Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

For this recipe I wanted to try something a little different. As you know I love my food spicy, so I stumbled upon this recipe and thought it was the perfect balance of spice and veggie. In my opinion cauliflower is a pretty boring vegetable unless you make it into a pizza crust or find a way to spice it up, literally.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp garlic powder

• 22 oz (6.5 cups) cauliflower florets

• 3/4 cups Franks Red Hot sauce

• 1 tbsp melted unsalted butter 

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 450 F. Lightly spray a large non-stick baking sheet with oil.

Step 2: Combine the water, flour and garlic powder in a bowl and stir until well combined.

Step 3: Coat the cauliflower florets with the flour mixture and place on the baking sheet; bake for 20 minutes.

Step 4: While the cauliflower is baking, combine the hot sauce and butter in a small bowl.

Step 5: Pour the hot sauce mixture over the baked cauliflower and continue baking for an additional 5 minutes. 

Mine didn't turn out as pretty as some of the other pictures, but they were still pretty spicy and yummy! I chose to serve with celery and since I didn't have blue cheese dressing, I opted for a fat free ranch. This is a great idea as an appetizer or even just a snack with some spice. Cauliflower is very low calorie but is very high in vitamins and nutrients. Some other ways of preparing cauliflower are mixing it in with mashed potatoes to decrease the carbohydrates and add nutrients and to also process it down and make it into a pizza crust. Who knew cauliflower could be so versatile?! Try it out!!

ENJOY!!