Darshana Thacker
Darshana Thacker is chef and culinary project manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com for more.
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Very yummy. I am trying an Asian version tonight. Serving over rice with an Asian sauce. Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.
We like a bit of zing so I usually add a few chopped chillies and really flavourful tomatoes help. I even added a few sun-dried tomatoes once. I agree about the sauce; half a lime is enough. Creme fraiche works well too
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The cauliflower didn’t end up becoming crispy and the coating didn’t taste like anything.
Maybe I made an error converting cups into grams?!
Chick pea flour works well as a coating! The consistency should be like a thick-ish pancake batter and you can add water as needed to reach a consistency that suits you. Bakes super well on parchment.
How do you get the coating to stick to the cauliflower? I followed the recipe and the coating would not stick at all.
Hi Dana,
Try chick pea flour! All you need is water …nice “pakora” like covering but baked not fried.
This was so crispy and delicious! I wanna try this method on other veggies. I think zucchini, green beans and broccoli could all be yummy like this.
I used my coffee/spice grinder to make the rice and almond flour. My ‘flour’ was a bit grainy but I think it made my bites even crunchier. Great recipe as written.
Is this recipe trying to be gluten-free? Wouldn’t whole wheat flour work instead of rice and almond flours?
I didn’t have brown rice flour, so I used chickpea flour and it was delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
I never use Darshana Thacker’s recipes. Two kinds of exotic flours? Get real.
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Hardly exotic, I get mine from the bulk bins at winco or bobs red mill bags in the baking isle of every grocery store.
Does anyone know what to substitute the almond flour with if we have a nut allergy?
Scroll up. One user substituted gram (chick pea) flour.
These are delicious!
garbanzo bean flour
oat flour
Made this and my family (who doesn’t like cauliflower) loves it! Instead of Frank’s (which we use and also love), there is an even better buffalo sauce that everyone in my household raves about. It’s Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce made from cashews! Also, TIP: Make this by a few batchfuls at a time if you can…while this doesn’t keep well in the fridge because it will get soggy the next day, pop them in the air fryer!!! It makes these SO CRISPY – crispier than right out of the oven. So much so that I’ve started including time in making dinner to pull them out of the oven and finish them in the air fryer to get them crispiest! Seriously, leftovers are just as great. I’ve not tried freezing them to use this way, but I imagine they’d turn out like Chicken Tenders my kids pull out of the freezer and cook in the air fryer…you will NOT be disappointed! Happy eating!
What is brown rice flour? I can’t find it.
I find it on the baking aisle usually Bob’s Red Mill.
Delicious!!! I did a heaping teaspoon of smoked paprika instead of 2 teaspoons. A little spicy but loved the dish. Will make again and only use a 1/4 cup of Frank’s hot sauce.
Yum & Crunch!! Just now made. Didn’t have parsley, but it was great. Added sriracha into our vegan ranch and WOOEEE GOOD!! Our 14 yr old daughter asked for me to make it for her to take to her youth conference at church, since there are only SAD food there. Think I might add more seasoning into the batter next time.
Any flour I can use instead of brown rice flour?
I have made this using chickpea flour and also made using 1/3 white flour & 1/3 cornmeal stirred together they are both amazing!
I wonder if this can be made in an air fryer?
Yes, so we love this recipe and make it all the time with a side of wfpb ranch dressing, carrot and celery.
We also make it into a delicious pasta dish… the cauliflower bites, ranch dressing and chopped up carrots and celery all mixed in with a multi grain pasta and it makes a fantastic dinner.
So LOVE this! Great munchie and not so hot you cannot enjoy it.
So easy to make and really impressed with the result despite no oil or frying! Will be making them again for sure!
I can’t eat cauliflower any other kind of way! Super yummy
Highly recommend trying this without the dip and serving it over rice. So good!
Can eat these little guys all day!
It’s hard to find a vegan wing recipe that’s also crispy and this one really does the trick!
Absolutely loving anything cauliflower right now! this is definitely up there as one of my favorites!
YUM!! This was so delicious and definitely make it with the sauce!
Perfect for vegans and meat eaters alike.
Try these with vegan hot sauce
Oh my, we are gonna make this one – looks delicious!
My favorite snack!
we can’t wait to try it out!