Roasted Pesto Cauliflower

Cauliflower is bathed in vibrant pesto and roasted to perfection in this easy, flavorful side dish recipe. This is perfect for adding a little something to your dinner.

I like vegetables a lot. But what I don’t like is boring vegetables — just steamed or boiled and thrown on a plate. I don’t think that does the flavor of any veggies justice. It’s just like cooking with any kind of meat or fish: sure, you could just grill it up and throw a hunk on a plate, but with a little bit of herbs and spices, it can be a spectacular dish.

So I rarely do just plain veggies (unless it’s corn on the cob … mmm … or I am really short on time).

This particular recipe for Roasted Pesto Cauliflower is one I dreamed up while working on the first draft of my cookbook. However, it never made it into the manuscript because my attempts left me wanting: the flavor just wasn’t there and I didn’t have time to tweak it anymore.

This time though, without the pressure of a deadline looming, I perfected the process and the flavor. Roasted Pesto Cauliflower is the side dish you didn’t know you were missing.

And it was. I’ll have to earmark this recipe for a future cookbook (way, way, way down the line … you know after Families Eat Together FINALLY makes its debut).

Editor’s Note: That cookbook wasn’t published. But I’ve written several others since then including The Super Easy 5-Ingredient Cookbook.

Anyway, this is a quick and easy one. I recommend making your own pesto since it’s so much tastier than the store-bought stuff. But in a pinch, that could easily be used too.