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buffalo cauliflower sliders with blue cheese sauce

Healthy buffalo cauliflower sliders paired with a mild blue cheese sauce and served with a cabbage and kale slaw
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Burgers & Sandwiches
Servings: 6
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • 1/2 head of cauliflower cut into large florets
  • 6 slider buns
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup hot sauce such as franks
  • 3 TBS butter
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire
  • 2 cups purple cabbage chopped
  • 1 cup kale chopped
  • 1 scallion thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp white vinegar
  • pinch of salt
  • Blue cheese sauce
  • 1 TBS butter
  • 1/2 cup cooking cream
  • 5 oz blue cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
  • Cut the large cauliflower florets in half down the centre to create a flat surface. (florets should be about the size of a slider bun)
  • Arrange the cauliflower florets on a baking sheet in a single layer with the flat interior facing up. Lightly drizzle with olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • In the meantime prepare the buffalo sauce. In a small sauce pan melt the butter, add the hot sauce and stir in the worcestershire over medium heat. let simmer until smooth for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit.
  • Once the cauliflowers have finished cooking, toss with the buffalo sauce and return to the oven to cook an additional 10 minutes.
  • To make the slaw: combine purple cabbage, kale, scallions in a bowl and toss with olive oil, vinegar, and salt. Set aside until ready to assemble.
  • To make the blue cheese sauce: in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, once butter has melted add the cream and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and allow the sauce to thicken stirring occasionally. Once thickened, remove from heat and stir in the blue cheese until melted. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
  • To assemble the sliders: on the bottom bun layer with the cabbage and kale slaw, top with roasted cauliflower and finish with the blue cheese sauce. Serve immediately.