Simple Air Fried Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

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Simple Air Fried Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

This Air Fried Roasted Cauliflower recipe results in soft and tender cauliflower with a beautiful flavour and char. No shrivelled or dry cauliflower here, just a tasty side dish that can be flavoured and jazzed up however you please or kept lovely and simple like this base recipe.

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Chopping Board - Plastic

Sharp Knife - Small

Microwave

Microwave Steamer Plate or saucepan

Measuring Spoons

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

500 g Cauliflower - prepared
2 tsp Fine/Table Salt
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Sea Salt Flakes

Instructions

Prepare The Cauliflower

Prepare a roughly 750g Cauliflower by using a sharp knife to slice off the root. Remove the outer leaves as you go.
Continue slicing (at an angle if needed) and pull of the leaves until they’re all removed.
Use the tip of the knife to cut the rest of the root out.
You will now see the florets from the inside.
Use your hands to tear the florets apart from the inside. By doing this, you won’t end up with lots of debris where you’ve ended up cutting through the florets.
For any larger chunks, you can use the knife to cut the stalk before finishing tearing the floret apart.
Stop once all of the florets are small and roughly of equal size. You should have ended up with around 500g Prepared Cauliflower.

To Boil on the Stove

Boil a kettle of water.
Put the florets in a medium saucepan along with 2 tsp Fine Salt and cover with boiling water from the kettle.
Put the pan on the heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until the cauliflower is just tender all the way through. Test this with a sharp knife.
Once cooked, drain the water from the pan and allow the cauliflower to sit and steam dry in the pan.

To Microwave

Put the cauliflower florets into a microwaveable tray or bowl with lid. Add a little water.
Microwave for 3 minutes. Check that the sprouts are just tender all the way through by prodding with a sharp knife. Microwave for a further minute or two if needed.
Drain the water well and allow the cauliflower to sit without a lid so they can steam a little dry.

Air Fry

If your air fryer has a preheat setting, start this now.
Drizzle over 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil and add 1 tsp Sea Salt Flakes. Toss to fully coat the florets.
Carefully move the cauliflower into the air fryer basket. I use silicone tongs.
Air fry at 200c/390f for 15 minutes.
You can turn the cauliflower during cooking if you feel the need but unless it is very tightly packed in, it should cook nice and evenly without shaking or turning.

Notes

Portion Size - The portion size given assumes that the cauliflower is being served as a main side. If wanting to serve as part of a larger meal like a roast dinner with multiple side options, Halve the recipe (or consider the portion number doubled).
This recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I managed to fit in 500g of prepared cauliflower with enough room for air flow. It would be a struggle to cook more in this size air fryer so larger quantities would be best cooked in batches.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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