Appetizers
Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
Description
These Buffalo Cauliflower Wings are crispy, highly snackable, and all-around irresistible—especially when they’re bathed in spicy sauce and paired with creamy blue cheese dip!
Ingredients
- For the Cauliflower Buffalo Wings:
- ½ cup white whole wheat flour or swap additional all purpose flour
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 7 cups cauliflower florets about 24 ounces
- ¾ cup Buffalo wing sauce I used Frank’s
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- For the Wing Dip:
- 1 medium ripe Hass avocado, pitted and diced
- ½ cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2-4 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese, to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with foil, then coat with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together the white whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, and garlic powder. Pour in 1 cup of water, then stir until smooth. Add the cauliflower to the bowl, then toss to coat.
- Spread the cauliflower in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, shaking off any excess batter. Spread the cauliflower out so that the florets do not touch. Bake until lightly browned, 18-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the Buffalo sauce and butter over medium low heat. Stir until the butter melts, then set aside.
- Once the cauliflower has finished baking, remove it from the oven and pour the buffalo sauce over the top, using the entire saucepan. Toss to coat, using a spatula if the cauliflower is too hot so that you don’t burn your fingers. Return the cauliflower to the oven, then bake for 5 additional minutes, watching carefully so that the sauce does not brown too much on the outside. Serve hot with the Blue Cheese Avocado Dip.
- For the Blue Cheese Avocado Dip: mash the avocados in a medium bowl with the Greek yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons blue cheese and stir to incorporate, the taste, adding extra blue cheese as desired. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
