Buffalo Cauliflower

Name: Buffalo Cauliflower (Air Fryer)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2 to 3
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets; Oil spray; Salt; 3 tablespoons [For the buffalo toss (apply after cooking)] buffalo hot sauce (Frank's RedHot is the classic); 2 tablespoons [For the buffalo toss (apply after cooking)] butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon [For the buffalo toss (apply after cooking)] garlic powder; [For serving] Ranch or blue cheese dressing; [For serving] Celery sticks

Yield

Prep

Total

Serves 2 to 3

20m

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This recipe shows you how to make buffalo cauliflower in the air fryer. Tossing the cauliflower with buffalo sauce AFTER cooking keeps it crispy. Find the full recipe and air frying instructions here.

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
Oil spray
Salt

For the buffalo toss (apply after cooking):

3 tablespoons buffalo hot sauce (Frank's RedHot is the classic)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

For serving:

Ranch or blue cheese dressing
Celery sticks

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Season it upThis variation is self-seasoned

Steps

01Cut cauliflower into bite-sized florets. Spray with oil. Season with salt only.
02Ready for the air fryer. Cook until charred on the edges and tender.
03While cooking, whisk the hot sauce, melted butter, and garlic powder.
04Toss the hot cauliflower in the buffalo sauce immediately after cooking.
05Serve with ranch or blue cheese and celery.

Sauce AFTER, never before. Buffalo sauce on raw cauliflower steams it instead of roasting it, and the sugars in the sauce burn on the basket. Air fry the cauliflower plain and crispy first, then toss. The hot surface absorbs the sauce and you get crispy buffalo cauliflower instead of soggy orange florets.

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