Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos (Vegan)

Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos make taco night easy to achieve on a whim— just toss the veggies in a delicious blend of spices, roast until crispy, and tuck into tortillas with your favorite toppings. Vegan tacos on a weeknight, here we come!

Cauliflower tacos aren’t just a healthier, vegan option, they’re also easier than meat-based tacos and far more convenient. You don’t have to worry about cooking and shredding chicken, dirtying up your stove with splatters of beef, or dredging and frying fish. So while I love a weeknight dinner that happens to be plant-based, my original inspiration for this recipe was an intense craving for tacos, and an even stronger desire to do as little work as possible.

Just drizzle a bunch of chopped cauliflower and a can of chickpeas with olive oil, and season with salt and as many of the spices on the ingredients list that you’ve got. The only essential spice is chili powder, and the smoked paprika adds amazing flavor. The rest of the spices make everything better, but don’t stress if you don’t have them all.

Roast the vegetable-chickpea mixture while you heat tortillas and get your toppings ready, then just scoop, fill, and serve!

Or, try it with tofu

Instead of chickpeas, tofu makes a great vegan protein option for stuffing these tacos. Start with a block of firm tofu and drain it well. Gently crumble it on to another sheet pan. Since tofu has more moisture than chickpeas, it will never get crispy if it’s on a crowded sheet pan with the cauliflower. Drizzle it generously with olive oil and salt, then use the same seasonings on the tofu as you did the cauliflower. Add the tofu and cauliflower to the oven at the same time, they’ll both take 30-35 minutes to roast.

How to make cauliflower tacos

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Season the cauliflower and chickpeas with olive oil, salt, chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Roast for 30-35 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden brown in spots and the chickpeas are slightly crisp.

Meanwhile, heat the tortillas. If you have a gas stove, char them directly over the open flame, using tongs to flip, a few seconds per side. For an electric stove, toast them in a small skillet until pliable and warmed through. Store tortillas wrapped in foil to keep warm.

To serve, add a scoop of the cauliflower-chickpea mixture into the middle of each tortilla, top with avocado, pico de gallo, a few cilantro leaves, a squeeze of lime, and a couple dashes of hot sauce.

More favorite vegan recipes:

• Vegan Kale Caesar Salad With Fresh Croutons
• Vegan Cashew Queso
• Spicy Lentil Soup With Chile And Lemon

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Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos (Vegan)

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Dinner – American, Mexican

By Samantha – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 35 minutes – Total Time: 45 minutes

Just toss the vegetable-chickpea mixture in a delicious blend of spices, roast until crispy, and tuck into tortillas with your favorite toppings. Healthy tacos on a weeknight, here we come!

Ingredients

• For the cauliflower and chickpeas:
• 1 small head cauliflower, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 15.5-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• For serving:
• 12 corn or flour tortillas
• Sliced avocado or guacamole
• Pico de gallo or salsa
• Fresh cilantro, leaves separated from large stems
• Lime wedges
• Hot sauce

Instructions

1

Heat the oven to 425°F. Arrange the cauliflower and chickpeas on a large rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle generously with olive oil, season with salt. Sprinkle with the chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Toss with your hands, then taste and adjust seasonings. Transfer to the oven and roast for 30-35 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden brown in spots and the chickpeas are slightly crisp.

2

When the chickpea-cauliflower mixture is almost ready, heat the tortillas. If you have a gas stove, char them directly over the open flame, using tongs to flip, a few seconds per side. For an electric stove, toast them in a small skillet until pliable and warmed through. Store tortillas wrapped in foil to keep warm.

3

To serve, add a scoop of the cauliflower-chickpea mixture into the middle of each tortilla, top with avocado, pico de gallo, a few cilantro leaves, a big squeeze of lime, and a couple dashes of hot sauce.

Notes

The only essential spice is chili powder, and the smoked paprika adds amazing flavor. The rest of the spices make everything better, but don’t stress if you don’t have them all.