Raw Vegan Tacos, Take 2
The internet proved to be a wonderful and rewarding place this week.
I received this comment on my first post regarding raw vegan tacos from a fellow raw food blogger based in Perth, Australia:
Your salsa looks yummy! I had taco’s for dinner tonight, layering spicy walnut meat with a salsa and a guacamole into a Cos lettuce leaf to replace the taco. It was very tasty! I’ve also seen recipes for raw taco shells but it seems too involved to be worth it (unless it’s a special occasion perhaps!).
I was a little surprised to get a comment from Perth, Australia, but more importantly i was excited about the suggestion. I took it upon myself to email my blog commenter, asking if she wouldn’t mind sharing her recipe for ’spicy walnut meat.’ She graciously rewarded my inquiry with the recipe, and its reference. As it turns out, the recipe for spicy raw walnut meat is adapted from ‘Rawvolution‘ by Matt Amsden.
Wow, what a difference that made in my raw tacos. The spicy walnut meat makes a huge difference in the raw taco.
Spicy Raw Taco Meat, blend the following:
- 1 1/2 cups of walnuts
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder
- 3/4 teaspoons Coriander
- 2 tablespoons Nama Shoyu
as my fellow blogger suggested:
‘Add a little bit of olive oil if you want it to stick together more (it’s a little loose) and I usually add some chili or cayenne powers, or a few pieces of parsley or coriander to give it a bit of color.’
i took her up on her suggestion and added:
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- cilantro
added a little guacamole
topped with tomato, green leaf lettuce and some lime juice
Hey, they turned out really well! What kind of bread do you have it on? Your guac looks spectacular also
You shouldn’t be surprised to find a comment from Perth, Australia! Being raw and tech savvy means you can connect to the worldwide community in greater ways than pre-internet. We even have a cafe serving raw food here, which is fantastic and showing how the movement really seems to be picking up!
Best of luck,
Aussie Kate
I love guacamole. Its so good
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Hi! I was wondering about the 3/4 coriander–is that coriander powder or can you use fresh?
I used coriander powder, and also used fresh cilantro.
looking very delicous , i will try it thanks
To solve the dryness problem,,,,,,
soak 1/4 cup raisins and 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes together with one dried chipotle pepper (remove seeds). Then add the drained & soaked items to your pate, adding the soak water if necessary.
Enjoy!