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Vegetarian City Tacos

This recipe's filling is made by grinding walnuts and cauliflower with spices and then toasting the mixture on a pan in the oven.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Dish
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 2 cups cauliflower florets about one small head
  • 1 jalapeno pepper seeds and stems removed
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cilantro
  • 4 Tablespoons salsa
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 1 avocado peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 lime cut into 8 wedges
  • 4 cups greens (such as arugula) rinsed and ready to serve

Method
 

  1. Place the walnuts, cauliflower, jalapeno, and seasonings in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles ground beef. Pour the cauliflower mixture onto a nonstick cookie sheet.
  2. Bake the mixture at 375F. Each time the top gets browned, stir it, keep browning and stirring until the mixture is browned through. You will have to stir about every 8 minutes. The whole process takes about 35 minutes.
  3. Heat the corn tortillas. Serve the tortillas with the taco filling, sliced avocados, prepared salsa, fresh lime wedges and a few mixed greens like arugula.

Notes

Chef's Tips: Allow everyone to make their own tacos. Or use the filling to make a taco bowl instead of tacos... or prepare a double batch and make both!
Nutrition Information: Serves 4. Each 2-taco serving: 372 calories, 26g fat, 3g saturated fat, 0g trans-fat, 0mg cholesterol, 138mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate, 9g fiber, 3g sugars, 9g protein.
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