If you are a wing lover, you will love these vegan & gluten-free spicy BBQ cauliflower wings. When my husband agreed to join me in this Medical Medium® lifestyle, it was under the condition that we would still be able to have delicious, flavor-filled meals and not feel like we were missing out. With that in mind, I knew I had to find a replacement for hot wings, and thus this recipe was born.
Not only is this recipe vegan and gluten-free, but it is also packed with incredible healing foods.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable. It is great for the immune system, is high in some key trace minerals, and contains anti-tumor compounds. In addition, it is one of the few foods that is high in Di-Indolyl-methan (DIM), which is important for endocrine balance and support. Finally, it is important for gut health (fights H. Pylori), and it a very healing food for the liver.
All of these incredible benefits help make cauliflower wings a powerful healing food.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are such a powerful healing food and play an integral part in the flavor of these spicy BBQ cauliflower wings. They contain their own variety of vitamin C that is bioavailable to the liver and lymphatic system. Tomatoes also support the immune system, helping it to remain strong to fight pathogens.
Tomatoes contain fruit acids that help rid sludge from the gallbladder and reduce the size of gallstones, helping to keep the gallbladder healthy.
The mineral content in tomatoes is abundant, these can reach the deep inner core of the liver, helping to prevent disease where it commonly begins. Additionally, tomatoes are high in lycopene which is a favorite nutrient of the liver. The liver uses lycopene to prevent cell damage, and to help detox red blood cell safely.
“Tomatoes grow at night, under the moonlight, and the liver also responds to moonlight—when it’s a full moon, the liver tends to work harder at cleaning, filtering, and processing in the wee hours of the morning. When organic or heirloom tomatoes are in the diet, the full moon energy that they collected during their growing cycle works with the liver’s ability to cleanse.”
-Anthony William, Fresh Salsa Blog
Dates
Dates are great at improving your energy and brain function. They are packed with nutrients such as vitamin A & B-complex, as well as minerals such as iron, calcium, manganese, copper, and potassium.
Dates have been used by athletes for thousands of years to help build bone and muscle strength while also improving physical endurance.
Because dates contain anti-inflammatory and anti-infective properties, they are a wonderful food choice for anybody suffering from chronic infections and auto-immune disorders. Additionally, dates help protect against strokes and coronary heart disease as they help to control heart rate and blood pressure.
Dates are an easy snack to bring with you on-the-go.
Having dates in this cauliflower wing recipe adds the ideal amount of sweetness to help bring out the spice.
These vegan & gluten-free spicy BBQ cauliflower wings pair well with Mango Salsa as well as my Vegan Ranch Dip.
For more incredible dips to pair with these delicious vegan & gluten-free spicy BBQ cauliflower wings, check out my Chutneys and Sauces Recipe eBook.
This eBook is filled with my classic family recipes for chutneys and sauces. With a wide variety of mouth-watering recipes, writing this took me right back to my childhood. I was blessed to grow up in a family that shared in the love of traditional cooking and passed these techniques down from generation to generation.
My passion for flavorful cooking is something I wish to share with each one of you!
It is amazing how the addition of a simple sauce can literally transform any recipe. This eBook gives you many options for meal-altering, taste bud tantalizing, and recipe game-changers!
ALL proceeds from this book go to Underdog Warriors, a not-for-profit organization, co-founded by two incredible individuals who recovered from chronic illness using the power of Medical Medium® information, and who decided they wanted to give back.
Underdog Warriors support those suffering who have been left without the financial means or professional support they need to heal by providing scholarships to help subsidize the cost of Medical Medium® recommended tools and supplements, as well as health coaching sessions for those in need.
If you make this recipe, please leave me a note in the comments below; I would love to know how it turns out and any feedback you may have.
To your health & happiness,
Muneeza
Vegan & Gluten-Free Spicy BBQ Cauliflower Wings
Ingredients
- 2 heads organic cauliflower, chopped into bite-sized florets
- 1 cup Cassava Flour
- ¾ cup organic plant milk (like almond or coconut)
- 4 Tbsp coconut aminos
- ¾ cup chickpea breadcrumbs
- 2 Tbsp smoked paprika
- ¼ cup organic green onions, chopped
Spicy BBQ Sauce
- ¾ cup date syrup
- 4 tsp tomato paste
- ½ cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 hot red pepper
- ½ tsp mesquite powder (optional)
- Sea salt to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Blend all sauce ingredients in a blender. Pour into a bowl.
- In another bowl, add the cassava flour, plant milk, smoked paprika, and garlic powder and mix well and then the batter is ready.
- In another bowl pour out the gluten-free crumbs.
- Dip the cauliflower florets in the batter first so they are completely coated.
- Then roll them in the gluten-free crumbs. You can omit this step, but they are much crispier with the crumbs.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay each floret onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 350F.
- Remove them from the oven and put them into a fresh bowl.
- Pour the hot BBQ sauce over the baked cauliflower and coat the sauce evenly.
- Put them back in the oven for another 20 m at 375 F
- Top with green onions and serve immediately while hot!
- This recipe pairs well with Mango Salsa
