Roasted Cauliflower Tacos
Roasted cauliflower is a healthy way to satisfy your taco craving! With plenty of spices, this roasted cauliflower makes a delicious taco filling!

I’m convinced that just about any vegetable can be turned into a delicious taco. These broccoli tacos are one of my all-time favorites and these spicy brussels sprout tacos are a fan favorite. So obviously I had to give roasted cauliflower tacos a try! I already loved them with buffalo sauce but I wanted to make a version that could be toned down if you don’t like things extra spicy. These roasted cauliflower tacos turned out beautifully!
How to Make Cauliflower Tacos
Remove the outer leaves and chop the cauliflower into 1″ pieces.
Toss the florets with the olive oil and spices and stir until evenly coated.
Spread on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake until browned.
Fill each taco shell with roasted cauliflower then top with your favorite toppings!
Cauliflower doesn’t have much flavor on its own, but once it’s roasted with the right blend of spices, it’s delicious! If you wanted a lower-carb version of this recipe, you could use romaine lettuce leaves in place of taco shells! Looking for a protein packed option? Add some tofu sofritas!
Taco Topping Ideas
For the tacos in the photo, I used pico de gallo, purple cabbage, avocado, and cilantro! Here are a few other topping ideas:
- Cilantro sauce
- Sour cream (vegan or regular)
- Queso fresco
- Salsa verde
- Tabasco sauce
- Burrito sauce
- Thinly sliced radishes
- Quesadilla sauce
Substitution Ideas
- If you don’t like things spicy, skip the chili powder, as it does add a lot of heat. You could always add hot sauce to the tacos for anyone who wants a little kick, but leaving out the chili powder would make these kid-friendly.
- I used corn tortillas to keep this recipe gluten-free, but you can substitute flour tortillas or even romaine lettuce leaves! Lettuce leaves are a great way to make this recipe low-carb.
- The toppings can be mixed and matched, so don’t worry if you don’t have everything listed! Swap out the items suggested above for more topping ideas.
Roasted Cauliflower Tacos
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Vegan
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican
Description
Roasted cauliflower is a healthy way to satisfy your taco craving! With plenty of spices, this roasted cauliflower makes a delicious taco filling!
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, chopped into 1” pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt to taste
- 6 corn or flour tortillas
- 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded purple cabbage
- Optional sauces: salsa, cilantro sauce or burrito sauce
- Cilantro and/or hot sauce for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine the oil and spices.
- Add the cauliflower pieces and toss until coated.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray, then spread the cauliflower out across the sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping once halfway through baking.
- To assemble the tacos, divide the cauliflower between the corn tortillas. Top with avocado and cabbage, and any additional salsa or sauce you like.
It was a fun twist on our usual black bean tacos. You could certainly add other toppings to this (like cheese and sour cream) if that’s more your style, but I liked these as-is. If you’re curious about using corn or flour tortillas then you might like this post which compares corn tortillas vs. flour tortillas.
What to Serve with Cauliflower Tacos
Looking for more ways to make cauliflower? Here are a few of my favorite recipes!
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Whipped Feta
What’s your favorite taco topping?
This was awesome!! So very yummy! It went great with Mexican Cauliflower Rice and Black Refried Beans. Thanks for sharing!
9 months or so since you posted it and cauliflower is now the “it” vegetable. How prescient you were:) Love these tacos, they are so cute.
Love the idea of using cauliflower instead of meat!
Wow those look tasty! Were they filling? I’m a meat eater so naturally I can’t imagine cauliflower being a substitute for meat lol!
Those tacos look SO good! I’m not normally a big vegan eater, but WOW they look yummy!
Would never have thought to use cauliflower in veggie tacos – great idea! As for favorite topping – we’d have to say either Steve’s Paleo Goods Siracha Sauce or any of the White Girl brand salsas!
Roasted cauliflower makes everything better, and these tacos sound amazing! Cannot wait to give it a try!
These look delicious! I love the flavor and texture combo going on – roasted cauli with avocado sounds fabulous!
I love roasted cauliflower, and I bet it would be SO good on a taco –