Cauliflower Taco Recipe

Cauliflower Taco Recipe

How To Make Cauliflower Tacos

Go meatless with this taco recipe with filling that is made entirely of cauliflower. This healthy alternative will change your mind about vegan cuisine.

Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

  • vegetable oil
  • 10small flour tortillas
  • 1head cauliflowercut into 1″ to 2″ florets
  • 3cupsred cabbagecut, julienned
  • 4cupslettucecut, julienned
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaveschopped
  • 1cupshredded cheese to garnish, optional
  • 1avocadosliced
  • 3cuppanko bread crumbs
  • 2 cupall purpose flourmixed with 1 cup (240 ml) water to form pancake-like batter
  • 1tspcornstarch
  • 4 tspcayenne pepper
  • 4 tsppaprika
  • 2 tspchipotle chili powder
  • 2 tspblack pepper
  • cuphot sauce
  • 1cuphot sauce
  • 1tspsaltto taste

Instructions

  1. In a deep, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the oil on medium for frying.

  2. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

  3. Add Panko breadcrumbs into a bowl and to this, add cayenne, paprika, chipotle chili powder, black pepper, and mix together. Add salt to taste.

  4. In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour, water, cayenne, paprika, chipotle chili powder, black pepper, and Texas Pete Hot Sauce to create a batter.

  5. Dip the 1″ to 2″ cauliflower florets into the all-purpose-flour mixture first, and then dip them into the bread crumb mixture, ensuring all florets are covered completely.

  6. Fry cauliflower florets slices until golden-brown. Place them on a plate lined with a paper towel to soak up the oil, then place them on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  7. Drizzle the 1 cup of Texas Pete Hot Sauce onto the cauliflower wings. Bake for 7 minutes while heating tortillas.

  8. Assemble by spreading homemade ranch in the middle of the tortilla and then placing 3 to 4 cauliflower wings onto the tortilla. Add lettuce, red cabbage, avocado slices, cilantro, lime, cheese, and more hot sauce. Serve.

  9. Enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 1062.10kcal
  • Fat: 30.58g
  • Saturated Fat: 6.44g
  • Trans Fat: 0.31g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 14.81g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.61g
  • Carbohydrates: 169.28g
  • Fiber: 15.39g
  • Sugar: 11.05g
  • Protein: 31.61g
  • Cholesterol: 19.21mg
  • Sodium: 7708.11mg
  • Calcium: 421.11mg
  • Potassium: 1497.66mg
  • Iron: 12.49mg
  • Vitamin A: 347.57µg
  • Vitamin C: 275.88mg
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