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Roasted Cauliflower with Miso Glaze

4 Servings

30 minutes

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This recipe—inspired by a dish at Fujisaki, a Japanese restaurant along the Sydney waterfront—coats chunks of cauliflower with dengaku, a thick, miso-based glaze that is sweet and savory. We roast the cauliflower before tossing the richly browned florets with miso blended with vinegar and ginger, then top it with toasted pistachios, scallions and cilantro. The result is fresh, warm and rich.

4

Servings

Tip

Don’t forget to heat the baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes while preparing the cauliflower. A heated baking sheet—along with allowing the cauliflower to roast without stirring—ensure flavor-­building caramelization.

30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2

    pound head cauliflower, trimmed, cored and cut into 1½- to 2-inch florets

  • 3

    tablespoons peanut oil

Directions

Reviews
LEE K.
August 12, 2026
Wife and I concur
Delicious and best and highest use of a white cruciform. Having it again tonight.
Jeanne C.
July 15, 2026
Awful
I followed the recipe exactly, and the end result was so salty that no one could eat it. I was able to salvage the cauliflower by rinsing it and putting it in the air fryer for a few minutes to dry it out. I have never cooked with miso before, so I don’t know if this extreme saltiness can be blamed on the miso. I will not be making this recipe again.
Todd W.
July 7, 2024
Fantastic!
Easy, easy, easy. If you don't even like cauliflower, you will love this recipe. If there are leftovers, reheats well. So good and a great way to dress up a cauliflower dish.
DOUG F.

An excellent recipe with great flavors. I added a few sesame seeds and some sesame oil to finish and subbed almonds for the pistachios. I loved the fresh herbs and all the textures.

Michele R.

So many recipes and so little time and while we are very glad we tried this one it won't make it to the 'repeat' list. We oven roast cauliflower but not at this temp and time and this is a nice technique for a just right amount of char on the flowerettes sized per recipe. We will use the technique again. In the miso choice option, we used white - which is what we always have in the fridge - and thought at first that the amount of dressing would be too much for the amount of veg but once the hot cauliflower was tossed it it absorbed it nicely. A bit more than glaze, but not so much to be heavy dressing for coating. The combination of texture from nuts so we used toasted sunflower seeds since we were in "cooking in the age of covid19" absent pistachios and they worked for texture and flavor but. I think the almonds and pepitas we also had would have worked well too. If I were going to make this again, I'd adjust upward by an eensie the honey and by a skoosh the fresh ginger.

Sharon K.

The miso glaze on the cauliflower is absolutely amazing! Will be using that a lot in the future, on cauliflower and many other veggies. Have used miso in the past for a little flavor, but never this much - what a revelation. The honey balanced it out and the ginger, well I love ginger anyways. So, thank you very much.

Jamie P.

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