Baked Breaded Cauliflower Bites

5 from 6 votes

Baked Breaded Cauliflower Bites

Breading cauliflower with Blue Diamond Nut-Thins makes this recipe gluten and wheat free. Baked Breaded Cauliflower Bites are low in calories and fat, making it a healthy alternative for appetizers, side dishes, or snacks.

Course any meal

Cuisine American/Southern, Healthy

Keyword cauliflower

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 275kcal

Author Paula

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower cut into bite sizes
1 box Blue Diamond Nut-Thins crackers
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 eggs beaten

Sauce

1/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon agava
1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce more or less depending on how hot you like it

Instructions

Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
Wash cauiflower and pat dry. Cut into pieces.
Add Blue Diamond Nut-Thins to a food processor and pulse until crackers are chopped into breadcrumb size pieces.
Add flour, salt and pepper to one small bowl and stir together.
Add 2 eggs to another small bowl and beat.
Add choped crackers to another small bowl.
Use the stem of cauliflower to hold, dip the floret first in the flour, then into the egg and finally into the crushed Blue Diamond Nut-Thins.
Place on a sheet tray so that they're not touching.
Repeat process with all the cauliflower.
Bake at 450 degrees 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix sauce.
Heat water and add to peanut butter, rice vinegar, agava, soy, ginger and hot sauce. Stir until smooth. Allow to sit and it will thicken.
Remove cauliflower from oven and serve immediately with Peanut Butter Sriracha Sauce

Notes

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