Roasted Cocoa Cauliflower

Categories: Vegetables- Cauliflower

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup PLUS 3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided use
• 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. chile powder
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 head cauliflower, leaves removed, stem trimmed flush with head

Directions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine oil, cocoa powder, chile powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Transfer as much of the mixture as possible into a container, but do not clean the bowl.
3. Place cauliflower, floret side down, in the bowl. Drizzle 2 Tbsp. of oil down into the interior of the vegetable, making sure the stems and florets are greased.
4. Drizzle half of the cocoa-oil mixture down the stalk to season the interior of the cauliflower. Turn the cauliflower over and drizzle the rest of the cocoa-oil mixture on top. Distribute and rub the entire head with the mixture. Finally, drizzle and rub the remaining 1 Tbsp. of oil on top of the cauliflower.
5. When ready to cook, set the cauliflower floret side up, in a cast-iron skillet. Bake until the stem is tender in the middle, about 1 1/2 hours.

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