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This Asian-inspired Miso Gochujang Peanut Butter Glazed Whole Roasted Cauliflower is a veggie-forward show-stopper perfect for the holidays, whether you’re having it as a vegan main course of a vegetarian meal or serving it as a side dish or appetizer. Gluten-free and refined sugar-free.
Mix Miso, Peanut Butter and gochujang! And glaze a cauliflower! Flavor explosion! This Asian-inspired miso & peanut butter whole roasted cauliflower recipe is incredibly easy and requires just about 15 minutes of active kitchen time but delivers a healthy vegan main that’s impressive enough for entertaining during the holidays. I like to make this whole miso glazed roasted cauliflower as the main dish but you can also serve it as a shared side for dinner parties or weeknight meals!
An umami-rich sweet and spicy peanut butter miso gochujang glaze with fresh ginger adds tons of flavor to the cauliflower. It has miso peanut butter and Korean gochujang to make up a deep complex flavor profile! Serve this whole roasted cauliflower with veggies, some steamed rice, or a side salad.
This is really the best roasted cauliflower head I have ever tried and I can’t wait for you to try it out! If you like the concept of whole roasted cauliflower, but with more traditional flavors, you might also want to try my simple oven-roasted herbed cauliflower.
More Cauliflower recipes on the blog:
- Cauliflower in Double Onion Sauce
- Baked Gobi Manchurian
- BBQ Cauliflower Wings
- Diwani Handi Vegetables
- whole Roasted curried cauliflower
- Sticky Sesame cauliflower
Spicy Miso Peanut Butter Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 small head of cauliflower
- 1/2 cup carrots
- 6-8 ounces mushroom, like crimini or white quartered or sliced 1/8 inch thick
For the marinade:
- 1 tablespoon sambal oelek or Asian chili sauce of choice
- 1 tablespoon Korean gochujang or you can use more sambal oelek
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce,, tamari for Glutenfree
- 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter, or use almond butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons miso
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1/2 inch knob of ginger
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- Green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Prep your cauliflower by removing the hard stem of the cauliflower. Then use your knife or a skewer to poke some holes on top of the cauliflower as well as base/stem side of your cauliflower.
- Slice up your mushrooms and carrots.
- Find a dish that fits the cauliflower but only has 1-2 inches space around the cauliflower.
- Grease the dish and set it aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit(200c ). Place the cauliflower in the dish , cover with parchment and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the marinade: Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Remove the cauliflower from the oven then let it cool for 3 minutes so that you can handle it carefully. Flip the cauliflower and pour some of the marinade through the stem area so that it coats the inside of the florets.
- Then flip it and brush some marinade all over the cauliflower really well. Place the cauliflower in the baking dish again and put it in the oven to bake.
- Remove after another 15 minutes. Reduce the baking temperature to 375 degrees F(190 c)
- Add in the carrots and mushrooms around the cauliflower. Drizzle some of the marinade all over. Also , baste/brush the cauliflower with more of the marinade. Add 3 tablespoons of water in the blender to rinse out the blender and pour that on the side of the cauliflower over the mushrooms and carrots.
- Place the dish in the oven and cover it lightly with a foil and continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Check if your cauliflower is done to preference. Otherwise, you can bake for another 5 minutes or so.
- Then let it sit uncovered in the oven for a few mins then take it out of the oven. Remove the foil, garnish with green onion and serve it with rice or some dinner rolls.Refrigerate leftovers for upto 3 days.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Ingredients:
- 1 small head of cauliflower – I prefer small heads as they cook quicker and more evenly
- along with the cauliflower, I like to add carrots, and mushrooms, like cremini or white button mushrooms to the baking dish – those make for great sides
- For spicing up the marinade, I mix sambal olek and gochujang, you can use more sambal oelek or other Asian chili sauce if you don’t have gochujang, I would recommend you get some though as the flavor is very different with it and it lasts years
- peanut butter and sesame oil along with garlic and ginger add an Asian twist to this recipe
- soy sauce and miso glaze up the umami in the glaze
- maple syrup
- white vinegar or rice vinegar balances out the rich peanut butter
Tips & Substitutions:
- Serve this with a side of rice, some dinner rolls and the roasted veggies from the casserole dish.
- Let the cauliflower cool down a bit – the flavors are more intense when it’s not piping hot.
How to make this recipe:
Prep your cauliflower by removing the hard stem. Then use your knife or a skewer to poke some holes on top of the cauliflower as well as the base/stem side of your cauliflower. Slice up your mushrooms and carrots.
Find a dish that fits the cauliflower but only has 1-2 inches of space around the cauliflower.
Grease the dish and set it aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit(200c ). Place the cauliflower in the dish and bake for 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare your marinade mixture. Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Remove the cauliflower from the oven then let it cool for 3 minutes so that you can handle it carefully. Pour some marinade into the stem area.
Then flip it and brush some marinade all over the cauliflower really well. Place the cauliflower in the baking dish again and put it in the oven to bake. Remove after another 15 minutes. Reduce the baking temperature to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Add in the carrots and your mushrooms around the cauliflower. Drizzle some of the marinade all over. Also , baste/brush the cauliflower with some of the marinade. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water in your blender to rinse out the blender and pour that on the side of the cauliflower over the mushrooms and carrots.
Place the dish in the oven, cover it lightly with a foil, and continue baking for another 20 minutes. Check if your cauliflower is done to preference. Otherwise, you can bake for another 5 minutes or so.
Remove the foil. Then let it sit for a few mins then take it out of the oven. serve it with rice or some dinner rolls. Top it with some green onions then serve it.
This is one of my favorite meals! The spicy peanut sauce is delicious, and the tray bake version is so easy to mix up and throw in the oven. I serve it with either mashed potatoes or noodles. Thanks for another amazing recipe!
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing.
Tastes great with rice or toasted breadsticks or piled in a slice of bread !
So glad you liked it!
This dish is so delicious! I could drink the marinade by itself! It’s amazing! and so easy! Just as good as a show stopper or an easy weekday meal.
🙂 No need to drink the marinade, it would make a good salad dressing.