Balsamic roasted frozen broccoli and cauliflower florets makes a quick, super easy and delicious vegetable side dish for lunch, dinner or any meal!
You can simply mix a bag of frozen cauliflower and a bag of frozen broccoli in a large bowl, season with salt, balsamic vinegar, oil etc to make delicious roasted vegetables in few minutes time.
No need to thaw the frozen vegetables in advance as you can directly roast the vegetables in the oven as soon as you season them!
Frozen Vegetables For Roasting
Frozen broccoli and cauliflower bags are super easy to use for cooking or roasting, as they are already cleaned and the florets are separated, ready to use in cooking or baking as you like.
In this recipe, I used a 16 oz bag of frozen broccoli and 16 oz bag of cauliflower.
You may also use any bags of mixed frozen cauliflower and broccoli florets if you wish.
Roasting frozen veggies with or without balsamic vinegar and seasonings is easy, quick and there is only very minimal work involved as the vegetables are already cut and available as frozen.
So you do not need to slice any veggies or do any prep work in advance if you have frozen vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mixed vegetables, frozen peas, brussel sprouts etc.
These are delicious too when roasted in the oven and they are nutritious and healthy just like the fresh vegetables!
I have easy recipes for roasting frozen veggies which you can find in this blog, if you want recipes for more frozen vegetable recipes!
Easy frozen vegetables and corn recipes:
balsamic roasted brussel sprouts
roasted frozen mixed vegetables
mini frozen corn on the cob in oven
instant pot frozen cauliflower curry
curry roasted cauliflower with frozen cauliflower
At what temperature should you bake frozen broccoli and cauliflower?
In this recipe, we preheat the oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit to roast a mix of 16 oz frozen cauliflower and 16 oz frozen broccoli (which is mixed together and seasoned).
How long to bake frozen broccoli and cauliflower in the oven?
We bake the frozen cauliflower and broccoli mix for about 30 35 minutes time in the oven preheated at 425 degree Fahrenheit so they are well roasted and delicious!
Can you substitute frozen cauliflower and broccoli with fresh produce?
Yes, you may substitute frozen produce with fresh produce if you have fresh cauliflower and broccoli florets!
You just need to separate the florets from the cauliflower and broccoli heads, wash them very well and use it in the recipe.
If you have more florets than you can bake in a single batch, you can bake in multiple batches too.
Just adjust the salt and seasonings based on the amount of produce you have, so the flavor is not lost.
Also, if you are using fresh cauliflower and broccoli florets, the baking time will reduce slightly.
I would just bake them for about 20 minutes at 425 degree Fahrenheit and see if they are roasted well, and if needed you may roast for a couple minutes more.
So here is how you can make easy, roasted veggies using a mix of frozen cauliflower florets and broccoli florets at your home!
How to make balsamic roasted broccoli and cauliflower florets?
To make oven roasted broccoli and cauliflower florets with balsamic vinegar, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used
frozen broccoli 16 oz
frozen cauliflower 16 oz
salt adjust to taste
balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons
olive oil 2 tablespoons
garlic powder 2 teaspoons
paprika 1 teaspoon
lemon juice & pepper for seasoning roasted vegetables (1 teaspoon or as you prefer)
Step by step instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.
Add the frozen broccoli to a large bowl.
Also add the frozen cauliflower to the same bowl.
Add salt, garlic powder and paprika.
In a small bowl, mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil and mix well.
Add the balsamic vinegar olive oil mixture to the frozen vegetables.
Using a good quality spatula, toss the ingredients so the frozen broccoli and cauliflower florets are well mixed with the seasoning.
To roast the seasoned broccoli and cauliflower florets, layer a large baking sheet with good quality aluminium foil.
Place the seasoned cauliflower and broccoli in a single layer.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes until they are lightly browned and roasted to your preference!
Enjoy the roasted cauliflower and broccoli while they are still warm for the best results!
Once the roasted vegetables are traferred to a serving dish, you can sprinkle lemon juice and black pepper powder as you prefer or you can also add red chili flakes if you want it more spicy!
Enjoy the roasted vegetables for a healthy, nutritious snack or side dish for any lunch or dinner!
How long does roasted cauliflower and broccoli lasts?
In this recipe for roasted frozen cauliflower and broccoli, since we used frozen produce, I do not recommend storing it more than a couple of days in the fridge.
You can store the roasted frozen vegetables in refrigerator for about 2 days if you store them properly in air tight containers.
If you use fresh cauliflower and broccoli to make the roast, you may store them for few more days in the refrigerator and you may even freeze the roasted veggies (in freezer safe bags or containers) for even longer storage.
When you use frozen vegetables like we did in this recipe, you shouldn't freeze them again for food safety reasons.
Below you can get the recipe for roasted broccoli and cauliflower mix in detail.
Balsamic Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.
- Add the frozen broccoli to a large bowl.
- Also add the frozen cauliflower to the same bowl.
- Add salt, garlic powder and paprika.
- In a small bowl, mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil and mix well.
- Add the balsamic vinegar olive oil mixture to the frozen vegetables.
- Using a good quality spatula, toss the ingredients so the frozen broccoli and cauliflower florets are well mixed with the seasoning.
- To roast the seasoned broccoli and cauliflower florets, layer a large baking sheet with good quality aluminium foil.
- Place the seasoned cauliflower and broccoli in a single layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes until they are lightly browned and roasted to your preference!
- Enjoy the roasted cauliflower and broccoli while they are still warm for the best results! Once the roasted vegetables are traferred to a serving dish, you can sprinkle lemon juice and black pepper powder as you prefer or you can also add red chili flakes if you want it more spicy!
- Enjoy the roasted vegetables for a healthy, nutritious snack or side dish for any lunch or dinner!
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