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graphic for post - how to pick, store and freeze cauliflower. Images are in a grid showing a cauliflower, a cutting board with cut cauliflower, frozen cauliflower and a pink plate with cut florets.
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How to Freeze Cauliflower

Freezing cauliflower is a great way to make use of the extra vegetable for future recipes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Freeze Time5 hours
Total Time5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Michele Olivier

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets

Instructions

  • Bring a medium saucepan filled 3/4 the way up with water to a boil. Add cauliflower florets to the boiling water. Let cook for 3-4 minutes.
    Hey silver sauce pan blanching cauliflower.
  • Place the cooked cauliflower pieces into an ice bath (a bowl filled with water and ice). Let cool for 5 minutes.
    Bluish color flower being moved with a slotted spoon into an ice bath.
  • Transfer the cauliflower to a paper towel or towel and let dry.
    Blanche cauliflower on a paper towel drain.
  • Place the cauliflower into a zip-lock baggie or stasher bag in a single layer. With the baggie on the counter, starting at the bottom and working your way to the top of the bag by the seam, press out as much extra air as possible. Close the zip-lock.
    Two hands squeezing all the air out of his it bug bag full of cauliflower.
  • Transfer the blanched cauliflower to the freezer and freeze flat.
    Plastic freezer bag filled with frozen cauliflower against a white backdrop.
  • The cauliflower will break apart easily once frozen, so you can use the entire bag or just a portion.
    Plastic freezer bag filled with frozen cauliflower against a white backdrop.