Buffalo Cauliflower + Chickpea Tacos with Vegan Ranch Dressing
Just the right amount of spicy, Nourishing and Satisfying!
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Hope you love these as much as we do!
Update Fall 2020: These Buffalo Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos are amazing all year round but for whatever reason, they remind me of Fall and football….
So it seemed appropriate to kick off the first Taco Tuesday of September with these flavorful and delicious tacos!
Hope you love them as much as we do!
Update April 2020: 7 weeks home and I have finally learned how to order online/ do curbside pickup and minimize my trips to the grocery store! I had been craving these tacos the last few weeks and while it is mostly pantry items, I needed some cabbage and cauliflower which I was able to pick up this week.
So happy I finally had all the ingredients because these tacos are too good!
The cauliflower and chickpeas are spicy, but perfectly balanced with the cabbage, ranch dressing and avocado. And so satisfying!
Hope you love them as much as I do!
Original post…
These tacos may be one of my all time favorites!
Baked Buffalo Cauliflower +Buffalo Chickpeas served with: shredded cabbage, avocado and a creamy Vegan Ranch Dressing, all in one of our favorite Siete Almond Flour Tortillas.
Just the right amount of spicy, perfectly balanced and unbelievably delicious!
Plus they are packed with nutrients and so satisfying!
Plus they are super easy to make even though they look all fancy!
All you need:
cauliflower
chickpeas
cabbage
easy Buffalo sauce (a mix of hot sauce, butter and lemon juice)
easy Vegan ranch dressing (see below, Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe adapted from Minimalist Baker,)
avocado
and your favorite gluten-free tortillas (we used Siete Foods almond flour tortillas which are grain free as well)
And come together quickly!
While the cauliflower and chickpeas roast, you make the vegan ranch dressing (if you haven’t already) and cut the cabbage and avocado. It all comes together at the same time and can be easily meal prepped ahead of time!
Let’s start with the Buffalo Cauliflower.
It couldn’t be easier or tastier!
All you need is cauliflower florets, a hot sauce (we used Frank’s), butter or dairy-free butter, some fresh lemon juice, a neutral oil such as grapeseed or avocado oil and some simple spices — garlic powder, salt and pepper.
First you roast the cauliflower on very high heat (that’s why I’m not using parchment paper, rather roasting directly on the baking sheet– parchment paper can’t withstand the highest heat)
While the cauliflower roasts, you mix together the simple Buffalo sauce, then mix it with the roasted cauliflower and bake an additional 10 minutes to get extra crispy.
Same with the Chickpeas but even easier!
Roast 10 mins, mix with just hot sauce and roast another 10 minutes! They will be crispy and spicy!
The result is crispy, spicy and tangy cauliflower bites and chickpeas which are delicious on their own!
In fact, I’ve found myself making the buffalo chickpeas over and over again because my husband and I love snacking on them and adding them to salads.
While they roast, I make the vegan ranch dressing, which is creamy and delicious and also on repeat in my house!.
Recipe adapted from Minimalist Baker, all you need is:
Cashews (soaked in hot water), unsweetened almond milk, lemon juice, garlic, sea salt, black pepper, onion powder, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, fresh minced dill, fresh minced parsley, fresh chives.
The one key is to make sure you blend all the ingredients except the fresh herbs. Then add in the fresh herbs and stir together.
If you blend them, your ranch dressing will have a green tint, which will be pretty and taste great but may not be what you’re expecting.
All the spicy goodness paired with the ranch dressing, shredded cabbage and avocado in a tortilla makes for an amazing combination of spicy and cooling flavors, creaminess and crunch that is super satisfying and delicious!
Hope you love these as much as we do!
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