TACO Filling Vegan
Prep Notes
I have tested alot of different recipes for vegan taco filling ...I love this walnut mixture the best.
It's a favorite on RESET Cleanse
It even looks like it ..Taco Tuesdays will never be the same.
I love Siete Foods Taco seasoning it makes it so easy ..
Yields
4-6 servings
Ingredients
3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not in oil)
3 cups raw walnuts
1 1/2 T cloves of grated garlic
pinch sea salt, plus more to taste
2 T smoked paprika
1/4 cup Siete Taco Seasoning
or 1 Tablespoon chipotle powder 2 teaspoons coconut sugar 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1/4 cup water as needed, plus more
Quinoa
1 cup tri color quinoa
2 cups water
1/4 tsp sea salt
Directions
Rehydrate the sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl by pouring warm water over them. Set it aside and allow to soak for
5-10 minutes. Rinse the quinoa, and it to a stock pot, then add to two cups of water and 1/4 tsp salt bring to a boil over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Set aside until you finish making the walnut meat.
While the quinoa cooks, add walnuts to the bowl of the food processor and pulse into a chunky meal. Make sure you don’t turn it into walnut butter, you want it to look like ground meat. Transfer walnuts to a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
Strain the water out of the sun-dried tomatoes, save the water in bowl to add back to the sauce later, and add to the bowl of the food processor. Add garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, sea salt, chili powder, chipotle powder, coconut sugar and blend until a smooth paste is formed. Add 1.5 Tbsp of reserved water at a time until a nice thick smooth sauce is made.
Mix the walnuts and quinoa together until well distributing, next pour the sauce over the combination. Now you should taste it and adjust the flavors; you can add more salt, more spice, or more garlic—whatever your palate desires.
One of the best parts of this recipes is the leftovers can be stored up to 1 month is freezer