Roasted cauliflower with vanilla braised walnuts and fresh thyme. A super easy elegant side dish that will impress everyone!
I am always looking for new side dish ideas. This is a super quick and easy recipe that anyone can make! This recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and salty.
If you don’t like walnuts you can substitute them for any kind of nut using the same braise on them. Almonds or pecans would be a great substitution.
The key is to roast the cauliflower at a very high temperature. This recipe calls for roasting at 450 degrees.
This allows you to get browned edges without over baking to the point of mushy cauliflower.
The other key is to not overcrowd the baking sheet. Roasting for too long + overcrowding the pan = mushy cauliflower!
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Roasted Cauliflower with vanilla braised walnuts and fresh thyme. A super easy elegant side dish that will impress everyone!
1 Cup of walnuts
2 Tablespoons of honey
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1 head of cauliflower
8 fresh sprigs of thyme (finely chop the green sprigs leaving behind the branch)
1/4 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon dried chopped onion
3 Tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of kosher salt (plus a little extra to top off with at the end)