Vegetarian Cauliflower Tacos Everyone Will Love.
Let’s talk about tacos! Specifically, let’s talk about these roasted cauliflower tacos with tangy avocado crema. It is Tuesday after all, which gives us all just the excuse we need to eat more of our easy weeknight dinner staple: tacos!
Even the Kids Will Eat These Easy Cauliflower Tacos.
We eat a LOT of tacos in our house. A lot. In fact, the other day I was making steak and broccoli and my oldest kid started making guacamole and warming up tortillas. When I asked why he was making such an elaborate snack WHILE I was making a full dinner, he replied “Mom, we can just turn what you’re making into a taco recipe. It’ll be so much better.” That’s my kind of kid!
And hey, he was right. Everything's better when served in a warm tortilla and paired with avocado, which is why I’m currently obsessed with this smokey, taco seasoning adorned cauliflower taco recipe.
Give Me All the Cauliflower
I’ve always loved cauliflower, but lately my obsession has reached new heights. Maybe you’ve noticed, but we’ve had a lot of cauliflower going on around here lately. Here's a few that I'm currently crushing on!
- Vegan Cauliflower Curry that I can’t get enough.
- The miracle that is...Cauliflower Pizza Crust!
- Curried Cauliflower Quinoa Salad: you had me at curry.
- Cauliflower Steak with Walnut-Kale Pesto my newest love.
It seemed only natural to marry my two great food loves off to one another for this dynamite vegetarian taco recipe. And cauliflower with taco seasoning + tortillas are a match made it heaven, if I do say so myself.
Perfectly Crispy Cauliflower Tacos.
We discuss the best method for roasting cauliflower at length in our Roasted Cauliflower post, but just in case you missed it, here’s a refresher. The key to achieving the ideal texture and color with your roasted cauliflower is using high heat. We like the inside of our cauliflower to be soft and the outside to be crispy. Roasting it at too low a temperature will result in a mushy texture, which is not at all what we’re going for here.
How to Make Cauliflower Tacos
Besides the obvious of roasted cauliflower (seasoned with our favorite Homemade Taco Seasoning), here are a few things we love to add to these vegetarian tacos:
- Avocado or guacamole
- Shredded cabbage
- Fresh squeezed limes
- Zesty avocado crema
How to Make Avocado Crema
The cauliflower makes these tacos delicious, but the avocado crema makes them craveable. To create this luscious concoction we use avocados, sour cream, lots of garlic, a decent amount of lime juice, and a handful of fresh cilantro. All that goodness gets blended until creamy and the result is a sauce you’ll wish you made more of. You can drizzle the crema on top of your taco (like we did here), or toss the cabbage in it for an ideal slaw.
Swoon Worthy Veggie Tacos.
We’re in love we these quick and easy roasted cauliflower tacos, because they taste amazing! But, if that fact alone isn’t enough to convince you to make them, maybe one of the reasons below will.
These crispy cauliflower tacos are:
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Healthy
- Comforting
- Smoky
- Done in 30 minutes
- Perfect for meatless Mondays
More Healthy Mexican Dinners
If Mexican food is on your mind, but you’re not feeling this recipe (uh...what?) we are also seriously crushing on these Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. If you’re looking for a side dish then this Fresh Restaurant Style Salsa and this Perfect Guacamole are crowd pleasers every time! Or, maybe try our Turkey Stuffed Peppers for a low carb, one pan, perfect-for-making-ahead meal. So many options and all of them so, so tasty!
How'd You Like Them?
If you make these roasted cauliflower tacos, we’d love to hear about it! Be sure to snap a photo, add it to your Instagram feed or stories, and tag us @themodernproper and #themodernproper if you do. Also, feel free to leave a comment on the post and tell your friends where you discovered the recipe.
