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A skillet of vegan walnut taco meat.
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Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

This easy vegan walnut taco meat will blow away even the carnivores! Just 8 ingredients needed! Quick vegan dinner recipe idea!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 451kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups walnuts (255g)
  • 1 red onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes in oil (*See post if avoiding oil) (30g)
  • 1 tablespoon avocado (or olive) oil
  • 1 tbsp taco seasoning
  • 2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 juice of a lime

Instructions

  • Soak walnuts in a bowl, covered with water for at least 30 minutes.  *See post for tips on prepping ahead
  • Drain walnuts.  Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 
  • Chop onions, garlic, and sun dried tomatoes very fine.
  • Add oil to a skillet, and saute your onions until translucent (about 2-3 minutes). 
  • Add in the garlic for 1 more minute. 
  • Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine. 
  • Add in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 
  • Pour in the soy sauce (or substitute) and the lime juice. Stir well. 
  • Cook for another 4-5 minutes. 
  • Take off the stove and serve. 

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Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
*Please see notes for tips and tricks

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 434mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 15.9mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2.2mg