Vegetarian Cauliflower Tacos Everyone Will Love.
We eat a LOT of tacos in our house and this easy roasted cauliflower taco recipe is our current favorite. The other day I was making steak for dinner and my kid started making guacamole and warming up tortillas. When I asked why he was making such an elaborate snack while I was making a full dinner, he said, “Mom, we can turn what you’re making into a taco recipe. It’ll be so much better.” That’s my kind of kid! And he’s right!
Everything is better in a warm tortilla and paired with avocado, which is why I’m obsessed with this roasted cauliflower taco recipe. Homemade taco seasoning makes the cauliflower extra smoky and delicious, and this avocado crema will have you swooning. And, for more taco night inspiration, check out our round up of the very best taco recipes!
Cauliflower Taco Ingredients
Cauliflower. Cut the head of cauliflower into evenly sized florets (as best you can) so that each piece is roasty and delicious (and nothing is burned or under-done).
Extra-virgin olive oil. Just a bit for roasting!
Taco seasoning. You know we’re all about our homemade taco seasoning, but it’s OK to use a store-bought seasoning here, if that’s easier.
Lime juice. Fresh, please!
Tortillas. You could do homemade tortillas, if you really want to make the best cauliflower tacos on earth. But store bought tortillas are great, too. Corn tortillas or flour tortillas — you pick!
Shredded cabbage. Just a little hint of crunch to balance out the toasty, roasty-tender cauliflower pieces.
Tips For Perfect Roasted Cauliflower
We discuss the best method for roasting cauliflower at length in our Roasted Cauliflower post, but just in case you missed it, here’s a refresher: The key to achieving the ideal texture and color with your roasted cauliflower is using high heat. We like the inside of our cauliflower to be soft and the outside to be crispy. Roasting it at too low a temperature will result in a mushy texture, which is not at all what we’re going for here.
How to Make Cauliflower Tacos
Season the cauliflower!
Roast the cauliflower!
Whip up that avocado crema!
Bring it all together and dig in. On taco night, we like to lay out all of the taco ingredients separately and let everyone make their own tacos! That way, everyone can fill them with only what they love. Our perfect cauliflower taco starts with a warm tortilla, then comes lots of roasted cauliflower, a little shredded cabbage, cilantro and then a generous drizzle of avocado crema. YUM!
How to Make Avocado Crema
The cauliflower makes these tacos delicious, but the avocado crema makes them craveable. To create this luscious concoction we use:
Avocados
Sour cream
Lots of garlic
Fresh lime juice
Fresh cilantro.
All that goodness gets blended until creamy and the result is a sauce you’ll wish you made more of. You can drizzle the crema on top of your roasted cauliflower taco (like we did here), or toss the cabbage in it for an easy slaw.
These crispy cauliflower tacos are:
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Healthy
Comforting
Smoky
Done in 30 minutes
Perfect for meatless Mondays or Taco Tuesday!
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