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









Sounds tasty and delicious. 🍃🌮
They were – I’ve been eating them all week for lunch 🙂
A nice twist of the original recipe! 🙂
Thanks 🙂
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.