Do you love cauliflower but want to take it up a notch? Look no further! These 20+ creamy and delicious sauces for cauliflower are here to help! Whether you’re making steamed cauliflower, roasted cauliflower, or cauliflower steaks, you’ll find a great sauce here!

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Looking for ways to sauce up your cauliflower?

Whether you’re looking to add a bit of zest or a creamy kick, sauces are a great way to add loads of flavor!

Check out these unique and delicious sauces that will take your cauliflower from bland to flavor-packed.

PS – Be sure to check out these 15+ side dishes for roasted cauliflower too!

The BEST Sauces for Roasted Cauliflower

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower with Cheese Sauce

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower with Cheese Sauce is an easy and delicious low-carb way to get your rich, creamy, cheesy fix! Step by step photos. Get the RECIPE from Budget Bytes

Cheese Sauce

Cauliflower Chickpea Salad

This Cauliflower Chickpea Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing combines roasted cauliflower & chickpeas with fluffy quinoa and creamy avocados. It’s a healthy, protein-packed salad that can be made ahead of time.

Creamy Tahini Dressing

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are crispy, spicy & amazingly delicious! Enjoy these healthy vegetarian buffalo wings with homemade blue cheese or ranch dip. With directions for the oven or air fryer.

Buffalo Sauce

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Miso Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Miso Cauliflower is a buttery, umami-filled delicious and healthy side dish. Cauliflower is tossed in a glaze of miso, soy and red pepper flakes and roasted until perfectly browned and crisp. {Vegan + Gluten Free}

Miso Sauce

Arugula Pesto

Arugula Pesto has peppery kick from the arugula and is flavored with parmesan, garlic, lemon zest and pine nuts. Use this pesto to dress up some cooked cauliflower.

Arugula Pesto

Cauliflower Curry

Easy, rich, creamy and warmly-spiced this 30-minute vegan cauliflower-loaded coconut curry redefines comfort food. Get the RECIPE from The Modern Proper

Curry Sauce

Poblano Cream Sauce

If there’s one sauce to keep in your fridge at all times, it’s this Roasted Poblano Cream Sauce. Super creamy, bursting with smoky flavors, and perfect for topping on enchiladas, tacos, and eggs, you’ll be hooked after just one taste!

Poblano Cream Sauce

Creamy Garlic Sauce

This 5-minute Creamy Garlic Sauce is an easy go-to sauce you can serve with cauliflower, pasta, chicken, and so much more. The flavors are rich and savory, and will keep you coming back for more!

Creamy Garlic Sauce

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Green Goddess Dip

This healthy Green Goddess Dressing takes less than five minutes to make and is loaded with fresh herbs, garlic and tangy lime juice. It’s great on salads, but you can also use it as a dip or as a zesty topping for meat, seafood, chicken or roasted vegetables.

Green Goddess Dressing

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Romesco Sauce + How to Use It!

Romesco Sauce is packed with flavor and easy to make with simple ingredients & your blender or food processor. This roasted red pepper based Spanish sauce is delicious with grilled or roasted cauliflower.

Romesco Sauce

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Easy Lemon Dill Sauce

This lemon butter sauce, made with dry white wine and fresh dill, is the upgrade your cauliflower craves! Switch up your go-to weeknight dinner recipes with this 10-minute sauce or add it to your favorite veggies for a quick, healthy snack.

Lemon Butter Sauce

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Red Chimichurri Sauce

Elevate your meals with this smoky-sweet red chimichurri sauce, a vibrant blend of roasted peppers, fresh herbs, and a warm touch of spice. Effortlessly made in minutes by blending simple ingredients, it transforms everything from grilled steak and roasted vegetables to seafood and sandwiches with its bold, irresistible flavor.

Red Chimichurri Sauce

Easy Bearnaise Sauce

Perfect to be paired with cauliflower, this Bearnaise Sauce Recipe is flavored with fresh cracked blacked pepper and tarragon leaves.

Bearnaise Sauce

Parmesan Cream Sauce

This 15-minute Parmesan Cream Sauce is the ultimate condiment for cheese lovers. Parmesan cheese, garlic, and heavy cream are swirled together in a skillet to give you a silky smooth and decadent sauce for pasta, chicken, and more.

Parmesan Cream Sauce

Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)

With only four ingredients, you can make your own whipped, creamy and delicious Toum, a traditional Lebanese garlic sauce, at home!

Toum

Mojo Sauce

This Green Mojo Sauce can be used for topping SO many different things. It’s loaded with fresh herbs, garlic and spicy peppers and it just perks up everything that it comes in contact with.

Mojo Sauce

Restaurant Ranch Dressing

This Restaurant Ranch Dressing is hands down the best, most crave-worthy ranch you've ever had. This recipe can rival any restaurant ranch dressing!

Ranch Dressing

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Easy Chimichurri Sauce

This Chimichurri Sauce recipe is packed with flavor and easy to make with simple ingredients & your blender or food processor.

Chimichurri Sauce

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Creamy Harissa Dressing

This naturally dairy-free and gluten-free Creamy Harissa Sauce is addictively delicious! Tahini, harissa paste, lemon, and maple syrup are whisked until smooth, leaving you with a bold and tangy sauce to drizzle over everything, from salads to eggs to meat.

Harissa Sauce

Sweet Soy Sauce (Kecap Manis)

Kecap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce) is a popular Indonesian condiment you can use as a glaze, dressing, marinade, dipping sauce, and more. So sweet and aromatic, this 3-ingredient sauce is easy to make and a must-have in your fridge!

Kecap Manis

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Roasted Red Pepper Aioli

Red Pepper Aioli combines creamy mayo, roasted red peppers, chipotle in adobe sauce, lemon juice, and garlic for a smoky-sweet and versatile sauce. Made with just a handful of ingredients, it comes together in minutes and is perfect for drizzling, dipping, or spreading on all your favorite snacks, sides, and mains.

Red Pepper Aioli

Tahini Dressing

This effortless Tahini Dressing delivers bold, umami-rich flavor in minutes, making it the ultimate versatile condiment as a dressing, dip, or sauce. Once you experience its perfect harmony of savory, sweet, and tangy notes, you’ll want to pour it on absolutely everything!

Tahini Dressing

How to make ahead and store

Many of these sauces for roasted cauliflower can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.

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