It’s summer time and what better way to celebrate Taco Tuesday than with a cool, easy-to-make, raw taco. It’s walnut meat, which I have posted about before, but I never thought to wrap it in lettuce until I did the raw challenge a while back. I love it for lunch or dinner or any day of the week!
Raw Tacos
Servings 4 tacos
Ingredients
Walnut Meat (makes enough for 4 tacos)
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
Cashew Sour Cream
- 1 cup cashews Soak if you don’t have a Vitamix. Drain water and use new water.
- 1 cup water
- the juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
Walnut Meat (makes enough for 4 tacos)
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Place all ingredients into the food processor. Pulse until the mixture comes together. Set aside.
Cashew Sour Cream
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Place all ingredients into the blender and let it go until smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust lemon if you want it more tart and salt.
Tacos
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4 big pieces of Boston lettuce
Guacamole
Thinly sliced scallions
Diced tomatoes
Shredded purple cabbage
Drop the walnut meat into the lettuce wrap and top it with everything. Enjoy!