crunchy cauliflower tacos with chipotle dipping sauce
 
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Recipe type: Vegetarian
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • Tacos:
  • 1 large head of Cauliflower, separated and lightly chopped
  • 1 whole red pepper or poblano pepper
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1tsp red pepper flake
  • juice of ½ lime
  • 2tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1cup shredded pepper jack cheese
  • 12 small soft corn tortilla shells
  • Sauce:
  • ¼ cup mayo or plain yogurt
  • juice of ½ lime
  • 1 canned chipotle pepper (in its own sauce - not the entire can just one pepper, very important)
  • 2tbsp fresh cilantro
  • ½tsp cumin
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Turn broiler on high and place pepper about 6 inches underneath (more if you are a notorious forgetter). Char (blacken) all sides. Pull out of oven, place in bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
  2. While pepper is cooling heat a skillet on medium high heat and toss cauliflower with olive oil and salt and pepper. Put cauliflower in pan and cook until black spots form but before cauliflower completely softens. Take cauliflower out of pan and set on chopping board.
  3. Once pepper is cool take out of bowl and peel the skin off. Discard skin, core and seeds. Cut into ¼ strips then chop into small bite size pieces with the cauliflower.
  4. Put cauliflower and pepper in bowl and toss with red pepper flake, lime juice, cilantro and cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Heat a griddle on medium high heat. Brush one side of tortilla with olive oil. Place brushed side down on griddle and put ¼ cup cauliflower mixture on ½ of shell. Fold in half let brown. Once first side is nice and golden flip over and brown the other. Repeat until all filling is used. Keep tacos warm by placing on a cooling rack inside of a 200 degree oven.
  6. To make the sauce simply place all sauce ingredients in food processor and pulse until combined and smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Serve warm tacos with sauce. Yum!
Recipe by pretty plain janes at https://prettyplainjanes.com/2015/03/12/crunchy-cauliflower-tacos-with-chipotle-dipping-sauce/