Big bowls of delicious plant-based food: they’re a thing of wonder
Ingredients
- 1/2 cauliflower
- 1 red pepper
- drizzle of vegetable oil
- salt & pepper
Salsa
- 100 g / 3.5oz tinned pineapple
- 1/2 red onion
- 150 g / 5.3oz cherry tomatoes
- 1 green chilli
- 1 lime
To serve
- 2/3 cup basmati rice we use a basmati wild rice mix
- 400 g / 14oz tinned black beans
- 200 g / 7oz tinned sweetcorn
- handful coriander
- handful lettuce leaves
- lime wedges
Taco seasoning (if making from scratch)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- pinch of chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp onion granules
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
Ranch dressing (optional)
- 1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1 or 2 tbsp oat milk
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 1/2 tsp dry dill
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- pinches of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F fan-assisted.
- Slice the cauliflower into bite-sized pieces and cut the pepper into thin strips, removing the seeds as you go. Transfer both to a baking tray and drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper. If you’re making the taco seasoning from scratch, combine all the ingredients in a bowl, then sprinkle the seasoning all over the veggies and combine with your hands. Roast for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook the rice as per packet instructions.
- To prepare the salsa, dice the pineapple, red onion, cherry tomatoes and green chilli, and transfer to a mixing bowl. Squeeze in the juice of the lime and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine, then set to one side for later.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Drain the sweetcorn and add to the frying pan. Fry for 5-10 minutes until charred, stirring occasionally.
- Once the rice is ready, drain and rinse the black beans and add them to the rice along with a pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
- Prepare the toppings by picking the leaves off the coriander, slice the lettuce and cut the lime into wedges.
- To build the cauliflower taco bowl, spoon half of the rice mixture into each bowl, followed by half the roasted red peppers, cauliflower, coriander, salsa, lettuce leaves and sweetcorn.
- Prepare the ranch dressing by combining all of the ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
- To finish, drizzle the ranch dressing over the cauliflower taco bowls and voila!