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Vegan cauliflower wings that are gluten free unlike most other recipes and high in protein. With a ranch dressing that is dairy free and raw made from cashew nuts.

This may take over an hour to do, but most of this time is the oven doing all the work. A perfect starter for 4 people, or 2 very hungry people.

In the cauliflower wings recipe the oil is optional as I tend to try to limit cooked oil but once in a while is fine. They are a bit dry without the oil but the raw ranch dressing more than makes up for this.

The cashew ranch dressing is great for any salads and is perfect to cool these spicy wings.

Gluten Free Cauliflower Wings Video Recipe

I first started to use chick pea flour to make vegan wings, but then after the low popularity of my mung bean brownies (who would have thought mung beans aren’t that well known across the globe!) I perfected this recipe using cooked chickpeas. I try to make all of my healthy plant-based recipes with ingredients that people know.

Everything in this gluten free vegan wings recipe is from unprocessed ingredients with no packets or jars in sight. The ingredients list may look quite daunting, in comparison to most of my recipes, but many ingredients are repeated and this recipe is still simple but takes a bit longer than the usual 20 mins.

The raw ranch dressing can be made with sunflower seeds if you prefer. It won’t be quite as smooth and white but still tastes great! If you’re making a sunflower ranch dressing it’s best to soak the sunflower seeds overnight to aid absorption. Soaking cashew nuts is not required.

One of the most common complaints I get about my vegan wings recipe is the name. I know many don’t like the idea of vegan and wings together. However this type of recipe is known and needs to be called something that people know and can find.

There’s lots of vegan wings recipes but I created this one to be different as its gluten free and made from high protein chickpeas in place of flour or breadcrumbs.

Yield: 4 side servings Cauliflower Wings - Gluten Free Print Vegan cauliflower wings that are gluten free unlike most other recipes and high in protein. With a ranch dressing that is dairy free and raw made from cashew nuts. Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes Ingredients CHICKPEA GLUTEN FREE BATTER 1 tin Chickpeas

1 clove Garlic

1 slice Red onion

1 tsp Cumin

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Turmeric

pinch of Salt and pepper

water to blend, about 5 tbsp CHILLI BATTER 1 tsp dried Chillies or cayenne pepper, less for milder

6-8 pitted Dates

3 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp Olive oil (optional)

pinch of Salt and Pepper RAW RANCH DRESSING 1 cup / 150g Cashew nuts

1 clove Garlic

3 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

handful of Chives, chopped

handful of Basil leaves, chopped

pinch of Salt and pepper

water to blend, about 5 tbsp Instructions Pre heat the oven to 450 F / 230 C. Put all of the chickpea batter ingredients into a blender and whizz until smooth. You may need to add more water. Chop one medium cauliflower into bite size florets. Dip all of the cauliflower florets into the chickpea batter and coat. Shake off the excess and place on a non stick sheet and bake for 30 mins until golden. Toss halfway through. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the chill batter to coat the once baked florets again and bake. Again take out of the oven after about 30 mins once the chickpea wings are golden. To make the ranch dressing blend everything apart from the basil and chives until smooth. Then stir in the chopped herbs and pour into a dipping bowl. Enjoy gluten-free chickpea wings immediately or store in the fridge where they will last a few days. The cauliflower wings are best eaten warm. Nutrition Information Yield 4 Serving Size 1

Amount Per Serving Calories 406 Total Fat 26g Saturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 20g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 304mg Carbohydrates 38g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 7g Sugar 14g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 11g

If you like this recipe check out my Cauliflower burger. It’s basically the same recipe but made into a loaded burger patty with avocado and veggies!