Buffalo Cauliflower Wings

These wings make the perfect healthy appetizer to serve on game day with a side of celery and some cruelty free ranch dressing (see recipe below).

These cruelty free wings will save you tons of calories, fat, and sodium, still leaving you with plenty of flavor! You can make your wings spicy with hot sauce or less spicy using barbecue sauce. What better way can you eat some extra veggies!

This recipe is from One Green Planet:

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium-sized head of cauliflower, washed and cut into bite-sized florets
  • 1 1/4 cup of water
  • 3/4 cup of garbanzo bean flour
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • 3/4 cup of hot sauce (or barbecue sauce for a less spicy version)

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F and line your baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, whisk the water, flour, garlic, paprika, cumin, and pepper together. Dip each piece of cauliflower into the bowl and gently coat, then lay them out on the baking sheet. Repeat until all of the cauliflower florets are coated.
  3. Bake for 22 minutes and remove from the oven. Add the hot sauce to a bowl, add the cauliflower, and toss to coat. Put the florets back on the baking sheet and repeat until all have been coated.
  4. Bake for an additional 12-14 minutes. Remove from oven and serve with hemp ranch dressing (see below) and fresh celery pieces.

Hemp Ranch Dressing from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup filtered water
  • 1 cup shelled hemp seeds
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp dry dill or 1 Tbsp fresh dill
  • 2 Tbsp fresh chives, snipped with scissors

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients except dill and chives in a high speed blender and blend on high for 30 seconds.
  2. Stir in dill and chives.
  3. Store any leftover dressing in a glass jar to put on salads, dip in veggies, add to potatoes, etc. This dressing stays good for 3 days.

Enjoy! 🙂