Balsamic cauliflower 'wings'

I've seen cauliflower wings all over Pinterest for months and I've wanted to try them. Mostly because they fall under my list of "I've always been a vegetarian so I've never tried the meat version of this and crazy pinterest people are saying that they taste like te real thing".

Let me burst your bubble right now, unless wings taste of cauliflower these don't taste of wings, they taste of cauliflower. In saying that they taste pretty damn good so I'm willing to forgive the Pinterest collective for their misleading comments.

(Apparently there's a dehydrated version of these that REALLY DOES taste like the real thing so as much as I doubt cauliflower will ever taste like hot wings I'll try that as soon as I buy a dehydrator).

Ingredients

For the sauce:

• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce (or tamari for gluten free)
• ¼ cup honey (or agave or maple syrup for strict vegan)
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp finely minced fresh rosemary
• ¼ tsp salt
• a few grinds black pepper

For the cauliflower:

• One large head cauliflower
• ½ cup flour (I used coconut flour)
• ½ cup milk (I used almond milk)

Instructions

For the sauce:

1. Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.

For the cauliflower:

1. Preheat your oven to 450°F, and spray a baking sheet with oil or cooking spray.
2. Cut the cauliflower into florets. The smaller they are, the faster they will cook and softer they will get.
3. Whisk together the flour and milk in a bowl.
4. Toss the cauliflower in the batter until thoroughly coated.
5. Arrange the cauliflower on the baking sheet in a single layer.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until slightly less done than you want them.
7. Remove from the oven and pour the sauce over the cauliflower.
8. Return to oven for another 5 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven and gently flip and toss the cauliflower in the sauce on the sheet to coat.
10. Return to the oven for another 5 minutes.

Today I had my version of wings and fries. I paired the 'wings' with baked zucchini chips and my balsamic hummus.