Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the lovely Tabasco family. It is my pleasure to be a Tabasco Tastemaker. The recipe and opinions are my own.

The first time I had buffalo cauliflower I thought it was the most brilliant thing ever. My Mom who is a vegetarian and use to love buffalo wings could now partake in a non carnivore version. The buffalo cauliflower is slowly swooping in and stealing the hearts of   vegetarians and meat eaters alike. I know it has it’s grips on me.

Back in March of this year I was invited to Avery Island, the home of Tabasco, as one of the #TabascoTastemakers . I spent a few magical days there taking in the bayou and all the charms of the south…. especially the food. Can you say the best crawfish….ever? In those days I tasted all the different Tabasco sauces “Tabasco” makes, and of course I had few favorites. I will be posting more about my trip and the different flavors I tried over the course of a handful of posts, but I’d like to start with the Buffalo Tabasco. The second it touched my tongue, I knew I would  recreate buffalo cauliflower paired with blue cheese, carrots, and celery. That’s exactly what I did. My Mom loved it, and so did my man. Not only that… so easy to make when the buffalo flavor comes in a bottle.

Ingredients for buffalo cauliflower:

• 1 – head cauliflower (cut into pieces)
• 1/2 – cup flour
• 1/4 – cup bread crumbs
• 1 – teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 – cup water
• 1/2 – bottle Tabasco Buffalo Style Sauce
• carrot sticks
• celery sticks
• blue cheese dressing

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees fahrenheit.
2. Cut cauliflower into pieces, removing most of the stem.
3. In a bowl, whisk flour, bread crumbs, garlic powder, and water together until smooth. Set to the side.
4. Line a baking tray with a non stick baking mat. I also lightly greased it.
5. Dip each piece of cauliflower into the flour/water batter. Just enough to coat each piece.  
6. Place the cauliflower on the lined baking tray. 
7. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove from oven and flip each piece over, place back in the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
8. Remove cauliflower from oven. Using a pastry brush, coat each cauliflower generously with tabasco buffalo style sauce. 
9. Place back in the oven for 5 minutes.
10. Let cool for 10 minutes, then serve with carrot sticks, celery sticks, and blue cheese dressing. 
11. Enjoy!