Veggie Buffalo Cauliflower Skewers

Race day will never be the same with this crowd-pleasing vegetarian appetizer that has just enough kick to change up your previous ideas about cauliflower. Hot sauce is painted onto roasted cauliflower and then sprinkled with blue cheese to provide a tangy lift.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 325 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• ½ cup ranch dressing
• 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
• 10 wood or bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 1 head cauliflower, broken into 2-inch florets
• ½ cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk together olive oil, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl large enough to hold the cauliflower. Add the cauliflower and toss until each piece is coated with the oil mixture.

Step 3

Skewer cauliflower pieces on pre-soaked skewers. Place skewers on a roasting rack.

Step 4

Roast in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.

Step 5

While cauliflower is roasting, mix dressing and hot sauce together in a small mixing bowl.

Step 6

After 30 minutes, remove cauliflower from the oven and immediately paint them with the hot sauce mixture.

Step 7

Top with the blue cheese and serve immediately.