Roasted Cauliflower Street Tacos

These Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with quick slaw and avocado cream sauce are a quick and delicious way to load up on veggies this Taco Tuesday!

Happy Halloween, friends! I celebrated this weekend with a visit to a haunted castle, a Harry Potter movie marathon, and by introducing the Dutch to candy corn. So even though I didn’t dress up **sigh**, I still think it was a productive Halloweekend.

But I’m making up for my lack of costume by dressing up cauliflower and chickpeas as a delicious street taco, because taco Tuesday deserves a comeback. And the amount of takeout dinners the tulip-man and I eat is proportional to the number of hours I’m on a train each day (rapidly increasing). And everyone knows tacos are a minimal effort, maximum tastiness weeknight kinda dinner. So let’s taco.

The tulip-man likes to poke fun at my obsession with chickpeas. “Chickpeas? Again??” he’ll ask as he hovers over my latest creation. But since my discovery of the Chickpea Gyro, which took Pinterest (and my weekly dinner line-up) by storm, it’s been true chickpea love. So today, we’re incorporating them into these Roasted Cauliflower Tacos, making these tacos ultra-filling and extra-delicious.

What vegetables are good for tacos?

Aim for a mix of crunchy and soft vegetables for the perfect vegetarian tacos. Roasted cauliflower provides filling crunch, while chickpeas are a bit softer and meatier. You can also use sliced portobellos (similar to how we do it in this Portobello Gyros), pulled “pork” oyster mushrooms (like in these tacos), sweet potatoes (like in these Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos, bell peppers, zucchini…wherever the wind takes you!

How do you make vegetarian tacos?

The key to the perfect vegetarian tacos is to keep the flavor high! Being completely plant-based does not mean your tacos have to fall behind in flavor.

Choose your vegetable and season it well (cumin, smoked paprika, and chili powder are all perfect on vegetarian tacos!) And don’t forget to add a killer sauce, like the herby avocado sauce we’re using in these Roasted Cauliflower Tacos (or change it up with this dreamy cashew queso!)

More of our favorite easy vegetarian tacos

• Pulled Mushroom and Corn Tacos
• Tempeh Tacos with Avocado Kiwi Salsa
• Vegan Breakfast Tacos
• Crispy Baked Avocado Tacos
• Soyrizo Tacos with Adobo Creme

Roasted Cauliflower Street Tacos

These Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with quick slaw and avocado cream sauce are a quick and delicious way to load up on veggies this Taco Tuesday!

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Course: Main Dishes, Sandwiches and Wraps

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: cauliflower tacos, street tacos, vegan tacos, vegetarian tacos

Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Occasion: 4th of July, Birthdays, Cinco de Mayo, Game Day

Time: 45 minutes or less

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 8 tacos

Calories: 557kcal

Author: Sarah Bond

4.75 from 20 votes

INGREDIENTS

Quick Slaw

• 2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage 220g2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage 220g
• 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 45 mL3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 45 mL
• 1 lime juiced1 lime juiced
• 1 tsp honey or sugar for vegan alternative1 tsp honey or sugar for vegan alternative
• ¼ tsp salt¼ tsp salt

Roasted Cauliflower Taco Filling

• 3 cups cauliflower 350 g, chopped3 cups cauliflower 350 g, chopped
• 1 15-oz can chickpeas 425g, strained and patted slightly dry1 15-oz can chickpeas 425g, strained and patted slightly dry
• 2 Tbsp olive oil 30 mL2 Tbsp olive oil 30 mL
• 1 Tbsp chili powder1 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp paprika2 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp salt½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp cumin¼ tsp cumin

Avocado Sauce

• 1 ripe avocado1 ripe avocado
• 1 clove garlic minced1 clove garlic minced
• ¼ cup good olive oil 60 mL¼ cup good olive oil 60 mL
• Juice of ½ limeJuice of ½ lime
• 2 Tbsp chopped parsley2 Tbsp chopped parsley
• Salt and pepper to tasteSalt and pepper to taste

To serve

• 8 flour tortillas or corn8 flour tortillas or corn

INSTRUCTIONS

• Slaw: Combine all of the Slaw ingredients in a non-metal bowl and set aside. Stir every once in a while.
• Bake Filling: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 C). Toss together all Cauliflower Filling ingredients. Lay on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, or until slightly browned and crisp.
• Sauce: Meanwhile, combine all Sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
• Assemble: Spoon filling evenly onto 8 tortillas. Top with a heaping spoonful of slaw and avocado sauce. Serve immediately or store separately until ready to eat.

NUTRITION

Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 57.9g | Protein: 13.1g | Fat: 33.7g | Sodium: 530mg | Fiber: 16.7g

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