Cauliflower steaks with mustard sauce
2 servings
30 minutes
Cauliflower steak with mustard sauce is an elegant and healthy dish of European cuisine that transforms a humble vegetable into a gourmet masterpiece. Baked steaks develop an appetizing golden crust while remaining tender and juicy inside. Their flavor is complemented by a spicy mustard sauce with hints of anchovies and gherkins, creating a harmony of spiciness, creamy softness, and light acidity. This dish is perfect for a vegetarian menu but has enough depth of flavor to impress meat lovers as well. An ideal choice for a light dinner, romantic evening, or festive table. Served hot but can also be enjoyed chilled as an elegant appetizer.
1
Prepare all the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2
Cut the cabbage into steaks 2-3 cm thick along the core.
3
Place the steaks in a single layer on a preheated and oiled baking sheet.
- Vegetable oil: 30 ml
4
Use a brush to coat the steaks with vegetable oil, then salt and pepper them.
- Vegetable oil: 30 ml
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
5
Bake at medium level for 30 minutes, turning once during cooking.
6
Press the garlic through a press into the blender bowl.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
7
Add anchovies and gherkins, blend until smooth paste.
- Anchovies: 10 g
- Cornichons (gherkins): 3 pieces
8
Add mustard, sour cream to the sauce and mix.
- Mustard: 2 teaspoons
- Sour cream: 200 g
9
Taste the sauce, add salt to taste, and mix again. Let the sauce sit for 10 minutes.
- Salt: to taste
10
Serve steaks with sauce.
