Vegan BBQ Cauliflower Tacos will spice up your Taco Tuesday – or any day of the week. This easy recipe is made with roasted cauliflower steaks, homemade chipotle barbecue sauce, and all your favorite taco toppings. It’s also vegetarian with a gluten-free option.
Boot Kickin’ BBQ Cauliflower Tacos
I would stuff some into a taco shell. But somehow I never thought of making barbecue tacos until I found them Vegan BBQ without a grill By Linda and Alex Meyer a few years ago.
These tacos are packed with flavor, and they’re super easy to make. You just boil the cauliflower and then bake it with barbecue sauce. Then stuff it into a tortilla with refried beans, salsa and veggies. Dinner is ready!
what do you want
- cauliflower
- Barbecue sauce, homemade or store bought
- Tortillas
See recipe card for exact amounts.
How to Make Homemade Vegan Barbecue Sauce
This spicy-smoky have-it-your-way chipotle barbecue sauce is also easy to make, but if you’re pressed for time, you can use store-bought sauce. I love being able to make my own and control the ingredients, because most store-bought barbecue sauces are loaded with sugar.
- First you whisk the cornstarch and water together until it’s smooth and creamy.
- Then you blanch the tomatoes until the skin starts to separate from the flesh. Remove them from the water, let them cool, and remove the skin and seeds.
- You place the tomatoes in a high-powered blender or food processor along with the garlic, vinegar, molasses, salt, sugar, onion powder, cumin, chipotle pepper, black pepper, and olive oil. Mix together on high until you are smooth and foamy.
- You then pour the mixture into a small saucepan and bring to a boil, and then simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
- You add the cornstarch mixture and stir until it thickens. Cook for another 5 to 8 minutes.
Your homemade bbq sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
How to Make Vegan BBQ Cauliflower Tacos
Once your barbecue sauce is ready, your tacos will come together quickly!
- First you cut your cauliflower in half and then cut each half into steaks about 1 inch thick.
- Next you ring a large pot of water to a boil and add the cauliflower.
- You boil the cauliflower until it is fork tender, drain it and then place it in a shallow dish.
- Then you coat the cauliflower in BBQ sauce and roast for about 25 minutes.
- Finally you assemble your tacos by filling the tortillas with refried beans, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, salsa, avocado slices and vegan cheese.
Serve your BBQ Cauliflower Tacos
Top your tacos with
- Vegan refried beans
- Chopped red cabbage
- Square tomato
- the salsa
- Avocado slices
- Vegan cheese
Or use your favorite vegan taco toppings.
Recipe notes
When buying refried beans for this recipe, make sure they are vegan. Some brands are made with lard. If you follow a gluten-free diet, make sure your tortillas are gluten-free.
Vegan barbecue
Growing up in New Jersey, the word barbecue Refers to a grill or a party that involves cooking on the grill (eg a Backyard barbecue) In my family, we often barbecued burgers, potatoes and corn with coleslaw and potato salad on the side. There was also a type of barbecue sauce, but we didn’t use it very often when grilling.
So when I was older and I heard people talk about it Great barbecue, I mean it’s a fun backyard party that involves grilled food. Of course, I know it now barbecue, or BBQ It is often called, a way of cooking meat, usually pork, with various styles of bbq sauce, and it very Popular in the south. Different southern states have their own styles.
Since anything you can make, we can make vegan, vegan barbecue is not unknown. We can pull jackfruit, marinate meaty portobellos, and grill burgers that will please almost any carnivore. Linda and Alex Meyer make vegan barbecue easier with their new book Great vegan BBQ without the grill.
Great vegan BBQ without the grill
As you can guess from the title, Great vegan BBQ without the grill Full of delicious vegan barbecue recipes that don’t require a grill. The recipes are inspired by their family road trips to South Carolina, Louisiana and Texas and will satisfy any barbecue lover.
inside Great vegan BBQ without the grill, Linda and Alex show how to replicate the smoky flavor and texture of classic BBQ with recipes like Classic BBQ Short Ribs, Pulled Shiitake Mushroom BBQ, and BBQ Jerk Chicken. You will find recipes for burgers, not dogs and “meat”. Linda and Alex use vegetables, beans, tofu, and seitan to recreate the familiar textures of traditional barbecue, and they include plenty of recipes for sauces and dressings to recreate familiar flavors.
Of course, no cookout would be complete without a side dish, so vegetarian versions of traditional favorites are included Great vegan BBQ without the grill, you’ll love Grilled Corn on the Cob with Cilantro Avocado Sauce, Carolina Coleslaw, Smoky Skillet BBQ Baked Beans. There’s also a section dedicated to dips, because you can’t have a party without dips! You must try the Buffalo Chicken Dip and the Grilled Artichoke Dip.
within the chapter Great vegan BBQ without the grill Includes:
- Meat-free BBQ to satisfy meat eaters
- Burgers and sandwiches from the North to the Deep South
- Stick Food: Because eating food on a stick is fun!
- Stuffed, foiled and smothered: delectable entrees for a cozy dinner
- Sides and salads that go with a barbecue
- Barbecue dips to bring to parties
- Keep it juicy: barbecue sauce and rub
Boot Kickin’ BBQ Cauliflower Tacos
material
- 1 Head cauliflower
- 2 the cup 480 ml Have-It-Your-Way Chipotle BBQ Sauce (recipe follows) or store bought
- 6 Flour or corn tortillas
Toppings, optional
- Vegan refried beans (most brands are vegan)
- Chopped red cabbage
- Square tomato
- the salsa
- Avocado slices
- Vegan cheese
instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C).
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Remove the leaves from the cauliflower and slice in half down the middle of the stem. Slice each half into steaks about 1 inch (25 mm) thick. Repeat on the other half.
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Bring a large pot to boil water. Add the cauliflower sticks and any extra flowers you have. Simmer for 10 minutes or until you can easily pierce the cauliflower with a fork. They should be tender, but not mushy. Drain and place in a shallow baking dish.
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Coat the cauliflower in BBQ sauce and roast for about 25 minutes, or until the cauliflower is slightly charred and the sauce is dark and caramelized.
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Heat tortillas and fill with refried beans, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, salsa, avocado slices and vegan cheese.
Comment
Have-it-your-way chipotle barbecue sauce
This recipe makes 2 cups of barbecue sauce. A serving is 2 tablespoons
material
- ½ teaspoon Cornstarch
- 2 table spoon (30 ml) warm water
- 2 big Red tomatoes or 2 cups (480 mL) canned tomato sauce
- 4 cloves garlic or 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- ⅓ the cup (80 mL) apple cider vinegar
- 3 table spoon (45 mL) dark molasses
- 1 ½ teaspoon (8 grams) ground sea salt
- ⅓ the cup (48 g) coconut or dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Chipotle Chili (see notes)
- ½ teaspoon Ground pepper (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon Extra virgin olive oil optional
instructions
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In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water until smooth and creamy.
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Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for about 2 minutes, or until the skin begins to separate from the flesh. Remove from water and let cool. Remove the skin and seeds and place in a high powered blender or food processor. Add garlic, vinegar, molasses, salt, sugar, onion powder, cumin, chipotle pepper, black pepper and olive oil to blender. Mix on high until smooth and frothy.
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Pour the mixture into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the sauce starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent burning. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir well until it thickens. Cook for another 5 to 8 minutes.
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Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Comment
Recipe from Great vegan BBQ without the grill By Linda and Alex Meyer. Reprinted with permission from Page Street Publishing.
Includes more taco recipes you may enjoy
- Soy Lime Seitan Tacos with Mango and Chipotle Aioli
- Chorizo Tacos
- Buffalo Chickpea Tacos
- Double-shelled black bean tacos
- Shaun Chimichurri Tacos
- Crispy Cauliflower Tacos
More cauliflower recipes you might enjoy
- Sesame Cauliflower
- Cauliflower Sticks with Romesco Sauce
- Roasted Cauliflower Piccata
- Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
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