Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
These Buffalo Cauliflower Wings (gluten-free) will be your new favourite party food! A healthier appetizer to bust out the next time you have friends over for the big game or for a relaxing night in. Easy to make and so yummy!????
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Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 medium head cauliflower broken into 1 ½ inch florets
Cauliflower coating
- 1 cup all-purpose 1:1 gluten-free flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter milk
Hot Sauce
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¾ cup Frank Red Hot Sauce Buffalo
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line 1 large bakers sheet with parchment paper (or 2 regular cookie baking sheets.)
- To make the cauliflower coating, combine the flour, paprika, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large bowl.
- In a measuring cup, stir together the buttermilk and ½ cup of water. Whisk the buttermilk mixture into the flour to make a smooth, thick batter.
- Working in batches, add the cauliflower to the batter and toss well to coat. If there is excess batter, shake it off back into the bowl. Place the coated cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet.Don't let the cauliflower pieces touch on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven at 450F for 15 minutes.
- While the cauliflower is baking, melt the butter with the hot sauce and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat.
- When the cauliflower has baked for 15 minutes and the batter is set, remove the pan from the oven. drizzle the cauliflower with the ½ of the hot sauce mixture. Using tongs, turn the cauliflower over and drizzle with the rest of the hot sauce. Try to coat all of the cauliflower pieces completely with the hot sauce.
- Set the oven to broil and move the oven rack up to the highest rung. Broil the cauliflower until just tender and the coating is crispy, about 3-4 minutes. Let cool briefly before serving. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dip.
Notes
This recipe is best for 1 head of cauliflower, which is about 8-9 cups of broken cauliflower pieces. Keep the pieces of cauliflower on the smaller side so they have the best chance to be crispier.
Serving tip: on a small plate for each guest, put a dollop of dipping sauce on the plate first, then top with 3-4 buffalo cauliflower wings.
For the dressing suggestion of Blue Cheese or Ranch, try mixing in some Greek yogurt in. This gives a nice, tangy flavour and adds a hit of calcium and protein to the dressing. If I have fresh dill, I'll add some of that in as well.
Adapted from The Firehouse Chef