Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Name: Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.75 cup Sour Cream; 2 tsp Lemon Juice; 0.25 tsp Kosher Salt; 0.25 tsp Pepper; 0.5 tsp buffalo sauce (we used Frank’s), wing; 1 large Scallions, finely chopped; 1.5 oz blue cheese (1/3 cup), crumbled for topping plus more; 0.333 cup buffalo sauce (we used Frank’s), wing; 1 tbsp Canola Oil; 0.5 tsp Honey; 0.5 cup rice flour; 0.25 cup Cornstarch; 0.25 tsp Baking Powder; 0.5 cup cold seltzer; 1 2-pound head cauliflower, cut into 1 1/2-inch florets (about 7 cups), trimmed; Canola Oil, for brushing; Cucumber spears and/or celery sticks, for serving

You won’t even miss the meat in these spicy, saucy, crowd-pleasing Buffalo Cauliflower Bites that are sure to elevate any appetizer spread.

Brooke1999

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

Appetizers

Ingredients

0.75 cupSour Cream
2 tspLemon Juice
0.25 tspKosher Salt
0.25 tspPepper
0.5 tspbuffalo sauce (we used Frank’s), wing
1 largeScallions, finely chopped
1.5 ozblue cheese (1/3 cup), crumbled for topping plus more
⅓ cupbuffalo sauce (we used Frank’s), wing
1 tbspCanola Oil
0.5 tspHoney
0.5 cuprice flour
0.25 cupCornstarch
0.25 tspBaking Powder
0.5 cupcold seltzer
12-pound head cauliflower, cut into 1 1/2-inch florets (about 7 cups), trimmed
Canola Oil, for brushing
Cucumber spears and/or celery sticks, for serving

Instructions

1
Make dip: In bowl, combine all ingredients; refrigerate until ready to use.
2
Make buffalo sauce: In large bowl, whisk together all ingredients; set aside.
3
Make cauliflower: Heat air fryer to 400°F. In another large bowl, whisk together rice flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Whisk in seltzer. Add cauliflower and toss to coat.
4
Brush air fryer basket with oil. Working in 2 batches, add cauliflower and cook, shaking basket after 10 minutes, until crispy, 15 minutes total. Transfer to plate. When second batch is done, leave in basket and top with first batch of cauliflower; cook 2 minutes to reheat.
5
Transfer cauliflower to buffalo sauce and toss to coat. Serve immediately with dip, cucumbers, celery, and extra blue cheese if desired. <br/>