This Buffalo Cauliflower Sliders recipe is mind-blowingly delicious! Mini cauliflower steaks are roasted in buffalo sauce and topped with an irresistible blue cheese slaw. These are the perfect vegetarian game day recipe or cookout option!
Thank you to Litehouse for partnering with us on this recipe! All thoughts and opinions are completely my own and I love using Litehouse Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip for these cauliflower sliders.
Meet your new favorite finger food – buffalo cauliflower sliders! They are made with tangy, spicy buffalo sauce and topped with crunchy blue cheese slaw to cool it all down. These little handheld sandwiches of deliciousness disappear SO quickly once you set them out!
I don't know why cauliflower sliders are not ALL THE RAGE yet, but trust me, they soon will be. You’ll be seeing them at tailgates, on the menu at hip gastropubs, and fancy versions of them at upscale restaurants.
This particular take on cauliflower sliders is a combo of those two flavors that just go so perfectly well together – buffalo AND blue cheese. And my favorite part is that they’re EASY to make.
How To Make Cauliflower Sliders:
- Starting with a whole head of cauliflower, chop off the bottom stalk. Then, remove sections of florets, keeping them as large as possible.
- Select the largest florets and cut a cross-section horizontally down the center. Chop again to create a “slab” – these should be about ½”-¾” thick.
- Repeat the process until you run out of florets. Then, place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Sauce them on both sides, then roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Depending on the size of your cauliflower “slabs,” place 2-3 on each bun and add the toppings of your choice.
I love how cauliflower sliders are such a beautiful blank slate. You can do so many different kinds of sauces, toppings, and buns. For these, I used store-bought buffalo sauce, spinach and red onion, mini potato rolls, pre-made coleslaw mix, and Litehouse Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip. It’s gluten-free(!) and you can find it right alongside the produce in the refrigerated section. This stuff is PERFECT for the slaw-topping situation – it’s creamy and thick enough to hold the slaw together and keep it in place on the sliders. PLUS, you can pour the leftover dressing into a bowl and use it for dipping your sliders, veggies, wings, pizza, etc. Win-win!
Whether you make these for game day, a cookout, or just a random friend’s night, these cauliflower sliders are going to blow people’s minds. It’s vegetarian food that people won’t even realize is vegetarian – and, it tastes AMAZING. I promise, even the carnivores will gobble these up. There’s a flavor party going on here and everyone is invited.
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Buffalo Cauliflower Sliders with Blue Cheese Slaw
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 sliders
Description
This Buffalo Cauliflower Sliders recipe is mind-glowingly delicious! Mini cauliflower steaks are roasted in buffalo sauce and topped with an irresistible blue cheese slaw. These are the perfect vegetarian game day recipe or cookout option!
Ingredients
- ½ cup Litehouse Foods Blue Cheese Dressing
- 3 cups cole slaw mix
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 cauliflower steaks (aim for 4” pieces)
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- mini buns/slider buns
- spinach or other greens (optional)
- red onion, sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Starting with a whole head of cauliflower, chop off the bottom stalk. Then, remove sections of florets, keeping them as large as possible. Select the largest florets and cut a cross-section horizontally down the center. Chop again to create a “slab” – these should be about ½”-¾” thick. Repeat the process until you run out of florets. If your “slabs” are on the small side, I recommend cutting more than you think you’ll need so you can stack them on the buns.
- Place the cauliflower “slabs” on the baking sheet and coat both sides with buffalo sauce. Roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.
- While the cauliflower is cooking, make your blue cheese slaw! In a large bowl, combine slaw mix, blue cheese dressing, salt and pepper, and mix until combined.
- If desired, you can also toast your slider buns while the cauliflower is cooking. To do this, I lightly spray a skillet, bring it to medium-high heat and place the buns onto it, cut side down. Heat until golden brown.
- After the cauliflower is done, place 2-3 “slabs” on each bun, top with the blue cheese slaw and whatever else you like, then enjoy!
- Category: Appetizer
Keywords: sliders, cauliflower, appetizer, game day, snack, sandwiches, buffalo, blue cheese
I'm always looking for new and creative uses for cauliflower! With the spicy cauliflower and blue cheese dressing, this recipe has my name all over it! Going to keep this in mind for my vegetarian personal chef clients, too!
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If you're a cauliflower fan, you'll definitely love these sliders! And I bet your clients would too. So cool that you're a personal chef – you so fancy!
I can't wait to make these. I love all things buffalo ;) I know my kiddos would enjoy these as well.
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These are right up your alley! I hope you and the kiddos enjoy!
These look incredible! Definitely, have to try this, I love the idea of adding in blue cheese too! Great idea.
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The blue cheese slaw is EVERYTHING on these sliders!
I can't get enough of Lighthouse dressing, but I have never tried the blue cheese dressing. This sounds like a great vegetarian alternative to my regular sliders!
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You have to try their blue cheese! It makes the slaw on these sliders freaking amazing!
These sandwich look delicious! I love buffalo cauliflower, but have never though to make it into a sandwich, great idea!
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Oh it's the best! Cauliflower makes such fantastic sliders!
Sliders are one of my favorite dinners. I love that they are vegetarian, perfect for meatless Mondays.
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Yes! Definitely a great meatless Monday option. Let me know what you think!
So fresh and bright - the perfect food for a weekend party!
I agree! These would be awesome for little get togethers or game days!
THESE LOOK SO GOOD! I love using cauliflower in place of meat. And that blue cheese slaw is calling my name. Great recipe!
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Yussssss!! You are gonna love these!
All things buffalo for me ALWAYS. The slaw is really the home run in this recipe! Perfect way to balance it all!
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Agreed! Gimme alllll the buffalo!
What a great idea! Wow these sliders make me want to reach through my computer screen and steal a few :P
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Yesssss! They're so tasty!
what an awesome idea! i love buffalo sauce, but never thought to use it to make cauliflower sliders, so fun and unique. and so much healthier :-)
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Yes! Buffalo is great on cauliflower – you must try it!
I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate more veggies into my diet that aren't salads. These sliders are perfect! Can't wait to feed them to my hubs this weekend!
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Same here! This is such a fun way to incorporate more veggies. Hope you and hubby enjoy!
The flavour combination of buffalo seasoned cauliflower and blue cheese coleslaw is mouth watering! This might be one way to get my husband to eat cauliflower!
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I promise your husband will like these! They're SO good!
These look insanely good! I would never think to use blue cheese for a slaw but I am trying these ASAP. Probably not waiting for game day lol.
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Ha! Life's too short to wait for game day!