Almond crusted cauliflower nuggets. Cripsy, flavorful plant-based nuggets with a delicious almond and bread crumb crust. These cauliflower nuggets are healthy, oil-free, plant-based and baked to perfection.
These delicious turmeric, almond and bread crumb crusted cauliflower nuggets are packed with flavor. The almond and bread crumb breading perfectly adds a crispy outside to the nuggets, while the batter is composed of great combination of flavors, including garlic, onion, turmeric, paprika and nutritional yeast.
On top of being tasty, these plant-based cauliflower nuggets are completely healthy. They are oil-free and made with only wholesome ingredients. In addition, they are oven-baked. These nuggets could also be easily made gluten-free, simply use gluten-free bread for the bread crumbs.
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I used Daily Crunch’s new Golden Goodness sprouted almonds in the crust of my cauliflower nuggets. These almonds are perfectly crunchy from being soaked. They have a delicious ranch flavor paired with all the incredible health benefits of turmeric. You can check out this flavor and other Daily Crunch Snacks here. They make for a great healthy snack or work wonderfully in recipes like these nuggets.
Serve these nuggets as an appetizers with some plant-based ranch for dipping. They also pair perfectly with our oil-free oven-baked french fries.
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This recipe is in partnership with Daily Crunch Snacks.
Turmeric Almond Crusted Cauliflower Nuggets
Cripsy, flavorful cauliflower nuggets with a delicious almond and bread crumb crust. These cauliflower nuggets are healthy, oil-free, vegan/plant-based and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower
- ⅔ cup almonds ( I used Daily Crunch Snack Golden Goodness Sprouted Almonds )
- 2 pieces bread
- ½ cup almond flour
- ⅓ cup almond milk
- 1 flax egg
- ¾ tsp paprika
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp onion powder
- 1 ½ tsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¾ tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Start by making your flax egg. Take 1 tbs of ground flax and mix with 3 tbs of warm water. Set aside.
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Add almonds to a food processor and pulse until fine. Make sure to not over process as this will result in making almond butter.
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Put almonds pieces in a small bowl. Toast two pieces of bread and add to food processor. Pulse until fine.
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Combine bread crumbs and almonds. In a different bowl, whisk together almond flour, almond milk, flax egg, paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast and salt.
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Chop cauliflower into bite-sized pieces. Dip each individual piece into the wet mixture and tap off excess. Roll cauliflower into the almond and bread crumb mixture until covered and tap off excess.
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Place the individual nuggets onto the baking sheet. Bake in the oven until golden, roughly 25-30 minutes.
