Spicy Cauliflower Tacos with Ranch Slaw

While listening to Good Morning America recently, Daphne Oz (daughter of well-known physician Dr. Mehmet Oz – at least I know who he is) was promoting her new cookbook, Eat Your Heart Out. She demonstrated how to make these cauliflower tacos which I thought was a great idea and especially serving them in a lettuce wrap. Her cookbook recipes have no refined sugar, no gluten and limits dairy.

May 5th is Cinco De Mayo and tacos are a great way to celebrate this Mexican holiday.

Spicy Cauliflower Tacos with Ranch Slaw

Adapted from Daphne Oz

  • 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped or in my case parsley
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • I added some thin slivers of carrots
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp. Tangy Ranch Dressing – I did not care for her Ranch Dressing and ended up using Ranch that I had in the refrigerator.  A blue cheese dressing would also be delicious or try a creamy caesar.

You could also buy a coleslaw mix at the grocery or coleslaw pre-made. I do recommend making it fresh as the crunch of the slaw goes well with the spicy cauliflower.

Tangy Ranch Dressing:

I did not care for this dressing at all!  I would leave out the lemon and carefully add the fresh herbs to taste – the tarragon was overpowering and didn’t blend well with the rest of the ingredients.

  • 3/4 cup full-fat goat or sheep milk yogurt (I used 2% Fage yogurt)
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt ( I used garlic powder)
  • 3 tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
  • 2 tbsp. fresh dill, minced
  • 2 tbsp. fresh chives, minced
  • 2 tbsp. fresh tarragon leaves, minced
  • 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon, about 1 tbsp.
  • 1/4 tsp. sweet paprika
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Combine all the ranch dressing ingredients and add to the coleslaw mix when ready to serve.

Buffalo Cauliflower:

The batter was way too thick – I doubled the water (from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup+).

  • 1 cup rice flour (you can substitute AP, cornstarch, tapioca, almond flour)
  • 1/2 cup goat or sheep milk yogurt (I used 2% Fage)
  • 1 tsp. sweet paprika
  • 1/4-1/2 cup gluten free and refined sugar free hot sauce (I used Sriracha)
  • sea salt to taste
  • 6 cups cauliflower florets
  • 8 chickpea flour crepes – I used carb balance tortilla wraps and large lettuce leaves (boat leaves)

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 

Combine the flour, yogurt, paprika, garlic powder, hot sauce and 1/4 cup water in a large bowl until smooth. Season with salt. Toss the cauliflower in the batter to evenly coat. Using a slotted spoon remove the florets allowing any excess batter to drip off. Place on prepared sheet pan. Roast for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

If using the chickpea wraps char them lightly on both sides.

I used lettuce boats and placed a few pieces of cauliflower on one side and the slaw on the other side. I also made them in tortilla wraps, first heating them up, coleslaw on first followed by the cauliflower. Rolled them up and enjoyed!

Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com

6 thoughts on “Spicy Cauliflower Tacos with Ranch Slaw

  1. Howdy Judi, buffalo cauliflower has become a regular at our table these past few months. But, i’ve never thought of making a lettuce wrap taco from them. Sounds great and I’ll be going with reduced fat blue cheese dressing for ours…

    • Hey Ron – good to hear from you again! Blue cheese and buffalo “cauliflower” just go together. I’ve been eating reduced fat blue cheese, feta and any cheese I can find with lower fat. I find they taste just as good 🙂 I love wraps and substituting lettuce leaves for high fat/carb tortillas are a plus for me.

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