Enjoy An Indulgent Super Bowl Snack

Super Bowl! It’s the 50^th anniversary, which is awesome. It may be Peyton Manning’s last game, so that’s exciting. And the matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos is…

Oh, who cares? Let’s talk about what’s really important: Snacks!

No doubt you’ll be surrounded by all kinds of tempting eats on Sunday. One way to offset all the edible insanity is to bring your own dish. But you don’t want to withstand the ire of your fellow fans by toting some lame diet dish.

Our solution? A spicy “super bowl” of buffalo-flavored deliciousness. Unlike the usual fried chicken wings, we made our version with cauliflower and roasted it instead of frying. We scratched the sketchy bleu cheese dressing and whipped up a sauce made creamy with yogurt and avocado and loaded with healthy herbs.

It’s every bit as indulgent and tasty as buffalo wings, but will leave you feeling like you can “tackle” the world.

Enjoy!

 

Buffalo Cauliflower with Green Ranch Dressing

Serves: 4

 

Dressing:

2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced (about 1 tsp.)

½ cup plain whole-milk yogurt

¼ avocado, chopped

1 Tbsp. chopped parsley

1 Tbsp. snipped chives

1 tsp. dill (or ¼ tsp. dried)

¼ tsp. onion powder

¼ tsp. cider vinegar

¼ tsp. raw honey

Salt and pepper

 

Cauliflower:

1 large head cauliflower, cut into evenly sized florets (about 1 lb. after trimming)

2 Tbsp. ghee, melted, or neutral high-heat oil (such as expeller-pressed canola)

Salt and pepper

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

3 Tbsp. Frank’s Red Hot sauce (or other hot sauce)

1 tsp. cider vinegar

1. Make dressing: Place oil and garlic in a small skillet. Turn heat on to medium-low. When oil begins to sizzle, scrape the contents into a blender. Add remaining dressing ingredients, except salt and pepper; blend until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper (add more honey or vinegar if needed to balance flavor). Transfer to a bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
2. Preheat oven to 400ºF; line a large baking sheet with foil. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower florets with ghee and season with salt and pepper. Spread evenly in a single layer on baking sheet and roast, stirring halfway through, until cauliflower is tender and beginning to caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. While cauliflower is roasting, melt butter. Pour into a small bowl; stir in hot sauce and vinegar. Pour sauce mixture over cauliflower and stir. Continue to roast until sauce is heated through and cauliflower is lightly browned, about 5 to 10 minutes longer. Serve cauliflower hot with ranch dressing on the side.

 

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