Lentil Walnut Tacos
Ingredients
Lentil Walnut Taco "Meat"
- 1 1/2 cups cooked French lentils French lentils will give a heartier texture. Regular lentils will create a texture more like a lentil spread NOTE: celiac friends, make sure lentils are labeled gluten-free, rinsed and picked through. See comments about lentils and cross contamination above. Pro tip on cooking lentils: cook in water or a 50/50 mix of water and vegetable broth for extra flavor.
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Salsa
- 1 cup tomatoes diced
- 1/3 cup red onions diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil or neutral oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Lemony Kale
- 3 large leaves curly kale coarsely chopped (approximately 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup Organic canned or frozen corn
1-2 Avocados, mashed
1/2 cup or more to taste Sour Cream or Cashew yogurt for serving
8-10 Gluten-free Corn or Flour tortillas
cilantro and scallions for garnish, optional
Instructions
Lentil Walnut Taco "Meat"
- Add all ingredients, except 1/4 -1/2 cup lentils, to a food processor and pulse 6-7x until taco "meat" texture forms. Place in a bowl and mix with reserved lentils. Note: We love whole lentils but feel free to pulse the lentils in the food processor if you want more of a meaty texture.
- Can be made ahead and served room temperature or heated up a bit -- either way is great!
Salsa
- Mix ingredients together in a medium bowl
Lemony Kale
- Place chopped kale in a large bowl and gently massage with lemon juice
Assemble
- Heat tortillas in a microwave (under a damp paper towel works best to make them soft and pliant). Top each tortilla with kale, lentil walnut taco meat, salsa, corn, smashed avocado and sour cream. Garnish with fresh cilantro and or scallions to taste.
Do you cook the lentils first or pulse them raw?
Yes! Use cooked lentils 🙂
Have you tried the left overs as a cold lunch? Are or these best served warm?
yes! I love adding the leftover lentil walnut mix cold to salads! You could certainly warm it in the microwave for a few seconds, but it’s great cold as well!
Have you tried freezing the extra lentil mixture? I’m just wondering how it would turn out.
Great question. I’ve haven’t frozen this mix but I’ve frozen lentil soup and that works, so it should work?