Vegan Taco Recipes: Delicious & Healthy
Tacos are traditionally made with seasoned chicken or ground beef mixed with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. The Mexican dish, however, can be versatile. Those who are trying to eat healthy can ditch the meat associated with the meal and can just go with a full vegan taco.
Listed below are some vegan taco recipes.
Wild Mushroom and Garlic Tacos
This taco dish is composed of wild mushrooms, plenty of garlic and scallion stalks. Not only is this meal quick and simple but it's also satisfying and healthy. To make the dish more interesting, top it with salsa and lime juice. Check out the full recipe on 24 Carrot Life.
Ground Tofu Filling Tacos
According to Apron Strings, the filling of this dish has a texture similar to the traditional ground beef taco filling, but is 100 percent vegan. This meal's filling is made by combining ground tofu with soy sauce, peanut butter and spices like chile powder and cumin.
For the full recipe, head to Apron Strings.
Grilled Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos
For this healthy dish, veggies like zucchini, sweet corn and Anaheim chiles are grilled and then mixed with other ingredients for the filling. The meal also features black beans, lime juice, tomato, fresh cilantro and Mexico's Queso Fresco.
Check out the full recipe on Seasonal & Savory.
Quinoa Salad Soft Tacos
This vegan and gluten-free recipe can be eaten as a salad or as a filling for soft tacos. The filling features the creamy texture of the avocado and beans while the shallots and green pepper provide the crispness. It also has orange juice, which provides a slightly sweet flavor, and the spicy flavor of cumin and chili powder. To make this dish more healthy, quinoa and spinach were added.
Check out the recipe on Cafe Johnsonia.
Spicy Potato Tacos
This meatless and inexpensive recipe has an extra kick in it because of its spicy quality. After mashing the potato and seasoning it with chili powder and cumin, the spicy mixture is put into crispy corn tortilla shells. Crisp cabbage is also added to give the filling extra flavor.
For instructions on how to make the dish, head to Cup of Zest.
BBQ Cauliflower & Chickpea Tacos with a Creamy Lime Slaw
This dish is made with cauliflower, cooked chickpeas and sliced jalapeño, which are all lathered with a BBQ rub made of different spices, including paprika, cumin, chili powder and black pepper. To make it more flavorful, a creamy lime slaw and the juice of one lime are added as the taco's topping.
Check out the full recipe on She Likes Food.
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