These Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings paired with a mildly spiced vegan aioli is such a smashing good combination! You’ll find these tangy, spicy and so crunchy. Besides, they are not loaded with too many ingredients, which is always a good thing! 

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings are something that you need to try! If you’ve not made them yet, then please do give them a go. Cauliflower happens to be a very versatile recipe. It has no real flavor of it’s own and thus adapts to any recipe perfectly. Just use it as you fancy and you’ll love it!!

I had made these Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings sometime back too but I never could shoot them because my hubby just couldn’t wait till I click them, lol! But this time around, I made them while he was busy with a long video conference call for work, home quarantine situation you see. So, I could save them for a few minutes, just long enough to get some clicks. But I also wanted him to have these soon so I rushed through the shoot and served them right away! And he says these were better than the ones I made last time! Success!

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings totally work if you are looking to replace the classic chicken wings with a nice veggie option.

Texture : They are very crispy on the outside, the crunch is absolutely delicious. The insides are almost creamy. They are soft and melt in your mouth.

Why cauliflower : I often wondered why cauliflower until I made these myself. Cauliflower has no real flavor profile of it’s own, you can add any spice or any marinade to it and this veggie totally adapts the flavor.

Flavor : I have used a few spices here and they work beautifully, nothing fancy at all. You can always improvise, there is always room for adapting these to your preference.

Trust me when I say this, you’ll be hooked on these. I have served them with an easy vegan aioli and that works so well as the dip for here for the crudités and the wings themselves. You can serve them with any dip of your choice but we are partial to anything garlicy!

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Let us start with the Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings.

Start with cleaning the cauliflower head. Cut it into bite sized florets. Wash them thoroughly. (I had about 14 florets)

In a large vat, heat 3 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Add the washed cauliflower florets to the water once it comes to a rolling boil. Let the florets boil for just 3-4 minutes.

Drain the florets and let them cool down for a few minutes.

In the meantime, in a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, cracked black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne  pepper, smoked paprika, Cajun spice mix. Mix them well and add some water to make thick, lump free batter.

Also, take some bread crumbs in a platter and season it with a bit of salt.

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Heat some oil in a large pan to fry these florets.

Dip each floret into the batter, roll it in the bread crumbs and drop them into the hot oil. Fry them on medium to low flame for 5-6 minutes. They should turn deep golden brown by the time they are done. Remove them from the oil onto some absorbent kitchen paper.

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Serve them piping hot with a dip of your choice or an aioli and some crudités.

Cauliflower Wings | Vegan Cauliflower Wings

Vegan Cauliflower Wings paired with a mildly spiced vegan aioli is such a smashing good combination! You'll find these wings tangy, spicy and so crunchy. I make these with some basic ingredients and you will love them as much as we do. 
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack, starters
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 persons
Author Shreya Ashish Tiwari

Ingredients

  • 1 nos. cauliflower head cut, washed
  • 3 cups plain water with a pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup plain flour use gramflour for GF option
  • salt to taste
  • cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cayenne pepper replace with red chili powder
  • a pinch of smoked paprika optional
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp organic cajun spice blend
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs seasoned with some salt
  • oil to fry
  • dips, crudités, etc suggested sides

Instructions

  1. Start with cleaning the cauliflower head. Cut it into bite sized florets. Wash them thoroughly. (I had about 14 florets)

  2. In a large vat, heat 3 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Add the washed cauliflower florets to the water once it comes to a rolling boil. Let the florets boil for just 3-4 minutes.

  3. Drain the florets and let them cool down for a few minutes.

  4. In the meantime, in a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt, cracked black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, Cajun spice mix. Mix them well and add some water to make thick, lump free batter.

  5. Also, take some bread crumbs in a platter and season it with a bit of salt.

  6. Heat some oil in a large pan to fry these florets.

  7. Dip each floret into the batter, roll it in the bread crumbs and drop them into the hot oil. Fry them on medium to low flame for 5-6 minutes.

  8. They should turn deep golden brown by the time they are done. Remove them from the oil onto some absorbent kitchen paper.

  9. Serve them piping hot with a dip of your choice or an aioli and some crudités.

Recipe Notes

Serve them piping hot as if kept aside to cool, they will turn a bit limp. 

You can improvise with the spices you wish to add in this recipe. 

Omit  bread crumbs if making these GF.

Love,
Shreya

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