Name: Buffalo Popcorn Cauliflower
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 Large head cauliflower (about 5 cups); ¾ cup Rice milk (Soy, oat, or almond milk also works. Add more if needed); ¾ cup Rice flour (All-purpose flour also works); 1 tsp Paprika powder; 2 tsp Garlic powder; 1 tbsp Onion powder; 5 tbsp Frank's Red Hot Sauce; 1 tbsp Vegan butter, melted (optional)

Buffalo Tempura Cauliflower sitting on a plate

Buffalo Popcorn Cauliflower

Anthony Valentine, Kidney-Friendly Chef

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Soft inside and gooey buffalo outside these tempura nugs are to die for. Call them wings, call them nugs, call them what you want they just taste good! We like to call them popcorn cauliflower wings.

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High Phosphorus, Low Protein, Low Sugar

Total Time: 35

Servings: people

Serving Size:1 sixth

Nutrition

Calories:134 kcal

Carbs:26 g

Sodium:440 mg

Potassium:333 mg

Phosphorus:71 mg

Protein:3 g

Fiber:3 g

Ingredients

▢ 1 Large head cauliflower about 5 cups
▢ ¾ cup Rice milk Soy, oat, or almond milk also works. Add more if needed
▢ ¾ cup Rice flour All-purpose flour also works
▢ 1 tsp Paprika powder
▢ 2 tsp Garlic powder
▢ 1 tbsp Onion powder

Sauce

▢ 5 tbsp Frank's Red Hot Sauce
▢ 1 tbsp Vegan butter, melted optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking pan with unbleached parchment paper. Rinse then cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
1 Large head cauliflower
In a large mixing bowl, add rice milk, flour, garlic, and onion powder. Whisk until well combined. Add the cauliflower to the batter in the bowl, and toss to combine. Remove the pieces of cauliflower, one by one, and remove excess batter.
¾ cup Rice flour
1 tsp Paprika powder
2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tbsp Onion powder
¾ cup Rice milk
Place cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 450°F for 20 minutes or Air fry at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Combine Frank's Sauce and melted butter. Add sauce mixture and cauliflower to a mixing bowl and toss until coated. Serve with Vegan Ranch dressing with celery and carrots.
5 tbsp Frank's Red Hot Sauce
1 tbsp Vegan butter, melted

Full Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Buffalo Popcorn Cauliflower

Amount Per Serving (1 sixth)

Calories 134 Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Fat 2g3%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Trans Fat 0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Sodium 440mg19%

Potassium 333mg10%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 253IU5%

Vitamin B1 0.1mg7%

Vitamin B2 0.1mg6%

Vitamin B3 1mg5%

Vitamin B5 1mg10%

Vitamin B6 0.3mg15%

Vitamin C 46mg56%

Vitamin E 1mg7%

Vitamin K 16µg15%

Calcium 32mg3%

Copper 0.1mg5%

Folate 57µg14%

Iron 1mg6%

Manganese 0.4mg20%

Magnesium 24mg6%

Phosphorus 71mg7%

Selenium 4µg6%

Zinc 1mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Anthony Valentine, Kidney-Friendly Chef (125)

Founder & Director Anthony Valentine graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Culinary Arts & Nutrition in 2013. He was later diagnosed with IGA Nephropathy (IGAN) in April 2017. On January 31st, 2019, he received a new kidney from his mother. Post-transplant life will never be the same, and neither will his diet. So, combining his diagnosis of IGAN with his degree in culinary arts and nutrition, he created Cukebook.org. Cukebook is a website that documents recipes, guides, tools, and resources designed to help people fighting chronic kidney disease.

Post-transplant life will never be the same, and neither will his diet. So, combining his diagnosis of IGAN with his degree in culinary arts and nutrition, he created Cukebook.org. Cukebook is a website that documents recipes, guides, tools, and resources designed to help people fighting chronic kidney disease.