
Gluten-free & Vegan General Tso’s Cauliflower {Easy, Healthy Chinese Food, Veggie packed}
About a year ago I posted this vegan & gluten-free orange chicken along with this vegan copycat Chinese fried rice and you all LOVED these recipes so I decided to come up with another better than takeout Chinese food copycat dish! This gluten-free and vegan general tso’s cauliflower takes my famouse turmeric cauliflower recipe up a notch!
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables because there are an endless amount of recipes you can make with it, plus it’s so so HEALTHY!
I am very excited for you to try this recipe, I know you’re gonna LOVE it! It’s super EASY to make and bakes in under 35 minutes. To make it all you need is gluten-free soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, corn starch, garlic, olive oil, water, coconut sugar and sesame seeds. It’s a delicious and healthy take on the classic general tso’s chicken that will have you licking the skillet clean!
This recipe pairs perfectly with my vegan copycat Chinese fried rice or these copycat Chinese vegetable spring rolls {gluten-free, vegan & healthy}. You can serve it over a bed of jasmine rice or alongside your favorite dish.
*Make sure your soy sauce is gluten-free*
Jump to RecipeIngredients
- Cauliflower:
- 3 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sauce:
- 3 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- Garnish:
- 1 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
Cut up cauliflower ☟
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Chop cauliflower into small florets and place in a bowl.
- Add GF soy sauce and apple cider vinegar to cauliflower, let sit for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes drain excess marinade and add corn starch to bowl, toss to coat cauliflower. Add more cornstarch if needed.
- Once florets are coated add to a skillet along with minced garlic and olive oil, toss, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Mix sauce ingredients in a bowl – soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, water, coconut sugar and corn starch.
- Take cauliflower out of oven, add sauce, toss to coat and bake for another 10 minutes or until crispy.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with my vegan Chinese food copycat fried rice or these gluten-free & vegan vegetable spring rolls

Cauliflower General Tso’s
Ingredients
- Cauliflower:
- 3 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sauce:
- 3 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- Garnish:
- 1 tsp sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Chop cauliflower into small florets and place in a bowl.
- Add GF soy sauce and apple cider vinegar to cauliflower, let sit for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes drain excess marinade and add corn starch to bowl, toss to coat cauliflower. Add more cornstarch if needed.
- Once florets are coated add to a skillet along with minced garlic and olive oil, toss, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Mix sauce ingredients in a bowl – soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, water, coconut sugar and corn starch.
- Take cauliflower out of oven, add sauce, toss to coat and bake for another 10 minutes or until crispy.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve!
Other recipes you may enjoy on my blog
- Vegan & Gluten-free Orange Chicken – Chinese Food Copycat {GF, V}
- Vegan Copycat Chinese fried rice – Better than takeout {vegan, veggie packed, healthy, gluten-free}
- Copycat Chinese pork spring rolls {gf, df, healthy}
- Copycat Chinese Vegetable Spring Rolls- Gluten Free, Vegan & Healthy
- Gluten-free Pork Pirogues
- Gluten free Chicken Pot Stickers with dipping sauce
- Raw Vegan Vegetable Spring Rolls with mango dipping sauce {GF, Raw, Healthy}
- Vegan Vegetable Plant-based Sushi with ginger sauce {gluten-free, vegan, healthy, dairy-free, raw vegan}
- Healthy Zucchini Fries {Gluten-free, Vegan, Dairy-free, Easy}
- Delicious summer grilled eggplant, zucchini, & squash with herb marinade
Thank you so much for reading today’s post! Have a great start to your week everyone!!! 🙂
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