.
Definitely making this again. Harder to cut the steaks than I thought but going to practice, since it was so tasty. I had to give myself grace around cutting perfect “steaks” LOL.
Hi Karla, Thanks for sharing your feedback with us and for trying the recipe! Glad you liked it!
This was terrific! I didn’t make the dipping sauce and honestly, it didn’t need it as the cauliflower was so good! My friends even asked for the recipe!
Hi Wendy, glad you tried it and both liked them! Thank you for your kind rating!!
I don’t know how anyone cuts a cauliflower into slices. You all must have huge cauliflowers. I ended up cutting into florets, mixing all the parm into the oil mixture, and tossing the florets with it. I skipped the dip as I didn’t have a dip worthy steak. It’s delish though.
Hi Mary, I’m glad it ultimately worked out for you!
My cauliflower is presently in the oven. Can you help me a bit with cutting it for next time? Do you leave the core part on? I tried to cut a little off thinking that core part would not be tender, and most of the florets separated. Thanks!
This is my new go to for my cauliflower.😋
omg! if you haven’t tried this recipe you’re missing out on the taste of an explosion of complex flavors!! thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
This recipe is absolutely delicious!. I didn’t have time to make the avocado dip and I added mozarella on top of the Parm. My family loved it! This will definitely be a staple in our home.
Followed the recipe exactly. Greasy cauliflower with cheese stuck to the pan. Would never make again.
Mmmmmm
Riquísimas!
Perfectas a la hora de comer acompañando unas pechugas marinadas.
Gracias!
I made this last night and I loved it! Will definitely be making this again soon!
These were delicious! I made them as a side with the turkey burger recipe (also delish). I accidentally put parm on both sides but that didn’t matter. The bottom was still crispy and yummy. I followed the oven directions to a tee and they came out great! The avocado dip was very good. I didn’t have lime juice, but I used lemon and it was still flavorful and creamy. All your recipes have been so good! Thank you!
Made this but omitted the red pepper flakes because I didn’t have any😂. Still turned out great. My vegetarian daughter wanted me to scrape the bits on the pan onto her plate! I used chipotle ranch as a dip and she used mango pepper jelly.
5 stars for taste!
3 stars for directions!
Everything stuck to the baking sheet, the meal was ruined so we went out for dinner. I actually thought to myself “maybe I should spray the pan but the directions don’t say too, so there must be enough olive oil on the wash to keep them from sticking. I’m sure if I spray the pan they will be too oily and won’t crisp up.”
When posting recipes/directions, details matter!
Easy & delicious!
Why on earth did the recipe not say to prep the pan with parchment or foil? The cheese welded to the pan like cement. Recipes are supposed to include pan prep.
Loved this recipe! I didn’t have parsley for the sauce so I used fresh basil and no lime….amazing!
Wonderful, absolutely loved this dish, will cut down on the oil next time though. 😃
This recipe looks and sounds wonderful…going to have to try it. Thanks for posting.
Have a spouse who has never liked cauliflower. Now she asks for this! Wonderful recipe. Easy and pretty foolproof. The only issue is cutting the veg in steaks. Mine almost always falls apart. Still working on this aspect. But flavor, ease and general yum factors are all strong.
Hi Cath, I’m so glad you both love this recipe! It happens with me too the falling apart. Just make sure you keep the stem in tact and then slice in the middle and then the steak pieces!
I loved the flavor and will definitely make it again but I had one issue and I’m sure it’s probably something I didn’t do right. How do you keep the cauliflower from breaking into pieces. Was it because I tried to slice them a little thinner? Even my thick slices seemed to break up some.
Hi Kathy, It happens to me too sometimes! Just make sure you keep the stem intact while slicing. Slice in half first then proceed to slice the ‘steaks’