We’ve got a new all-time favorite meatless meal, and I am excited to share it with you today! I don’t normally like to call for “special ingredients” in any of my recipes, but the smoked salt is an exception to the rule. And for a good reason. BUT you could totally sub regular salt if you don’t feel like buying something extra (and you don’t regularly experience FOMO – haha), but I really can’t recommend it enough both here and the one other time I’ve called for it (in our wing recipe). See it won’t go to waste! And it really does take this recipe from really good to amazing … can’t wait to hear what you think of it.
Even your biggest meat lovers will not be missing a thing with these vegetarian tacos … I’ve seriously never seen my kids scarf down veggies so fast! Oh and this is a great recipe to double while you’re at it (just the cauliflower since you’ll already have extra sauce). They are just as tasty the next day and, as we’ve discussed, when you cook from scratch this often—leftovers are the bomb!
Smoky Cauliflower Tacos (with a Blender Romesco Sauce)
Ingredients
For the cauliflower
- 1 large head cauliflower
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked salt, you can sub regular salt, but then these won't taste smoky!
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lime, juiced
For the romesco sauce
- 1 14.5-oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 4-oz jar pimentos, with juice
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked salt, again, you can sub regular salt but the smoked salt is SO worth it!
Instructions
For the cauliflower
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut cauliflower into 1" bite-size pieces, big stems removed and discarded. Place on large baking sheet.
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In a small bowl mix the spices. Drizzle the olive oil, lime juice and then the spices over top of the cauliflower. Toss to combine.
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Bake until tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes.
For the romesco sauce
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Blend all ingredients until smooth. Serve at room temperature or warm. Reserve half of the sauce for leftovers (lucky you)!
To assemble
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Serve roasted cauliflower and Romesco sauce with corn tortillas, grated cheese, sliced red cabbage, fresh cilantro, avocado and whatever else you love to have on your tacos.
Recipe Notes
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
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kell
December 15, 2017 at 4:19 pmhey.. thats nice.. i love to explore new foody places to enjoy the taste.
Jennifer
December 22, 2017 at 11:09 amDon’t discard the stems. Save them for veggie soup or minestrone soup!!
Marla Dietz
December 22, 2017 at 11:34 amMade this last night and loved it! I forgot to buy pimentos so I subbed a handful of pimento stuffed olives, which was delicious. We used a small package of cauliflower so have a ton of leftover sauce, any suggestions on how to best use it?
Amy Taylor (comment moderator)
December 29, 2017 at 4:08 pmI use it on veggie sandwiches.
Jennifer Brissette
December 22, 2017 at 11:38 amCan’t wait to try this!!
Carole Finneran
December 23, 2017 at 8:21 pmMade these tonight. My vegetarian son and meat eater son love them! Will make them again!
Marissa
December 27, 2017 at 8:14 amThis looks great! Can’t wait to make it for dinner tonight. One suggestion…add the corn tortillas to your list of ingredients. Thank you!
Debbie Johnson
January 6, 2018 at 6:00 pmWhat can you substitute for the raw almonds in the sauce if you have a nut allergy?
Amy Taylor (comment moderator)
January 22, 2018 at 1:23 pmWhile we’ve not subbed here, you could use sunflower seeds or pepitos.
Tracy Williams
January 22, 2018 at 4:34 pmI wonder how it would be to use some smoked paprika and regular salt. I already have smoked paprika in my spice cabinet.
Amy Taylor (comment moderator)
January 29, 2018 at 12:36 pmI love smoked paprika. Let us know what you thought.
Nicci
February 11, 2018 at 7:50 pmYum! This will definitely be dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing :)
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Jai
March 14, 2018 at 3:13 amit is a different type of tacos recipe.
Chris Garretson
June 27, 2018 at 4:43 pmThese are amazing! I could not find smoked salt, but anxious to try them again with it.