Pesto Cauliflower & Cheese Tacos

Pesto Cauliflower & Cheese Tacos
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Prep Time8 minsCook Time7 minsTotal Time15 mins
Ingredients
 ½ cup coriander stems
 2 cups baby spinach leaves
 2 tbsp olive oil
 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
 ½ cup raw unsalted cashew nuts
 ½ tsp salt
 1 tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp chopped garlic (2 cloves)
 ¼ cup water
 2 jalapeños in the sauceto give it that extra kick
 1 large whole cauliflower (1 1/2 if small ones)
 grated cheese (use vegan cheese for vegan option)I used mozzarella (optional)
 12 taco shells
Method
1

Pre-heat your oven to 200C

2

Wash & cut your cauliflower into florets

3

Steam in a steam pan for 3mins

4

Whilst you wait to make your pesto - simply blitzing all the remaining ingredients into a sauce...

5

Line an oven tray with foil

6

Place your steamed cauliflower on the oven tray (test if ready by sticking a knife through one of the floret stems and it should poke through - be careful not to over steam otherwise the cauliflower will become a mush)

7

Place your taco shells in the oven as per instructions and meanwhile...

8

Coat your cauliflower in coriander & spinach pesto and top up with grated cheese

9

Remove taco shells from oven (usually it takes 2mins

10

Turn oven to grill and grill for 5mins

11

Fill your shells and serve

12

Sauce up with a spicy sauce if you fancy

13

You can also BBQ your cauliflower which would taste even better

Ingredients

Ingredients
 ½ cup coriander stems
 2 cups baby spinach leaves
 2 tbsp olive oil
 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
 ½ cup raw unsalted cashew nuts
 ½ tsp salt
 1 tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp chopped garlic (2 cloves)
 ¼ cup water
 2 jalapeños in the sauceto give it that extra kick
 1 large whole cauliflower (1 1/2 if small ones)
 grated cheese (use vegan cheese for vegan option)I used mozzarella (optional)
 12 taco shells

Directions

Method
1

Pre-heat your oven to 200C

2

Wash & cut your cauliflower into florets

3

Steam in a steam pan for 3mins

4

Whilst you wait to make your pesto - simply blitzing all the remaining ingredients into a sauce...

5

Line an oven tray with foil

6

Place your steamed cauliflower on the oven tray (test if ready by sticking a knife through one of the floret stems and it should poke through - be careful not to over steam otherwise the cauliflower will become a mush)

7

Place your taco shells in the oven as per instructions and meanwhile...

8

Coat your cauliflower in coriander & spinach pesto and top up with grated cheese

9

Remove taco shells from oven (usually it takes 2mins

10

Turn oven to grill and grill for 5mins

11

Fill your shells and serve

12

Sauce up with a spicy sauce if you fancy

13

You can also BBQ your cauliflower which would taste even better

Pesto Cauliflower & Cheese Tacos
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