Purple Cauliflower Tacos
Sometimes you need to eat a pretty vegetable to get yourself excited about cooking vegetables. These purple cauliflower tacos will certainly help! They feature a simple roasted cauliflower medley, smooth and chunky chipotle black beans, and guacamole.
Ingredients
- 8 4.5" tortillas
roasted cauliflower
- 1 small purple cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
- 1 small white cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp sea salt *adjust depending on how much cauliflower you have!
- ½ tsp black pepper *adjust depending on how much cauliflower you have!
chunky and smooth chipotle black beans
- 1 tbsp avocado oil or neutral oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ red onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- 400 g canned black beans (1 15 oz. can)
- 1 tsp lime zest (~ ½ lime)
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp adobo sauce
- ½ tbsp lime juice (~ ½ lime)
guacamole
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1.5 avocado (round up to 2 if you're annoyed that you have a leftover half lol)
- ½ medium tomato, chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ½ tbsp lime juice
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Roast cauliflower. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Toss the chopped cauliflower onto a baking sheet with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes. Flip and roast for 5 more minutes.
- Cook the black beans. Heat 1 tbsp avocado oil in a medium pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, fry cumin seeds and bay leaf for 1 minute. Add onions and cook until translucent, which should take 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and salt. Cook for 2 minutes. Drain the liquid from the canned black beans and add black beans and lime zest. Let the beans cook for up to 10 minutes. Taste for salt.
- Make the smooth black beans. Add half of the cooked black beans to a blender with a chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, lime juice, and about ¼ cup water. Process until mostly smooth.
- Prepare guacamole. Heat a serrano pepper in a pan on high heat or hold it directly over the stove flame using tongs. Heat it until charred and slightly blistered, which should take about 10 minutes. Chop the pepper. Smash the avocado in a bowl. Add tomato, cilantro, and the chopped serrano pepper. Add lime juice and salt to taste.
- To assemble: Heat tortillas on a pan. Add chunky black beans, smooth black beans, and roasted cauliflower. Finish with a spoonful of guacamole. Garnish with cilantro.