These Roasted Cauliflower Steaks are perfectly baked in the oven and loaded with the most flavorful chimichurri sauce! Flavorful, veg packed and so extra easy!
Some days I seriously crave a delicious meaty bacon cheeseburger. Or maybe a sizzling platter of steak fajitas. And always a pepperoni pizza. However, on most days, you can find me eating big plates of veggies. That’s why it’s mind blowing that I haven’t ever tried cauliflower steaks before!
What are Cauliflower Steaks, you ask?
They’re basically just GIANT pieces of cauliflowers that resemble “steaks”. They’re thick, delicious and perfectly tender while remaining slightly crunchy. I love how the ends of the cauliflower get perfectly roasted golden brown and the inside is just melt in your mouth yummy.
And when you top them with the most over the top flavorful chimichurri sauce – oh man, do you have a treat!
The chimichurri is loaded with fresh herbs, garlic, spices and olive oil. Topped over the baked cauliflower steaks and your tastebuds will go wild. It adds such amazing depth to an already delicious meal!
Not to mention, saying that you’re making Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce sounds infinitely cooler and fancier than saying “I’m making roasted veggies.” Am I right?!
Ingredients You Need:
- 1 head cauliflower
- olive oil
- salt
- fresh parsley
- fresh cilantro
- fresh garlic
- lemon
- red pepper flakes, oregano, salt and pepper
How To Make Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce:
It’s best to go ahead and make the chimichurri sauce to begin with (maybe even an hour or so in advance) for it to really let the flavors meld together. This is fortunately, super easy! Mince 4 cloves of garlic. Roughly chop both parsley and cilantro. In a food processor or a blender, add the garlic and herbs. In addition, add oregano, red pepper flakes and a large pinch of salt. Squeeze in half of a lemon as well. Pulse these ingredients together until combined. Then, slowly, a bit at a time, add in the olive oil until it’s mixed together. Set it aside to let the flavors combine together.
Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 450. Slice your cauliflower into steaks. I used THIS youtube recipe as a tutorial for cutting the cauliflower steaks (He begins cutting them at 1:59 in the video). It was super easy. Basically, after making sure all of the leaves are off of the cauliflower but keeping the “stem” intact, cut it down the middle. Then, cut it in half again, making a thick cauliflower steak with each half. Also, don’t worry if the smaller “steak” breaks off into little florets. Cauliflower can be easily breakable and finicky. As long as you get 2 large steaks, you’ll be fine!
Once cut, carefully place them on a large baking sheet. Brush on olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt. Roast for 25 minutes. Halfway through the roasting time, carefully flip the steak and brush with olive oil. The cauliflower should be golden brown and delicious when you’re done.
Once they’re done, spread a generous amount of chimichurri sauce on each steak and devour while hot!
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Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce
These Roasted Cauliflower Steaks are perfectly baked in the oven and loaded with the most flavorful chimichurri sauce! Flavorful, veg packed and so extra easy!
Ingredients
Roasted Cauliflower Steaks
- 1 large head of cauliflower
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- generous sprinkle of salt
Chimichurri Sauce
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (add more if you want it spicier!)
- 1/2 lemon, squeezed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Chimichurri Sauce
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Begin making the chimichurri sauce an hour in advance in order to let the flavors meld together. Mince 4 cloves of garlic. Roughly chop both parsley and cilantro.
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In a food processor or a blender, add the garlic and herbs. In addition, add oregano, red pepper flakes and a large pinch of salt. Squeeze in half of a lemon as well. Pulse these ingredients together until combined. Then, slowly, a bit at a time, add in the olive oil until it’s mixed together. Set it aside to let the flavors combine together. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cauliflower Steaks
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Preheat the oven to 450.
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Basically, after making sure all of the leaves are off of the cauliflower but keeping the "stem" intact, cut it down the middle. Then, cut it in half again, making a thick cauliflower steak with each half. Also, don’t worry if the smaller "steak" breaks off into little florets. Cauliflower can be easily breakable and finicky. As long as you get 2 large steaks, you’ll be fine!
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Once cut, carefully place them on a large baking sheet. Brush on olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt. Roast for 25 minutes. Halfway through the roasting time, carefully flip the steak and brush with olive oil. The cauliflower should be golden brown and delicious when you’re done.
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Once done, spread a generous amount of the chimichurri sauce on top and devour! Eat while hot. Enjoy!
Wowza, that sauce looks fantastic. I can’t wait to make it myself.
Thank you so much, Clark! 🙂
Loving the summer freshness!
Thank you, Chelsey! I appreciate it so much 🙂
Waaaaaaay cooler than ‘roasted veggies’. Girrrrrl, you make cauliflower look SO good! I’ve never wanted a veggie ‘steak’ so badly before! And the chimichurri sauce is just the icing on the cake or, er, cauliflower 😉 Your pics are so so beautiful too, my friend! The contrast of the cauliflower with the chimichurri is stunning. P.S. Cauliflower is finicky ’cause it’s a rebel, lol 😉 Happy Friday, lovely. Have a wonderful weekend! Cheers!
You’re so sweet!! Your compliments totally made my day 🙂 And yes…lol, cauliflower is a rebel! Hope you enjoy your weekend, my friend! 🙂
Love Chimichurri sauce and use it often but never thought to use it on cauliflower. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Thank you so much, Karen! Hope you enjoy 🙂
I am making this tonight, looking forward to it.
Yay! I hope it turned out delicious for you, Stella! 🙂
Hello,
What side dishes do you serve with this?
Thanks!
Hi Jaime, you could always make mac and cheese, a pan of roasted veggies, or a grain like couscous, orzo, pasta etc 🙂 Some warm crusty bread would be amazing as well!
This recipe turned out picture perfect! My first try at chimicurri! It was great all around. Will definitely make again. Thank you!
This just made my day, Myra!! Yay! SO glad you liked it 🙂
Thank you for sharing this deliciousness! It was wonderful!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it 🙂