Vegan Cauliflower Steaks with Cilantro Tahini Dressing

These healthy oven-roasted Vegan Cauliflower Steaks with Cilantro Tahini Dressing are an easy meal or side dish.

Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Cilantro Tahini Dressing on a plate.

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These Vegan Cauliflower Steaks are a meal in and of itself. Roasted cauliflower goes with many different flavors, but one of my favorite ways to eat it is with tahini dressing.

The added cilantro adds a bright herby taste. I roasted the cauliflower with basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Roasted cauliflower is probably my favorite way to prepare it. Sure it's also good mashed, riced, and made into a Vegan Alfredo Sauce, but there's just something about roasted cauliflower that I can't get enough of.

That's one of the reasons I found myself eating two cauliflower steaks in one sitting. It's so good!

Other recipes to try are my Vegan Shepherd's Pie with Cauliflower Mash and my Mashed Cauliflower and Tofu Ricotta recipe.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
Other Vegan Cauliflower Recipes
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

It is healthy and hearty.
With a cilantro tahini dressing, it has a balance of flavors.
It makes a great side dish or meal.

🧾 Ingredients

Lemon, cilantro, garlic, and tahini on a cutting board.

Cilantro Tahini Dressing

Cilantro: Adds a fresh herby flavor. You could also use parsley, like I did for my Tahini Dressing recipe, or roasted red pepper like I did for my Roasted Red Pepper Dressing recipe. Turmeric Tahini Dressing is another option to use in place of the cilantro tahini dressing.
Tahini: Adds a creamy nutty flavor.
Lemon juice: Adds a tangy flavor. I recommend freshly juiced lemons instead of store-bought lemon juice because it has additives.
Garlic: Adds a pungent flavor.
Salt and pepper: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
Water

Cauliflower Steaks

Cauliflower: You will get about 2 steaks per head of cauliflower, depending upon the size. The larger the cauliflower the better.
Olive oil: For roasting the cauliflower and crisping the edges.
Dried basil: Adds flavor. You could also use oregano or Italian seasoning.
Salt and pepper: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.

This is an overview of the ingredients. To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Cilantro Tahini Dressing

Mix all the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate.

Cauliflower Steaks

Step 1: Using a sharp knife, slice ¾" to 1" slices.

Step 2: Place cauliflower steaks on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 3: Brush olive oil on steaks.

Step 4: Sprinkle seasonings on each cauliflower steak.

Step 5: Bake until golden on the edges.

Roasted Cauliflower Steaks on sheet pan.

💭 Tips

A head of cauliflower will only yield about two cauliflower steaks before they start to fall apart. You can always roast the small pieces with the cauliflower steaks, just check on them at about halfway through the cooking process. They will roast faster since they're smaller.
Make the cilantro tahini dressing the day before. It not only tastes better the next day, but it will thicken up a little bit.
Measure the cilantro after chopping for better accuracy.

Roasted Cauliflower Steaks on a plate close up.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

How do you cut cauliflower steaks so they don't fall apart?

Place the head of cauliflower on a cutting board with the core side down. Using a sharp knife, slice ¾" to 1" slices.

Do you refrigerate tahini?

You can store unopened tahini in a cool dark area of the pantry. I like to store it upside down so that when I mix it all the oils mix into it better. Once opened, store it in the refrigerator.