With crunchy edges and a tangy-spicy sauce, these candy chili cauliflower lettuce wraps are an absolute taste and texture get together. The sauce solely has 8 substances and simply simmers on the range for a couple of minutes. As soon as the cauliflower is roasted within the oven with cornstarch, oil, and spices, you simply need to assemble with lettuce leaf wraps and revel in! The marginally crunchy texture mixed with the spicy sauce is much like these well-loved coconut tofu lettuce wraps. Whether or not you’re serving them as a mild vegan major or a aspect dish, these wraps are so satisfying.
I’m a giant a fan of the candy chili taste profile. A selfmade model of the sauce is easy to whip up in a saucepan. It’s additionally the proper taste foil to barely crunchy, deeply caramelized roasted cauliflower in these cauliflower lettuce wraps.
I noticed an Instagram submit from Milk Avenue that demonstrated the way to add further crispiness to roasted non-starchy greens. Seems you simply want a very good quantity of cornstarch and a very popular oven. I believe their description of “oven fried” on the web site is a little bit of a stretch actually! The sides do get deeply browned and have a pleasant toothsome chunk when achieved although.
It’s enjoyable to assemble these little cauliflower lettuce wraps with beneficiant drizzles of the sauce. Leaf lettuce or Boston/butter leaves work greatest for this utility.
I did try this recipe with arrowroot starch and whereas the sauce thickened and was high quality, the cauliflower wasn’t the identical. There’s simply nothing like cornstarch for that crunch issue! Apologies to my people with corn sensitivities. I need to strive the cauliflower alone with potato starch in one other kitchen check spherical. I’ll comply with up right here if I’ve success!
Hope you’re keen on this easy and mega excessive taste recipe 🙂
Roasted Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps with Candy Chili Sauce
Candy, spicy, and a bit crunchy. These roasted cauliflower lettuce wraps with selfmade candy chili sauce are a complete taste and texture explosion. Cornstarch is the key to getting the crunch on the cauliflower edges!
Servings 2 -4
Substances
Candy Chili Sauce
- ⅓ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon water, divided
- 1 tablespoon Sambal Oelek
- ½ teaspoon Tamari soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon paprika (purely for coloration)
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced with a Microplane
- 2-inch piece ginger, finely minced with a Microplane
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Cauliflower & Meeting
- 2 lbs (908 grams) cauliflower florets (from roughly 1 massive head)
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
- sea salt and floor black pepper, to style
- Leaves of Boston/Butter or leaf lettuce, for wrapping
Notes
- The cornstarch roasting methodology is impressed by Milk Avenue and I very flippantly tailored the sauce from Daring Gourmand.
- I tried this recipe with arrowroot starch rather than the cornstarch and whereas the sauce was high quality, the cauliflower simply wasn’t the identical. It didn’t have that little crunchy edge sadly.
- The sauce will hold in a sealed container within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
- I do know it looks as if a ton of cauliflower, however it does shrink up fairly a bit after its time within the oven.
- This cauliflower/sauce combo is superb as a part of a grain bowl.
Directions
Put together the candy chili sauce
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In a small saucepan, mix the rice vinegar, maple syrup, ⅓ cup water, Sambal Oelek, Tamari, paprika, garlic, and ginger. Deliver to a boil. In a small bowl, whisk collectively the remaining tablespoon of water and a pair of teaspoons of cornstarch. Add this slurry to the sauce and proceed to whisk till thickened.
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Switch the sauce to a jar or bowl and let it cool utterly within the fridge the place it would proceed to thicken.
Put together the cauliflower
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Preheat the oven to 475°F and set out 2 baking sheets.
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Place cauliflower florets in a big bowl and toss with the avocado oil. In a small bowl, whisk collectively the cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Pour this combination immediately over the cauliflower. Use a spatula to toss the cauliflower within the starch and spice combination. If it feels just like the cornstarch isn’t sticking, simply hold tossing and stirring!
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When correctly coated, dump the cauliflower out evenly onto the two baking sheets. Unfold the cauliflower out and roast for quarter-hour. On the 15 minute mark, take away the cauliflower from the oven and provides it a flip and toss with a spatula. Pop it again within the oven for an additional 15-20 minutes, or till deeply golden brown.
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To serve, lay out your lettuce leaves on a platter. Switch the cauliflower to the lettuce leaves after which generously prime every portion with the candy chili sauce. Get pleasure from instantly!
