Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Mustard Caper Brown Butter takes cauliflower to another level. Cauliflower is beautiful in so many ways, but when roasted and drizzled with this Mustard Caper Brown Butter, it skyrockets to elegant and dramatic!
Inspired by a Saveur recipe, this Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Mustard Caper Browned Butter was a big hit recently with a diabetic client. When one of my clients raves about something, I get pretty excited to share it with you.
There's no going back to preparing cauliflower any other way once you have tried it roasted. Cauliflower can be pretty bland steamed or boiled. However, roasting transforms cauliflower into something truly remarkable!
How to make Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Mustard Caper Brown Butter:
For this recipe, you'll need to cut the head of cauliflower into large florets or into "steaks." With "steaks," you will have the gorgeous caramelization on two sides and this lovely Mustard Caper Brown Butter will touch every delicious part of the cauliflower.
- Cut the head in half down the center from the top down.
- Then, work your way out cutting every ¾ of an inch or so.
- If the end pieces fall apart, no worries! Simply roast them alongside the steaks and scatter them around on the platter.
- Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper....
- Then roast, turning once so you get beautiful caramelization on both sides!
Tips for browning butter:
Browning butter takes a little practice. It can go from zero to burned--quickly. However, when done correctly, it's a flavor you'll fall in love with! Brown butter is simply butter that is cooked until it browns. Here are a few tips.
- Start with unsalted butter. Place in a saucepan and bring it to a simmer over medium heat.
- Reduce the heat to low and let it cook a bit. It may appear nothing is happening, but water in the butter is being cooked off.
- The butter will change color to a light golden brown and you’ll begin to see browned bits forming at the bottom of the pan. These are milk solids which you want to leave behind.
- To do that, let the finished butter rest a little so the milk solids fall to the bottom. Then, pour the finished brown butter into a bowl very slowly.
- There are numerous tutorials online; here's just one: How to Make Perfect Brown Butter
You need this brown butter in your life! This mustard caper brown butter would also be amazing with fish--especially salmon!
Enjoy!
More cauliflower recipes you'll love!
- Cauliflower Parmigiana
- Cauliflower Welsh Rarebit
- Sicilian Cauliflower Salad
- Roasted Cauliflower with Black Olive Pangrattato
- Cauliflower Artichoke Tabbouleh
- Warm Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad
- Roasted Cauliflower and Barley Pilaf
Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Mustard Caper Brown Butter
Ingredients
Cauliflower
- 1 large head cauliflower - cut into "steaks" or large florets
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil - as needed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Brown Butter
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 2 tablespoons coarse-grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons capers - drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
Instructions
Cauliflower
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place cauliflower florets or steaks on a non-stick baking sheet or one lined with non-stick aluminum foil.
- Drizzle or brush cauliflower with olive oil and season generously with salt and black pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes, turning once.
Brown Butter
- Place butter in a saucepan and melt over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook until a caramel color, approximately 5 minutes, being careful not to burn it.
- Set aside to let browned bits (milk solids) fall to the bottom of the pan.
- Stir in garlic, mustard, capers, chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle over roasted cauliflower and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
Suzie says
Regarding salt to taste, do you use mineral salt or coarse ground kosher salt? And I’m not sure which to use.
Carol says
Hi, Suzie, Thanks so much for your question. You can use any salt that you like and everyone has different salt preferences. I use either kosher salt or pink Himalayan in cooking. The capers are salty so you want to be careful to not oversalt. Thanks again and hope you enjoy!
Mo says
I prepared this per your recipe (always do this the first time I try a recipe), and the second time I brushed the cauli steaks with oil, added s/p, then cooked them up. Then I just put mustard and garlic together into a paste and spread that on top, sprinkled the capers about, and finished the dish off in the broiler...3 minutes...perfection without the added fat. I got the tang I wanted without the extra calories.
Carol says
Hi, Mo, Thanks so very much! Your version sounds delightful!
Mo says
I prepared this per your recipe (always do this the first time I try a recipe), and the second time I brushed the cauli steaks with oil, added s/p, then cooked them up. Then I just put mustard and garlic together into a paste and spread that on top, sprinkled the capers about, and finished the dish off in the broiler...3 minutes...perfection without the added fat. I got the tang I wanted without the extra calories.
Beth R. says
I love roasted vegetables and a couple of years ago I had an appetizer that sounded similar to this dish and couldn't wait to try! I didn't realize that I wasn't supposed to keep the brown bits, and it didn't seem to make a difference for us. Remembering the appetizer I had enjoyed before, I added a good teaspoon of anchovy paste and it added a punch of flavor to the sauce. This was amazingly good and I could eat this and nothing else for my meal. Will make this again and again!
Carol says
Thanks so much, Beth! So glad you enjoyed! Anchovy paste is definitely going to add a real umami punch! Thanks again and please stay in touch!
Kathy R says
This was the best cauliflower recipe I have ever made! Absolutely delicious. I liked it so much I used the remaining sauce on a mushroom and onion stir fry I had made to go with our steaks. My husband ate half of it right off the pan. Thanks for sharing!
Carol says
Thanks so much, Kathy! So glad you enjoyed and hope you'll stay in touch!
Lisa says
Question...It says to let the browned butter sit so that the browned bits settle. Do you not want to use those bits?
Recipe sounds delish! Can't wait to try it!!
Thanks!
Carol says
Hi, Lisa, Thanks so much for your question. In this case, you don't want to save those browned bits. "Browned bits" are keepers after you've browned some chicken, pork or beef and there's a little "fond" attached to your pan. In this case, those browned bits are milk solids and if left in the butter would ruin the dish. They'd also be unsightly. Hope this works for you!
Kathleen says
We aren’t picky, I left the brown bits in. It was still fantastic!
Crystal says
OMG. THIS RECIPE CALLS FOR ALL CAPS. SO GOOD. SO VERY GOOD. I can see using this sauce on a lot of thing. Dear God thank you and bless you.
Carol says
Crystal, Thank you SOOOO very much! Love, love, love getting feedback like this. I really try hard to provide awesome recipes! So glad you enjoyed!
Michelle Beazley says
This recipe is fantastic! Everyone loved it!
Carol says
Thank you, Michelle! So glad you enjoyed and please stay in touch!
Michele @ Alwayzbakin says
Def going to try this. I have never roasted cauliflower. I know, where have I been?? I have browned butter for desserts before and I love it!
Ahu says
This looks phenomenal ! I need to try browning butter!
Michelle says
That brown butter sauce...you are killing me! It sounds fantastic.
Michelle @ thelastfoodblog says
This looks amazing! I'm a recent convert to cauliflower steaks and love them! I bet that brown butter sauce is divine with the roasted cauliflower, I'm going to have to try it 🙂
Debbie @ Cooks with Cocktails says
Oh my goodness I didn't know cauliflower could look so good. Simple ingredients but big taste.
Carol says
Thanks, Debbie! The mustard and capers take brown butter to a new level!