Centrepieces for holidays, yes!!!
While entertaining, there is always an ooohh… ahh when the centrepiece is placed on the table. It is perhaps that part that we all are waiting for. Now, true to my policy, I don’t want to waste hours slogging on making that centrepiece. I rather get on with it quickly.
Whole baked cauliflower.
There is one recipe I repeatedly do when I need a centrepiece. The marinade of it just comes together followed by leaving it in the oven. So that makes it a perfect win-win for me. Being vegan yet having all the elements to satisfy a crowd, this recipe has always worked. This us the whole cauliflower bake that I am sharing with you. This recipe is a super hit during the holiday season with my dinners and also for friends who had thanksgiving gatherings. They have all come back with good reports on the ease of getting this together. Secondly, the carving feeling with a vegan offering brings the family and friends together. here are some more you can put along with to set up your table
- panroasted gnocci
- Mulberry spinach salad
- whitebean cranberry salad
- Bechamel pasta
White bean, Cranberry salad with passion fruit vinaigrette
Spinach, peppers and mulberry salad
Here are a few tips that make this recipe perfect.
Tip 1
The marinade is an easy blender one. Don’t leave it coarse, blend it real smooth.
Tips
When pouring the marinade first turn the cauliflower upside down and fill in the stalks so that the flavour infuses evenly before coating the top of the whole cauliflower.
Tip 3
Don’t miss the tomato ketchup in the marinade. This gives the sticky sweet glaze over the cauliflower.
Tip 4
Cover and bake for the minutes and then bake again leaving it open.
Tip 5
Blanch the cauliflower, don’t miss it. Otherwise, you will be left with a raw centre.
Alright, now that should put you in a good spot with this centrepiece dish.
Enjoy your holiday gatherings, be mindful of this year and to better blessing next year🥂.
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 50 minutes |
Servings | people |
- 3-4 roasted tomatoes
- 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 inch fresh ginger root
- 1 small green chilli
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp dry oregano
- 1/4 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Rock salt
- 1 medium cauliflower
- 1 medium Onion ( skinned and quartered)
- 1 tbsp Hemp seeds
- 1/4 tsp dry oregano
Ingredients marinade
for baking the cauliflower
Toppings
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- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees.
- Place the cleaned cauliflower on the baking dish and add the quartered onions on the side.
- Flip over back and cover the dish with a foil.
- Remove the foil, sprinkle the hemp seeds and oregano and bake again for another 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Check the doneness of the cauliflower with a fork which passes easily through it.
Prepping the Cauliflower:
since the cauliflower is bunched up it is possible that they may carry some caterpillars inside the florets. To avoid this choose a cauliflower with separated florets so you can see as much as possible. After washing and removing the excess leaves and cutting of the additional stalk, pour some hot water on the cauliflower and rinse again.
Alternatively, dunk the cauliflower head in salted water that is on a rolling boil and leave it in for 5 minutes. Drain carefully, this should remove most caterpillars hiding in them.
Now I have omitted this step as I don't see any of the caterpillars in the cauliflowers here.
OMG!! That looks so delicious and I am sure my cauliflower crazy family would love this. I have seen many recipes for the whole baked cauliflower, but I like this saucy version. I am going to give this a try.
It took me a while to get the sauce perfect too and my family loves the saucier versions as well. Do give it a try and let me know how yours went.
From quite a long time I am thinking of trying this recipe but somehow couldn’t. Looking at your’s is insisting me to try it soon. Really this is such an scrumptious recipe.
I am sure there are many versions similar to this recipe that you have come across. Do let me know if you try this.
Wow, this sounds so delicious. Cauliflower is loved by everyone in my family so I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing this recipe, I loved it.
Looks so yummy! I love this kind of dish, especially during the holiday season. Thanks for sharing it!
I do agree with our this is one fuss free centerpiece that everyone loves. I love that you have made it vegan. Will need it shortly Thanks
I am yet to tey my hands on this delectable vegetable prepration. Looks at yours, it truly is a vegetarian masterpiece.
The sauce looks so yummm.
That whole baked cauliflower with marinade certainly deserves a position as the centre piece. Love how different the marinade is. Would love to have it with garlic bread on the side.
That looks very tempting. Love the tip of flipping the gobhi and adding the marinade!! I Love how all the work is done by the oven!! Lazy me totally love the dish!!!