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Buffalo cauliflower tacos drizzled with creamy avocado sauce.

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado Crema


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4.7 from 55 reviews

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 tacos (probably 4-5 servings) 1x

Description

This colorful, spicy, crispy, mega-yum recipe was inspired by the amazing buffalo “wings” at J. Selby’s in Saint Paul and this recipe from Sarah Sullivan. Thanks to both sources of inspiration!


Ingredients

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Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon each garlic powder, salt, and pepper
  • 1 head cauliflower (45 cups florets)
  • 3/4 cup hot sauce (I used Frank’s brand)
  • 3 cups shredded cabbage or slaw
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 10 tortillas

Avocado Crema

  • 2 avocados
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 cup sour cream (yogurt would work, too)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • squeeze of lemon or lime

Instructions

  1. Batter the cauliflower: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Whisk flour, milk, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Dip cauliflower pieces in the batter and let excess drip off. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake on an upper rack for 15-20 minutes until lightly crisped and browned.
  2. Spice the cauliflower: Gently toss the baked cauliflower in a bowl with the hot sauce. Return to pan. Bake for another 5-10 minutes.
  3. Avocado Crema: Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
  4. Slaw: Toss the slaw with some of the avocado crema until it’s nice and creamy.
  5. Tacos: Fill each tortilla with slaw, cauliflower, a drizzle of avocado crema, and cilantro. Perfection!

Notes

Gluten Free: Use GF flour and GF corn tortillas. Note: you may need a few more tablespoons of milk to get the right consistency for the batter when using GF flour.

Vegan: use non-dairy milk and skip the sour cream in the sauce.

Cauliflower Pro Tip: It helps if you have a greased wire rack to bake the cauliflower on – this allows excess batter to drip down and promotes crispiness. 👍🏼 But it works fine without, too.

Notes about texture: The texture as written is pretty firm and crispy, but not deep-fried-level crispy. Not surprisingly, you’d have to deep fry to achieve that. Which you could totally do! Here’s a recipe with a deep fry batter that I’d recommend if you want to spend the time doing that (it’s delish). But to me, this is a really great middle-of-the-road alternative that is a) much easier, b) healthier, and c) still really tasty!

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: buffalo cauliflower tacos, avocado slaw, avocado crema