Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

Name: Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 165 min
Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower; 1 cup milk; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2/3 cups bread crumbs; 2/3 cups Hot Sauce (Franks Red); 1/3 cups Salted Butter; 1 tbsp ketchup; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 1 tbsp garlic (crushed); 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1/2 cup blue cheese (crumbled); salt; pepper

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Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time2 hrs 45 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: pieces

Calories: 168kcal

Ingredients

For the Cauliflower

1 head cauliflower
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp olive oil
2/3 cups bread crumbs

For The Buffalo Sauce

2/3 cups Hot Sauce Franks Red
1/3 cups Salted Butter
1 tbsp ketchup

For The Blue Cheese Dip

3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp garlic crushed
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp vinegar
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbled
salt
pepper

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl combine all the dip ingredients except the cheese. Whisk to combine. Use a fork to fold in the cheese and mix.
Cover the bowl in saran wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 425F
Chop the cauliflower into bite sized pieces (about 20-25)
Add the rest of the cauliflower ingredients to a bowl and whisk into a batter, then fold in the cauliflower pieces.
Dump the cauliflower onto a baking pan and spread out evenly. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
While the cauliflower bakes melt the butter in a sauce pan on medium heat. Once the butter has liquefied, add the hot the sauce and ketchup and whisk til combined. Bring the sauce to a simmer then remove from heat.
Put the cauliflower in a large mixing bowl, gently toss with the sauce then return to the baking sheet and bake another 7 minutes.

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