Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Capers, Lemon and Parsley
Try this Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with toasted breadcrumbs, capers, lemon zest, and parsley. It's bright and flavorful, perfect for a summer dinner on the patio.
Equipment
- Microplane
- Air Fryer Optional
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/4 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs I use gluten free
Aleias - 1/4 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/4 Tsp Dry Mustard Powder
- 1 Tsp Salt
- I Tsp Nutritional Yeast
- 2 Cups Cauliflower Cut into 1 inch florets.
- 1 Lemon Zested and juiced.
- 1/4 Cup Strained Capers
- 9 Oz Linguine of choice I used Taste Republic GF Linguine.
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1/2 Cup Italian Parsley Chopped Finely
- 3/4 Cup Pasta Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Spray your sheet pan with cooking spray.
- With half a cauliflower head or about 2 cups, break your cauliflower florets into 1" pieces.
- Mix together breadcrumbs, mustard powder, red chili flakes, nutritional yeast, and salt
- Coat your cauliflower with 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Cover evenly.
- Add your breadcrumb mixture to the cauliflower and mix well.
- Spread on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Stir it around half way through.
- Zest your lemon with a microplane ( about 1 Tbsp) and then squeeze out 2 Tbsp of lemon juice for later.
- Mince your garlic.
- Chop your Parsley.
- Next start and cook your pasta according to the package. Strain and make sure you hold 3/4 cup of your pasta water for the sauce at the end.
- Using a large Saute pan heat the remainder 2 Tbsp of oil at medium heat.
- Add in the capers, saute for 1 minute.
- Add in the garlic and lemon zest. Saute for another 2 minutes
- Next Stir in your lemon juice and pasta water.
- Add in Pasta. Mix.
- Pull out your Cauliflower mixture from the oven and add it to the pasta.
- Turn off the heat and finish off by adding in the parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
This is a great pasta dish. There is a little time juggling involved. Just make sure to cook cauliflower and the pasta first!
Also if you have an Air Fryer you could use that for the cauliflower. 400 for 15 minutes. I love this choice because it doesn't heat up your kitchen if its hot out.
Check out Aleias Gluten Free Breadcrumbs if your interested!