Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups walnuts ((255g))

1 red onion

4 cloves garlic

1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil ((*See post if avoiding oil) (30g))

1 tbsp avocado (or olive) oil

1 tbsp taco seasoning

2 tsp soy sauce

1 juice of a lime

Directions

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.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 0.5 cup
• Calories: 451 kcal
• Total Fat: 42 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Sodium: 242 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 15 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 10 g