Thick slices of cauliflower, rubbed with spices and grilled to tender perfection. Served with a slightly spicy tahini sauce, these grilled ginger cauliflower steaks need to hit your grill stat!
Do I have something delicious to share! We all know the magic we can create with the humble cauliflower, and this recipe just adds to that magic tenfold, just like this grilled cabbage recipe, grilled eggplant, and even grilled mushroom steaks! These grilled ginger cauliflower steaks are guaranteed to end any veggie haters snubbing of plants. These steaks come out so tender and soft. The flavors of ginger with a special "nutty" tahini sauce with some coconut aminos and chili paste...so good!
You know, I really don't think there is any bad food when you grill it. Grilling = Amazing. You can transform any food, any ingredient into something so spectacular, all by using a certain cooking method. That's even more magic for you! I actually think grilling is easier than roasting or baking something. Once you get the hang of using your own grill and you know the ins and outs, it becomes a piece of cake!
During the learning process, yes, you may end up catching things on fire, but it's all worth it! Chicken, for instance, is IMMENSELY better and much easier to cook perfectly when grilled. In the summer, my family requests I only cook chicken on the grill (and I would only have it that way too!) It's just perfect and I know exactly how to do it. It's all a science and a rhythm once you learn!
Lucky duck you, I grilled these cauliflower steaks right inside on my grill pan. You don't have to worry about running out of gas or fire! So it's even easier for you and you can do this all year long, not just when the weather cooperates! You get to watch it and smell it too. You can easily make sure those grill marks look beautiful and picture worthy! Grilling, my love runs deep! It always used to be such a treat when my dad would be home to grill something for me! Now, I call myself the GRILL MASTER!
Grilled Ginger Cauliflower Steaks with Tahini Sauce
Grilled Ginger Cauliflower Steaks with Tahini Sauce
Thick slices of cauliflower, rubbed with spices and grilled to tender perfection. Served with a slightly spicy tahini sauce, these grilled ginger cauliflower steaks need to hit your grill stat!
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 1 Large Cauliflower Head
- ½ Tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tsp Onion Powder
- ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
- Tahini Sauce:
- 2 TB Tahini
- 2 TB Coconut Aminos
- ½ to 1 Tsp Chili Paste
- 1 TB Black Sesame Seeds (to top)
Instructions
- Trim the outer leaves and soft stems off the cauliflower. Then cut 4, ½ inch thick, slices of the cauliflower head, lengthwise.
- Rub the cut steaks with the garlic, onion, and ginger (use more if necessary).
- Heat a large greased grill pan (you can also use a normal grill or any grill you have!) over high heat.
- Once hot, place the steaks on the grill and grill for 8 minutes. Flip them and grill for about another 8 minutes.
- To make the sauce, mix together the tahini, coconut aminos, and chili paste.
- To serve, plate the cauliflower steaks, drizzle on the tahini sauce, and top with black sesame seeds!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
These flavors are just stunning together! The ginger and tahini. Add that smoky grilled taste and you'll be cauli-loving! You haven't had cauliflower until you've had grilled ginger cauliflower steaks (and that killer tahini sauce!) If you're looking for a fantastic non-stick grill pan, I do recommend this one I have. You know I know my "appliances" and this grill pan is spectacular! Always such clean, perfect results!
So tell me:
+ Ever make cauliflower steaks? Many people do them roasted, but grilled is 100% better!
+ Are you the (self-proclaimed) grill master in the family? ...yes!
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Demeter | Beaming Baker
Grilling totally makes everything better and more delicious! I'm absolutely a BIG fan of the humble cauliflower. It's magical, I say. I'm just drooling over these cauliflower steaks. The tahini sauce and the black sesame seeds... woah. Send some over, would ya, Rebecca? 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, ah! I need to make these again! The tahini sauce always wins!
CJ Huang | Morsels of Life
I'm kinda liking your take on cauliflower steaks! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Anya
I love cauliflower steaks, especially when they're slathered with tahini sauce.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mmm, you bet 😉
Miz Helen
I just love the Tahini Sauce for your Cauliflower Steak.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It steals the show!
Honest Mum
I love how meaty these steaks look!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hearty and delish as they should be!
Cristina @ I Say Nomato
Ooooh these look really interesting! I've never thought of grilling cauliflower like that, with the tahini and the sesame seeds they sound delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is a must!!
Shelly
These look great. I will have to try Cauli this way!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You sure should!
Gin
I love all the flavor you're packing into these super light cauliflower steaks! I've been holding out for the right recipe to try them - found it! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes you did! Thanks Gin!
Danielle
That looks super yummy!! I may have to buy some cauliflower next time I'm at the store.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That should be the plan!
Stefani @ The Crafty Christian
I'm such a fan of cabbage steaks, so I can only imagine how much I'll love these. Thanks for the recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, these are like the "fancy" version 😉
Angelina @ Peonies & Orange Blossoms
These sound really tasty! As a vegetarian, I'm always on the hunt for tasty veggie recipes! Will have to try!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Fantastic! You'll enjoy them!
Lucie
Wow, such an amazing idea Rebecca! Oh and that sauce looks divine <3 Tahini!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The tahini life!
Nikki Frank-Hamilton
These look really good, and I think we'll toss them on the grill soon. Bruce and I could use a similar marinade on chicken and Georgia, our vegetarian, can have a salad and these little beauties!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Anything ginger and tahini will be a winner!
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner
I love cauliflower steaks too. The hardest part is keeping them from falling apart.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Just make sure you cut them thick enough! (and grilling them is better than roasting for that!)
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
Ohhhh!!!! What a good combination! Love your take on the sauce!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Everything is better when tahini!!
Molly Kumar
These look so easy to make and I bet the flavors would be awesome too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are!
Melissa @ My Darla Clementine
Wow, these sound amazing! Can't wait to give them a try. Investing in that grill pan sounds like a good idea too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Then you can grill anytime of the year! Totally worth it! xo
Cathy Lawdanski
I love grilled vegetables and these look fabulous! Cauliflower is so versatile. Pinning and trying!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is so versatile! And so delicious anyway you make it!
Tara | Treble in the Kitchen
I've been wanting to try cauliflower steaks. These look really flavorful!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Give these a go!
Kathleen - Bloggers Lifestyle
Cauliflower never looked so good. I bet the ginger just adds a nice touch to this dish.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All the flavor!
Farrah
Ah, those cauliflower steaks look so darn good! Can't wait to try out that tahini sauce!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are!!! The sauce just makes them even better!
Jenn
Cauliflower is my fave! We have done cauliflower steaks before, but this sauce sounds amazing! I love anything tahini!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Tahini makes life better 😉
kimmythevegan
I find cauliflower a little boring in general, but man do you know how to dress it up. You really create a great sounding sauce for it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This is FAR from boring!
Uma
I love grilled veggies. And this sounds amazing with tahini sauce!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Uma!
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition
I've only had 1 grilled cauliflower steak before but yours looks much tastier! Love the addition of ginger too. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You've got to make these soon then!
Evi @ greenevi
You can't imagine how much I love cauliflower steaks! 🙂
Love the spices and the tahini sauce here!
Pinned!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Then this recipe, my dear, is for you 😉
Vicki Montague
These look amazing! I love roast cauliflower so I know I would love these. And tahini anything is good to me!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Grilled takes it up a notch!
The Vegan 8
Omg these look amazing! I'm not really even a cauliflower fan, and these have me drooling. With all that tahini sauce on top, oh my!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well that's why I said these will turn ANYONE into a cauliflower lover!!! 😉
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
NOM! I've done cabbage steaks and roasted cauliflower BUT never cauliflower steaks. And you KNOW I'm loving that tahini sauce!!! Mmmmmmm...
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Weekend dinner? 😉
Lara
I really want to try this!! Thanks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That's great!
Lindsay Cotter
This is such a delicious way to enjoy cauliflower! Can never get enough of it and with this tahini sauce I'm going to love it even more!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Right? More ways to get addicted to cauli (and tahini!)
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
Adam tries to fight with me over who's the grill master! My argument is that I can cook and he can't, isn't that enough? Lol, I'm having a love affair with tahini at the moment so this sauce looks so good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha yea!! That's the only thing that matters! I vote for you 😉
Fabiola Rodriguez
I am obsessed with cauliflower!! I hadn't thought about griling it but it sounds amazing. Can't wait to try this over the summer 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Grilling it is the best new way!
Ashley@CookNourishBliss
I have been obsessed with tahini for the last year or so and my love affair is still going strong! I also love cauliflower - these look fantastic!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That love affair will never end 😉
Megan @ MegUnprocessed
This one looks so delicious I can't wait to try it out!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank Megan!
Jacqueline Meldrum
I love this fresh way of serving cauliflower and with a topping like this they are extra special.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All about that topping 😉
Megan
That tahini drizzle looks GOOD. I haven't bought tahini in so long, and now I'm wondering why I haven't. Looks like I'll need to add it back in!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Wahhhhh!? Tahini HAS to be in the fridge at all times!!! Haha!
Lauren
I haven't tried cauliflower steaks yet but I've totally been meaning to!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You must! They are so delicious!
Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners
I agree, Rebecca. Once food hits the grill, it becomes something more. Can never go wrong with grilling and these cauliflower steaks are the perfect example. LOVE that you added tahini sauce - wow!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally! You start with something good, but can make it even better by grilling!!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes
Cauliflower is one of my favorite recipes and that tahini sauce looks perfect for it! I can't wait to make this! Great recipe , Rebecca 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Vanessa 🙂
Miss Polkadot
Me and cauliflower - we go through phases. Sometimes I don't want to look at it, other's I eat it every single day, occasionally for multiple meals. Right now I'm in the latter phase and bought two heads instead of one on Saturday, down to one already now. I've never grilled it, though, and don't lure me into buying a grill pan because: no money for extra kitchen equipment and definitely no storage space ;). I have a pretty good non-stick pan, though, so I might just try using that because these look goooood.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Then you're not making this recipe and you're missing out on the entire point...and flavor :/
Hana | Nirvana Cakery
I'm loving this recipe! I've just bought some black sesame seeds today, they look fantastic sprinkled on food. Can't wait to try it:) x
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, they do!!! I love using them over the normal ones 😉
Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian
I have become obsessed with Tahini lately and this sounds right up my alley! Can't wait to try this later!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That is the BEST obsession to have 😉
Kristy @ Southern In Law
I loveeeeee anything with ginger but this looks amazing! Especially with that tahini sauce! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I bet you do.
Sabrina
I love ginger-based sauces! This sounds like a great combination!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
There's no ginger in the sauce. The cauliflower steaks are rubbed in ginger.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
What a delicious alternative to traditional cauliflower cheese Rebecca! Love it!
Now I only have to persuade Lynne to make that change!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, wait...what?
Sarah- A Whisk and Two Wands
How amazing do these look! These will definitely be on our grill this summer!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Woohoo! Yay for cauli-steaks!
Laura
I love making cauliflower steaks! Or anything out of cauliflower . . . plus tahini, and this is like a dream!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, yes! Cauli can do no wrong!
jules
I usually pan saute my caulflower steaks because they seem to fall apart on me on the grill (guess I'm not the grillmaster!), but maybe I'll try again with a pan on the grill. Your tahini sauce sounds divine on ... anything!
~jules
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That's why you need a grill PAN!
Kristina @ Ms.Modify
This sounds so good! I'm always looking for new ways to make cauliflower since it's my husbands favorite! xo, Kristina
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah, perfect! You found a good man 😉
Christine | Vermilion Roots
I am falling so hard for this recipe. Love tahini! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is the best!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
Love this idea! Cauliflower is a favorite in our home. Yum!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It's about to become an even bigger favorite!
Marye
What a great way to enjoy cauliflower, this looks delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Marye!
Kelli
This looks so delicious! I just grilled cauliflower steaks the other night and am wishing I had some tahini now to put on them! Great recipe 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The tahini just makes it THAT much better 😉
Aimee / Wallflower Kitchen
I love cauliflower steaks! And I love tahini so I know I'm gonna love this!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Maybe we should try your cashew cheese sauce on here too 😉
Victoria
My husband and I try to follow a low carb diet, and this recipe would be perfect for us. Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Wonderful! This would make a perfect entree!
Linda @ Veganosity
Cauliflower, Ginger, Tahini, Coconut, all the best things on one delicious plate. LOVE this recipe! Time to fire up the grill.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I'd say so!! I'm obsessed with EVERYTHING grilled right now!
Courtney
Cauliflower: what *can't* it do? These look yummy-- love the tahini sauce! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know! It's such a magic veggie 😉
Thanks Courtney!
Carly @ FitLiving Eats
YUM. I have yet to try cauliflower steaks... can you believe it?! That sauce looks amazing!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well it took me long enough too! But now is the time!!! This week, do it!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado
Word cannot express how feel about these cauliflower steaks! I Wanna eat one RIGHT NOW!!!
Susie @ SuzLyfe
Can I join??
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
First ever cauliflower party?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are divine!!
Carla
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS as Ive always wanted to attempt to make cauli-steaks here but was confident Id screw 'em up.
Ive got this---right? 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes you do! It's super easy and SOOOO delicious!