HHere are all the best vegan and vegetarian Mexican recipes: from tacos to enchiladas to refried bean dip! Perfect for eating plant based.

Vegetarian Mexican recipes

You might immediately think of carnitas and taco meat, turns out the Mexican style cuisine is perfect for loading on the veggies. Why? The spiced, tangy, and savory flavors present in this style of cooking bring huge flavor to plant based eating. Tacos, enchiladas, nachos, tostadas and more can easily be made vegetarian by using refried beans, lentils, and even jackfruit as a stand in for meat. Load on the beautiful veggie toppings and you’ve got a seriously plant based meal. Here we’ve rounded up all of our favorite vegetarian Mexican recipes — you’ll notice that we have so many, we’ve highlighted 15 and then just kept going! So keep reading until the end.

Before we start: this is not a list of authentic Mexican dishes! Most of the recipes below are inspired by Mexican flavors and style. For authentic Mexican style recipes, head to this list at Saveur. See also: Easy Mexican Recipes and 20 Tasty Mexican Appetizers.

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Cauliflower Tacos | Easy Cauliflower Tacos

Cauliflower Tacos


  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 tacos 1x

Description

These cauliflower tacos with breaded cauliflower, refried beans and silky Yum Yum sauce are all about one thing: big flavor!


Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Make the Crispy Breaded Cauliflower (about 40 minutes total; use the remaining time to complete the steps below.)
  2. If using purchased refried beans, taste and if needed, mix with ½ teaspoon cumin and/or a pinch or two kosher salt. (Or, you can make our Supremely Simple Refried Black Beans but for this recipe we preferred using storebought so we could focus on the cauliflower!)
  3. Thinly slice the cabbage, enough for 2 cups. Mix it with 2 tablespoons lime juice and a pinch or two of salt. Allow it to stand at room temperature until serving.
  4. Make the Yum Yum Sauce or Spicy Chipotle Sauce.
  5. Warm the tortillas, or char them by placing them on grates above an open gas flame on medium heat for a few seconds per side, flipping with tongs, until they are slightly blackened and warm.
  6. Chop the cilantro for a garnish.
  7. To serve, place refried beans in a tortilla, top with cabbage, breaded cauliflower, Yum Yum sauce, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges to spritz prior to serving. (If you have leftover cauliflower, you can reheat them in a 350F oven for 10 minutes, flipping once.)
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Mexican Inspired

Keywords: Cauliflower Tacos

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About the authors

Sonja & Alex

Meet Sonja and Alex Overhiser: Husband and wife. Expert home cooks. Authors of recipes you'll want to make again and again.

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