Himalayan Pink Salt Recipes

Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce

  • Side
  • Serves: 4
  • Difficulty: Easy
Introduction from Cameron Linville (@freckledfoodie)

Although I'm not personally a vegetarian, I love having vegetable focused sides as part of my dinner spread and providing them as options for my guests to enjoy as their main entree. Cauliflower steaks are perfect for both those purposes and provide a dish that gets everyone involved. Plus, this Chimichurri sauce adds that extra kick to elevate this dish to the next level. 

- Choosing the Right Salt -  I chose the Morton® Coarse Himalayan Salt to season the cauliflower with prior to cooking and to top with as a finishing touch in order to provide it with not only the delicious flavor, but also the extra crunch in contrast with the soft cauliflower. I also included the Morton® Fine Himalayan Pink Salt in the Chimichurri sauce so that it easily disperses throughout and helps flavor each bite.

Ingredients

  • 1 large head cauliflower
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Morton® Coarse Himalayan Pink Salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoons cracked black pepper
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Morton® Fine Himalayan Pink Salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 jalapeno  
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 ¼ cups olive oil

MORTON® COARSE HIMALAYAN PINK SALT

  1. Rip off the leaves from the base of the cauliflower and chop off the bottom 2 inches of the stem.

  2. Placing the cauliflower upright on its stem, cut it into 1-inch wide thick “steaks” and set aside.

  3. Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with 1/2 teaspoon of Morton® Coarse Himalayan Pink Salt and 1/2 teaspoon of cracked black pepper and rub that mixture on the cauliflower steaks.

  4. Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes, or until they are golden on the outside and cooked through.

  5. While the cauliflower steaks are cooking, place the following ingredients in a food processor: 2 cloves of garlic, 1 cup of parsley, 1/2 cup of cilantro, 2 tablespoons of oregano, 1 teaspoon of Morton® Fine Himalayan Pink Salt, 1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper, 1 jalapeno with the stem removed,  and the juice of 1 lime.

  6. With all of the ingredients in the food processor, pulse a few times until it has formed a thinly chopped consistency.

  7. Slowly pour in ¼ cup red wine vinegar and 1 ¼ cups of olive oil and pulse a few more times until the mixture is fully combined.

  8. Remove the cauliflower steaks from the oven and drizzle with the Chimichurri sauce and top with 1/2 teaspoon Morton® Coarse Himalayan Pink Salt.