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Crispy Cauliflower With Honey and Hot Pepper Flakes

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Fried cauliflower with honey drizzled over the top.
Photo by Nicole Franzen

This dish came together on a whim. Five o’ clock was rapidly approaching, and with it, a dining room full of hungry guests. But I had resolved to put a new side dish on that evening’s menu. Well, when under pressure, we can surprise ourselves with what we can accomplish, and what started as a freaked-out throw-together became a delicious discovery. Crunchy, creamy cauliflower drizzled with a bit of honey and finished with hot pepper flakes is a welcome surprise of flavor—not unlike crispy hot honey chicken.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Big Heart Little Stove' by Erin French. Buy the full book on Amazon. Get more cauliflower recipes→

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