If you love roasted vegetables, you will love this perfectly tender-crisp air fryer broccoli and cauliflower recipe. A quick and smart way to make a delicious side dish in just 10 minutes!

How to make Air Fryer Broccoli and Cauliflower

• Wash, then pat dry the broccoli and cauliflower florets. If using heads of broccoli and cauliflower, wash it first then pat dry before cutting into florets, about 1-inch bite-size.

• Melt the butter in a microwave, then mix in the olive oil and spices.
• In a medium-sized bowl with broccoli and cauliflower, pour the butter-oil mixture with the spices. Toss or cover the bowl with a plate, then shake until the vegetables are evenly coated.
• Place the vegetables into the air fryer basket in a single layer to cook evenly.

• Cook for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated air fryer at 400°F or until lightly charred and tender but still crisp.
• Toss with grated and shaved parmesan before serving.

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Air Fryer Broccoli and Cauliflower

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This air fryer broccoli and cauliflower recipe with parmesan cheese is a quick and easy way to roast your vegetables, ready in 10 minutes! Perfectly tender-crisp roasted vegetables and delicious side-dish for any main dishes.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Servings: 3

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Calories: 122

Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients

  

• 150 g broccoli Florets
• 175 g cauliflower Florets
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp paprika powder
• ¼ tsp salt or to taste
• ⅛ tsp ground black pepper or to taste
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper optional
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese grated

For optional garnish

• Parmesan shavings
• Chopped parsley

Equipment

• air fryer

Method

 

1. Wash, then pat dry the broccoli and cauliflower florets. If using heads of broccoli and cauliflower, wash it first, then pat dry before cutting into florets, about 1-inch bite-size.
2. Melt the butter in a microwave, then mix in the olive oil and spices.
3. In a medium-sized bowl with broccoli and cauliflower, pour the butter-oil mixture with the spices. Toss or cover the bowl with a plate, then shake until the vegetables are evenly coated.
4. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated air fryer at 400°F or until lightly charred and tender but still crisp.
5. Toss with grated and shaved parmesan before serving.

Video

Notes

You may add the parmesan cheese halfway or after 7 minutes of the cooking time, to melt and roast the cheese with the vegetables.