Cauliflower Steaks with Mushroom Gravy. Easy Roasted Cauliflower Slices served with mushroom thyme gravy. Vegan gluten-free Festive Main for the holidays.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Vegan Glutenfree

Ingredients

Gravy: Serves 2

  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1.5 cups chopped mushrooms
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water or vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk or other non dairy milk
  • 1 tsp liquid aminos or tamari (optional)
  • Black pepper or cayenne to taste
  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast (or use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground mustard to make yeast-free)
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tablespoon water (or use other thickeners like arrowroot/potato starch or plain flour)

Roasted Cauliflower:

  • Cauliflower sliced 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
  • Olive oil (salt and pepper.)

Method

Gravy

  1. Heat oil over medium-low heat in a skillet. Add onions. mushrooms and garlic and cook partially covered for 15+ minutes or until evenly brown.
  2. Stir once or twice in between.
  3. Add the herbs and mix well. I used dried herbs for the pictures, use fresh or dried to preference.
  4. Add water and coconut milk, salt, pepper, cover and bring to a boil. 3-4 minutes.
  5. Taste and adjust salt, herbs, spice.
  6. Add cornstarch mixture and nutritional yeast and continue to mix until it thickens. 1 minute.
  7. Switch off the heat and keep aside

Steaks

  1. Meanwhile, Brush the cauliflower on both sides with olive oil or other oil.
  2. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper and dried herbs of choice.
  3. Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at preheated 425 degrees F / 220ºc for 25-30 minutes or until tender in the center.
  4. Broil on Low for a minute for a more charred cauliflower.
  5. Serve hot with the gravy and a side salad.
  6. Top with fresh parsley/thyme and black pepper.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.