Make fork tender cauliflower or freshly sliced cauliflower steaks with easy, no fuss, no mess pressure cooking! The Ninja Foodi all in one makes for an easy 3 minute pressure cooker time with a delicious air frying finish – smother in cheese sauce or simple eat right off the fork for a healthy, perfectly done side dish any time.
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For the longest time I kept seeing people roast cauliflower in the oven. Its such an intriguing thing to get whole raw veggies and throw in oven, for a fresh delicious side dish.
The problem with large veggies like heads of cauliflower, however, is that it takes FOREVER. Who wants to wait 50 minutes to an hour to steam or roast through a big thick head of cauliflower? Which is why I wanted to share my trick to getting the same results in more than half the time GONE.
Pressure cooking.
I know a lot of people are afraid of a pressure cooker, but these are not the pressure cookers of the 60’s.
The Ninja Foodi, my very favorite pressure cooker, is a slow cooker, steamer, pressure cooker, air fryer all in one and its fantastic. You can take whole heads of artichokes, cauliflower, broccoli and enjoy fresh delicious veggies in nearly no time, with no work, at all. Lets get started!
It doesn’t need to be a holiday or a special meal to make up this awesome simple cauliflower side dish.
You can pressure cook raw cauliflower in lieu of frozen to easily use fresh veggies in delicious and easy dishes like cauliflower au gratin or cauliflower mash .
Personally I like to just make it and load it up with this 5 minute cheese sauce (trust me on that one) and enjoy for a savory and healthy lunch.
Whole Cauliflower in Ninja Foodi
This recipe was completed in a 6.5 quart Ninja Foodi 9-1 cooker
- Medium Cauliflower Head
- Olive Oil – either spritz or to baste
- Seasoning – like garlic salt
Making a Cauliflower Head in a Pressure Cooker
To get started, add one cup of water in the bowl of the pressure cooker.
Now add your inner pot.
Add your pressure cooker lid and SEAL.
Pressure cook on LOW for 3 minutes. You may wonder why only 3 minutes – the pressure cooker itself will build up pressure and the actual time the cauliflower is in the pressure cooker will vary as it builds up and then begins the 3 minute count.
QUICK RELEASE.
Once pressure is released, remove the pressure cooker lid.
Dump out excess Water (carefully!)
Air Fryer Cauliflower
This is the second step!
Spritz or baste on olive oil to head of cauliflower.
Add any seasoning you like – I prefer a garlic salt or Lowry seasoning salt.
Finish your cauliflower by Air Frying 10 minutes, until slightly golden and flavored.
Remove with tongs and carefully cut or enjoy as is. Should be fork tender!
Serve Cauliflower Side Dish with
Need a main dish recipe to serve along side your pressure cooked cauliflower?
Try this easy chicken and rice bake recipe, Ritz cracker chicken, copycat Alice springs chicken, or perfect cheesy asparagus stuffed chicken.
Nina Foodi All In one
Right now I am really building up and sharing my Ninja Foodi recipes. I LOVE working with it and its become a staple in my home, and i hope yours.
If you do not own one but want dinner to be easy, you really should consider the investment.
What I like about the Ninja Foodi is that I can pressure cook, saute, slow cook, air fryer – literally all kitchen tools in one. I have found that this machine products the best results in an instant and having tested the Instant Pot, Vortex, and the Ninja Foodi, I ADORE this machine.
Check out the specs and see if its a fit for you:
Ninja Foodi Whole Cauliflower Recipe
Whole pressure cooked cauliflower head with simple seasoning sauce is a quick and easy way to enjoy whole cauliflower in less than half the time of traditional oven baked cauliflower. Fork tender and ready to add to side dishes like casseroles or mockpotato recipes, this done cauliflower is also perfect to slice and eat on its own.
Ingredients
- Medium Cauliflower Head
- Olive Oil - either spritz or to baste
- Seasoning - like garlic salt
Instructions
Making a Cauliflower Head in a Pressure Cooker
- To get started, add one cup of water in the bowl of the pressure cooker.
- Now add your inner pot.
- Add your pressure cooker lid and SEAL.
- Pressure cook on LOW for 3 minutes.
QUICK RELEASE.
- Once pressure is released, remove the pressure cooker lid.
- Dump out excess Water (carefully!)
Air Fryer Cauliflower
- This is the second step!
- Spritz or baste on olive oil to head of cauliflower.
- Add any seasoning you like - I prefer a garlic salt or Lawry seasoning salt.
- Finish your cauliflower by Air Frying 10 minutes, until slightly golden and flavored.
- Remove with tongs and carefully cut or enjoy as is. Should be fork tender!
Notes
Smother with this 5 minute homemade cheese sauce for a real treat.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 127Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 432mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 7gSugar: 6gProtein: 5g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
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