Sesame Cauliflower

Ingredients:

• 1 small head of cauliflower, chopped into florets

• 1/3 cup soy sauce

• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or honey

• 1/4 cup rice vinegar

• 1 tbsp minced garlic

• 1 ½ tsp toasted sesame oil

• ½ knub of ginger grated

• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot

• 1/4 cup water

• sesame seeds and scallions, 

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Preheat oven to 450 F. Bake cauliflower florets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 20 minutes, flipping halfway.

While cauliflower is baking, mix together in a sauce pan the soy sauce, sweetener,vinegar, garlic and ginger. Bring this to a boil. Mix together the water and cornstarch. Slowly stir this in to the  saucepan once it begins to boil.Turn heat down to medium and stirring continuously cook for 2 minutes. It should become a thick mixture.  

Toss cooked cauliflower and sauce in bowl until cauliflower is coated.Sprinkle with sesame seeds and optional scallions on top, and serve.

*For a crispier cauliflower, broil for 1 or 2 minutes after baking.

 

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