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!
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?
Cauliflower tacos are honestly one of my favorite things ever. It is CRAZY how versatile cauli is. I just love it 🙂
I thought that was you at Strangeways. I was outside. My friends were playing cornhole!
Tiffany
Oh man! I totally didn’t recognize you! Haha I wish I had known! I hope you had fun 🙂
This is such a great idea. I’ve been trying to lighten up my meals and since we love roasted cauliflower, this recipe sounds like a perfect meal for us.
cauliflower IS so versatile – these tacos sound perfect! I have to have avocado as a taco topper – they just are not the same without! 🙂
I’m with you there! Avocado makes everything more delicious 🙂
I always load my corn tortillas up with chicken and cheese, but cauliflower is such a creative way to fit in more veggies and make them more filling – will have to try!
These look great! I think I’ve been overlooking cauliflower, but you can do so much with it!
YUM! I am so excited to try this! Having recently cut dairy, I am now, if we use labels, both vegan and gluten-free, so finding recipes to accommodate that is difficult. This is perfect. Thanks!
Yeah, vegan & gluten free can definitely be tricky. I hope this helps!
Ohh I love adding cauliflower into tacos- in terms of veggies, mushrooms, peppers and onions are my usual go-tos but I’ll definitely be trying out cauli next time! No taco is ever complete without a hefty dose of salsa & guac in my books!
Gotta have salsa + guac! 🙂
Love roasted cauliflower, this is a great idea!
I’m going to be bad and say that cheese is my favorite taco topping : )
Haha nothing wrong with that! Sometimes I love feta on my tacos!