Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos - Oh My!

 First, I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last post. We have been busy; we had our living room, dining room, and hallway walls plastered and repainted a calming blue/gray – I like it a lot. With that, however, we had to remove the books from the shelves and everything off the walls and moved to the center of the room and then the reverse of that when the job was done – that’s what we’ve been up to.

Dan is fully vaccinated, and I have my second shot on April 26^th so we’re getting there. We’ll still do the masking, social distancing, and follow CDC guidelines but it feels good to be moving in the right direction.

We’re starting garden things; the garlic that we planted last fall is up and growing and Dan built a hoop house over one of the beds so that I can get me greens and radishes started. Our garden plan is ready – now all we need is some warmer weather and plants.

One of my favorite vegetables is cauliflower, it’s so flexible. You can steam it, roast it, and eat it raw. It is high in fiber, promotes weight loss and colon health. It can be a great replacement for high-carb foods like rice and a great basis for gluten-free tortillas and pizza crusts.

I’ve tried a few different recipes for buffalo cauliflower but the one my stepdaughter Mary gave me is my favorite.

Ingredients:

Cauliflower

1 medium head of cauliflower – broken into florets

1 cup flour

1 T olive oil

1 cup milk – I use oat milk

Garlic powder

For Buffalo Sauce:

2/3 cup hot sauce – Franks hot is the house favorite

¼ cup cold unsalted butter

1.5 T white vinegar

¼ t Garlic powder

1/8 t cayenne pepper

Salt

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces discarding the core. Combine milk, flour, garlic powder, pepper, and olive oil in a large bowl. Add cauliflower and mix until well coated. Pour cauliflower into a large strainer letting any excess batter drip off and put on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes.

 

While cauliflower is baking combine sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until you see boiling at the edges. Remove from heat. Remove cauliflower from oven and toss with buffalo sauce bake an additional 10 minutes until cauliflower is tender-crisp.

 

Serve with tortillas, peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, sliced green onions, and avocado. 

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