Walnut Taco Meat
Walnut taco meat is a plant-based taco filling or taco salad topper that is as delicious as ground beef, but requires no cooking!
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw walnuts
- ¼ cup raw pecans
- ¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes soaked in very hot water for 30 minutes, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup sun-dried peppers soaked in very hot water for 30 minutes, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon mild chile flakes we used Piment d'Ville chile flakes
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Tamari or soy sauce
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place the walnuts, pecans, and almonds into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until they are broken down into small pieces.
- Rehydrate the sun-dried tomatoes and peppers in boiling water, then drain off water.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes, sun-dried peppers olive oil, coriander, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, Tamari or soy sauce, salt, and cilantro to the food processor.
- Pulse until the tomatoes and peppers are broken down and incorporated with the rest of the ingredients. The mixture will look a lot like ground beef.
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Nutrition
Calories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 89mgPotassium: 225mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1347IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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