Spicy Cauliflower Wings with Creamy Peanut Sauce
These Spicy Cauliflower Wings are the perfect appetizer for game day or a girls night in. Don’t forget to pair them with the peanut sauce! The spicy, salty and slightly sweet combination is one your taste buds will be thanking you for!
Do you love hosting friends and family for dinner, girls night or seasonal parties? If the answer is yes but you struggle to figure out what to make, I have the answer for you.
These Spicy Cauliflower Wings offer a vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free (if using gluten-free soy sauce) twist to the classic breaded chicken wing.
Cauliflower is a hot commodity in the food industry due to it’s versatility. All you have to do is add some simple ingredients to pump up the flavour, pair it with a complimentary peanut dipping sauce and you have a winner!
Spicy Cauliflower Wings Ingredients
From the ingredient list to the instructions, this recipe is pretty straight forward. The ingredients you need are as follows:
- Cauliflower
- Olive oil
- Sriracha, or your choice of hot sauce
- Soy sauce
- Garlic powder
- Peanut butter or your choice of nut or seed butter
- Rice vinegar
- Lime juice
- Ground ginger
- Maple syrup
How to Make the Cauliflower Wings
These Spicy Cauliflower Wings really couldn’t be quicker or easier to make. All you need to do is:
- Stir together the ingredients for the spicy sauce.
- Chop up the cauliflower into bite-sized chunks.
- Pour the sauce over the cauliflower and stir well.
- While the cauliflower is baking, make the peanut sauce.
- Serve the warm cauliflower with the peanut sauce and enjoy!
Cauliflower Nutrition Facts
You may be asking why you should try these cauliflower wings over chicken wings? To be honest, I love both! If both options were placed in front of me I would have a hard time choosing. Personally, it comes down to the seasoning and the sauces that are available.
Did you know that just 1 cup of cooked cauliflower is a source of fibre, some B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin K and minerals like manganese and potassium?!
Go with whatever version you prefer, but don’t make that decision until you try these cauliflower wings!
Substitutions & Tips
Here are some modifications you can make if you so choose:
- Instead of using Sriracha, use your favourite or preferred hot sauce.
- Make it peanut-free: use almond butter, tahini or a preferred nut or seed butter.
- Make it spicier: increase the amount of Sriracha by 1/2-1 tbsp. This may require the wings to be baked for an extra minute or two, depending on how crispy you want them.
- Make it less spicy: reduce the amount of Sriracha by 1/2-1 tbsp. Whatever amount of Sriracha you remove, add this amount of avocado or vegetable oil.
- Make it a gluten-free dish by using gluten-free soy sauce.
If you’re looking for some additional fun appetizer ideas, don’t forget to check out these easy-to-make and delicious recipes:
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Spicy Cauliflower Wings with Creamy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 medium head of cauliflower, chopped into bite-sized florets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp Sriracha, or your choice of hot sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Peanut Sauce
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp maple syrup
- water as needed for desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or tin foil.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, Sriracha, soy sauce and garlic powder until combined.
- In a large bowl toss together the cauliflower florets and the sauce until all pieces are coated.
- Spread out the cauliflower evenly on the baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the cauliflower from the oven, flip over the florets and then cook for another 10 minutes, or until they reach your desired crispiness.
- In the meantime, whisk together the peanut sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Serve the warm cauliflower wings alongside the dip and enjoy!
Notes
Substitutions & Tips:
- Instead of using Sriracha, use your favourite or preferred hot sauce.
- Make it peanut-free: use almond butter, tahini or a preferred nut or seed butter.
- Make it spicier: increase the amount of Sriracha by 1/2-1 tbsp. This may require the wings to be baked for an extra minute or two, depending on how crispy you want them.
- Make it less spicy: reduce the amount of Sriracha by 1-2 tsp. Whatever amount of Sriracha you remove.
- Make it a gluten-free dish by using gluten-free soy sauce.
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