Keto Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
An easy recipe for keto buffalo cauliflower wings, made with no flour and served with a rich blue cheese dressing and celery.
Prep Time:10minutes mins
Cook Time:25minutes mins
Total Time:35minutes mins
Ingredients
Blue Cheese Dressing:
▢⅓ cup sour cream
▢1 tablespoon avocado oil mayonnaise
▢¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt (not fine salt)
▢¼ teaspoon garlic powder
▢2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
Buffalo Sauce:
▢2 tablespoons unsalted butter
▢¼ cup hot sauce
▢½ teaspoon garlic powder
Buffalo cauliflower:
▢1 lb. fresh cauliflower florets
▢2 tablespoons olive oil
▢½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt (not fine salt)
▢½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a rimmed broiler-safe baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup.
Make the blue cheese dressing by mixing all its ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Make the buffalo sauce: In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. Whisk in the hot sauce and garlic powder. Set aside.
In another large bowl, toss the cauliflower florets with the olive oil, salt and garlic powder. Spread on the baking sheet and roast until tender-crisp, about 15 minutes.
Switch the oven to broil and set an oven rack 6 inches below the heat element (not directly below).
Whisk the hot sauce mixture again. Add the roasted cauliflower florets and toss to coat. Return the cauliflower florets to the baking sheet and broil until browned and bubbly, keeping a close eye on them so they don’t burn, 2-3 minutes.
Serve the buffalo cauliflower hot, with the blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.
Notes
When making this recipe, it’s best to use large cauliflower florets and to roast them for a short time at a high temperature.
This helps the cauliflower retain some crispiness. Otherwise, it can turn mushy. Still delicious, but mushy.
You roast the cauliflower in two stages. First without the sauce, then coated with the buffalo sauce.
For the second phase, I actually prefer to use the broiler. It browns the cauliflower better than baking does and it helps prevent sogginess.
Nutrition per Serving
Serving: 0.25 recipe | Calories: 215 kcal | Carbohydrates: 7 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 20 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Sodium: 700 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 3 g