Whole Baked Cauliflower with Sage and Onion Crust

20m
Prep Time

1.50h
Cook Time

1h 50m
Ready In

Recipe: #43798

October 18, 2024

Categories: Side Dishes, Cauliflower, Australian, Christmas, Easter, Sunday Dinner Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Herbs, Butter/Margarine, more

recipe by:
Tisme

"A recipe I have had for a while from Western Star. This was a hit when served at Christmas. I added some quartered onions and halved garlic bulbs, fennel and cherry tomato (tomato left to last to roast) and roasted with the cauliflower. I served it around the outside of the cauliflower on a large dish and it looked so pretty."

Original is 6-8 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (264.5 g)
Calories 308.5
Total Fat - 25.3 g
Saturated Fat - 15.5 g
Cholesterol - 64.8 mg
Sodium - 455.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 20.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 6.7 g
Sugars - 8.9 g
Protein - 5.4 g
Calcium - 156 mg
Iron - 1.5 mg
Vitamin C - 91.3 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C

Step 2

Note: When trimming leaves from Cauliflower, I leave a few of the smaller ones on the outside, as they look really pretty for serving.

Step 3

Trim the outer cauliflower leaves and trim the stalk so that the cauliflower will sit flat, then cut a cross into the cauliflower base. Place the Cauliflower into a greased baking dish.

Step 4

Cover the cauliflower evenly with 75 grams of spreadable butter and sprinkle with salt.

Step 5

Bake the cauliflower until it is tender tender; this will take about 1 hour 20 mins (depending on size); to check it is cooked, insert a small knife into the center and if it is tender the knife should through easily

Step 6

To make Crust: While the cauliflower is cooking place a frying pan over medium heat & add 100 grams of spreadable butter to the pan and once melted add the diced onion; cook onion until translucent, add garlic and cook for a further minute, then remove pan from heat.

Step 7

Tear the bread into pieces of varying size and place onto a baking tray; add the onion and garlic mix, sage leaves, salt, and pepper to the tray and give a good mix to combine and place the baking tray into the oven for 10-15 mins or until bread is crispy and golden (carefully watch bread does not burn).