Walnut taco meat for delicious summer tacos
When you are looking for a quick and easy dinner, grab these ingredients for walnut meat tacos and have dinner on the talbe in ten minutes. A delicious blend of nuts, spices and tamari, makes tacos really pop!
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
For the walnut taco meat
- 2 cups walnuts
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 /2 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp tamari or salt reduced soy sauce
For the pico de gallo
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 medium white or red onion chopped
- 1/2 large capsicum (pepper) chopped
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves (fresh cilantro) chopped
- 4 tbsp lime juice or juice of 2 limes
For the creamy avocado dressing
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves (fresh cilantro)
- 4 tbsp lime juice or juice of 2 limes
- 1/4 jalapeno chilli
- 1 clove garlic minced
Extra ingredients
- 1 cup cos lettuce or leafy greens
- 12-18 corn tortillas or hard taco shells
Instructions
For the walnut taco meat
- Add the walnuts to a food processor and process until crumbled and the texture of mince meat
- Add the cumin, coriander, chilli powder and cayenne and mix together
- Add the tamari and stir through
- Meanwhile place the taco shells in the oven at 140 degrees to heat for 5 - 10 minutes
For the pico de gallo
- Chop all the ingredients except the limes and add to a medium mixing bowl
- Stir through the lime juice and toss to combine
For the avocado dressing
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth
To assemble the tacos
- Take a heated tortilla or taco shell and add chopped lettuce to the base, followed by 2 tbsp of walnut taco meat, 2 tbsp of pico de gallo and 1 tbsp of avocado dressing