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Butter Cauliflower Wrap: The Plant-Based Dinner That Actually Fills You Up

A rich, creamy plant-based wrap with spiced cauliflower and chickpeas in a smooth tomato-cashew butter sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cauliflower head
  • 130 grams chickpeas garbanzo beans, drained
  • 0.5 lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoons oil
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric divided
  • 1 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 100 grams raw cashews
  • 400 milliliters crushed tomatoes
  • 50 milliliters vegan heavy cream
  • 70 milliliters maple syrup
  • 1 large white onion quartered
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoons plant-based butter
  • 3 fresh ginger grated (cm piece)
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 1 teaspoons caraway seeds
  • 4 large flour tortillas
  • 1 fresh cilantro handful for serving
  • 0.5 cups shredded cheese dairy or vegan, for serving
  • 0.5 teaspoons extra red pepper flakes for serving

Instructions

  • Blanch the cauliflower: Boil 1 cauliflower head florets for 3 minutes
  • . Drain well.
  • Marinate cauliflower & chickpeas: Toss cauliflower and 130 grams chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained with 0.5 lemon, juiced, 1 teaspoons chili powder, 1 tablespoons oil, 1 tsp of 2 teaspoons turmeric (divided), 1 teaspoons cumin, and 1 teaspoons cinnamon until evenly coated. Set aside.
  • Blend the sauce: Blend 100 grams raw cashews, 400 milliliters crushed tomatoes, 50 milliliters vegan heavy cream, 70 milliliters maple syrup, remaining 2 teaspoons turmeric (divided), 1 large white onion, quartered, and 4 tablespoons tomato paste until completely smooth.
  • Build the flavor base: Melt 1 teaspoons plant-based butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoons fennel seeds, 1 teaspoons caraway seeds, 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoons salt, 3 fresh ginger, grated (cm piece), and 3 garlic cloves, minced. Stir and cook for 1 minute
  • until fragrant.
  • Simmer in sauce: Pour blended sauce into skillet. Add marinated cauliflower and chickpeas. Simmer for 5 minutes
  • , stirring occasionally, until everything is coated and heated through.
  • Assemble and serve: Lay 4 large flour tortillas flat. Add 0.5 cups shredded cheese (dairy or vegan), for serving, spoon over cauliflower filling, top with 1 fresh cilantro, handful for serving and a pinch of 0.5 teaspoons extra red pepper flakes, for serving. Roll up tightly and serve immediately.