Cauliflower Tacos
by Theophilos Giannakopoulos
Based on a green chef recipe. Makes enough for 2, double for 4. How many tacos it fills depends on how big the shells are. Works best with soft taco shells.
Ingredients
- Lime juice: 1 oz (1 juicy limes or 2 not-so-juicy limes)
- Peanut butter or peanut butter powder: 2 tbsp (powder is easier to work with)
- Ginger: 1 tbsp, grated
- Cauliflower: 10 oz, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- Breadcrumbs: 1/2 cup
- Flour: 1/4 cup
- Smoked paprika: 1/2 tsp
- Lime: 1 whole (in addition to above, for juice and garnish)
- Agave: 3/4 oz
- Red cabbage: 5 1/2 oz, thinly sliced (or a bag of the pre-chopped stuff)
- Scallions: 1 big one or 2 small ones
- Tortillas: 4 to 6, depending on size
- Peanuts: a few, roughly chopped, for garnish
Also need some kind of sriracha-ginger or chipotle-garlic mayo… no recipe for that yet, so use store bought or wing it.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Mix grated ginger, peanut butter powder, and 1 oz lime juice in large bowl. Add water as needed to thin out a bit.
- Add cauliflower to large bowl
- Stir to coat cauliflower with sauce.
- Mix breadcrumbs, flower, and smoked paprika in small bowl
- Add to cauliflower bowl, mix/toss to coat
- For easy cleanup put aluminum foil on one pan and lightly oil
- For harder cleanup but less waste, skip aluminum and oil the pan
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. (22 minutes for one tray in my oven.)
- Half the lime. One half will be for 2 garnish slices. Juice the other half into a large bowl.
- Add agave, salt, and black pepper to the same bowl and mix.
- Toss cabbage in lime dressing.
- Dress tacos with spicy mayo.
- Add cauliflower, top with cabbage and peanuts.