This past Sunday was spent getting things in order. I cleaned the house from top to bottom and got a lot of meal prep done for the week. Having things ready to go makes lunch packing and weeknight dinners so easy. I picked up some cauliflower to make this cauliflower tabbouleh but I decided to save some of it for roasting. Cauliflower is so versatile that I thought… why not throw it in a taco? So that’s exactly what I did.
Cauliflower doesn’t have much flavor on it’s 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!
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This recipe makes about 6 tacos, which should be plenty to feed 2 people!
Ingredients
- 3 cups of cauliflower pieces (roughly 1/3 of a large head)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp dried cilantro (or pinch of fresh)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 6 corn tortillas
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 cup shredded purple cabbage
- 1/2 cup of salsa or pico de gallo
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a large bowl, combine the oil and spices.
- Add the cauliflower pieces and toss until coated.
- Spray a large cookie sheet with non-stick spray and spread the cauliflower out across the sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To assemble the tacos, put salsa on the bottom of the corn tortillas. Top with avocado and cabbage. Add the cauliflower as soon as you remove it from the oven.
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.
Laura @MotherWouldKnow
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.
Lisa Huff @ Snappy Gourmet
Love the idea of using cauliflower instead of meat!
Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut
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!
Rach @ This Italian Family
Those tacos look SO good! I’m not normally a big vegan eater, but WOW they look yummy!
Felicia @ Ingredient1
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!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer
Roasted cauliflower makes everything better, and these tacos sound amazing! Cannot wait to give it a try!
Faith (An Edible Mosaic)
These look delicious! I love the flavor and texture combo going on – roasted cauli with avocado sounds fabulous!
heather @french press
I love roasted cauliflower, and I bet it would be SO good on a taco –