1 cup walnuts
10 sundried tomatoes, soaked for at least one hour, preferably a few hours.
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Chili powder (start with 1/4 tablespoon, then add more to taste)
Cayenne powder (start with 1/8 teaspoon or less!) (This measurement has been revised and is better now!)
1/2-1 tsp sea salt
Directions
1. Soak your sundried tomatoes for at least one hour. Drain and pat dry before using.
2. Simply add all ingredients to the food processor and blend until it become the consistency of the photo above.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
I have been a vegetarian since 2001. Once I went vegetarian I immediately replaced meat with soy products.
One of the most difficult parts of my transition to the raw lifestyle has been to give up the soy and tofu products that were staples in my husband's and my diet.
As you can tell by the ingredients, this raw taco meat recipe is quite small. Double up as necessary. I seem to like small recipes because I am thrifty and I want to try a small batch before I invest 2 cups of this or that into a recipe that doesn't turn out well.
This raw taco meat recipe has been an excellent, hearty base and my husband loves it--more than I do, even.
I often spread this recipe on romaine lettuce, and I top it with tomatoes and fresh sprouts. Sprouted adzuki beans go surprisingly well with this recipe.
Raw taco meat recipe originally posted at Dimond Health
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The Rawtarian
May 27, 2012
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you're welcome. It's nice and filling. I haven't made it lately. I should try it again soon
Shauna Washington
Jun 06, 2012
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I didn't follow the recipe EXACTLY but it eventually came out so good I had to make myself stop eating it. :-) Had it wrapped in lettuce leaves.
This is the second raw recipe I've tried, after trying some raw fettucini alfredo and zucchini noodles. I've been desperately looking for good recipes that didn't have a thousand obscure, expensive ingredients and which would thrill my picky palate. I love this one! Thank you so much!
Is there a way to make "taco meat" without the nuts? They're expensive and I hear they're fatty.
The Rawtarian
Feb 24, 2013
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Hi Shauna! I absolutely love your website, btw! Work your quirk! love it :)
The nuts are integral for the texture of this recipe. And if you pair a smaller amount of taco meat with a larger amount of lettuce, tomato, etc then I think you will be fine :)
Caroline
Jun 10, 2012
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Serious perfection. I didn't bother to measure the spices because it's my opinion that a girl cannot have too much spice. :] First time I made it, I used the oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, and it turned out very rich and divine. By the third time, I started adding a whole jalapeno and the regular sun dried tomatoes. Still divine. Soooooooooo much better than TVP, it is really quite incredible. Thank you again for a fantastic recipe!
Jenna George
Aug 12, 2012
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This was amazing! I didn't add any oil to keep it light, and it still was so good. I stuffed it inside a red bell pepper for lunch and it was fantastic :)
Tommy Hamilton
Oct 12, 2012
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This was so-so good thank for this,really helps with my began transition. So delicious and reminds me of real taco meat (not that I miss it :)) A++
The Rawtarian
Oct 12, 2012
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Love it Tommy! Curious to know what you served it with?
laina Goley
Dec 04, 2012
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Hi I just tried the raw taco meat and it tastes like walnuts with chili seasoning am I doing something wrong?
The Rawtarian
Dec 08, 2012
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Perhaps this recipe just didn't do it for ya in terms of the flavours? I don't soak the walnuts first. Perhaps you needed to add more oil or process longer?
Mary
Dec 12, 2012
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My sun dried tomatoes are in oil should I skip the soaking part? And how long will the taco mixture keep in the fridge?
The Rawtarian
Dec 16, 2012
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Hi Mary, Since your sundried tomatoes are already soaking in oil then you don't need to soak. This recipe keeps very well in the fridge in a sealed container - probably for 3 days or so.
Liz
Jan 17, 2013
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This is one of my favourite recipes! Thank you! Thank you! I usually have it on a salad:
just on a simple bed of crunchy lettuce with shredded carrots -no dressing - is amazing and quick. The taco meat seasons the salad.
Also super good with tomatoes, avocado, and lime juice added to the salad, and macadamia sour cream if you want to get super fancy :)
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The Rawtarian
Jan 26, 2013
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Hi Liz, because I am getting good at this raw food stuff although I have never had carrots with this taco meat recipe I just KNOW that that flavor combo would be AWESOME! In fact, I have always felt that the recipe was missing something, and I think that is IT! I am really looking forward to trying this with shredded carrots, they are going to add a lightness and moisture that was missing. Thank you for writing!
Angel
Feb 01, 2013
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Hallo!! I was so tired of eating just an apple or just carrots...so I googled raw food recipes and your page came up. I made this dish last week and I just have to tell you... I LOVE IT! Everything about it was delicious!! Thank you so much for this website...so many wonderful choices and they all seem fairly easy (I have a fantastic talent for destroying food in the kitchen). I'm going to try the macaroni and cheese next! THANK YOU SO MUCH! A big hug to you!
-Angel
Frankfurt, Germany
The Rawtarian
Feb 01, 2013
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And hugs to you, Angel! I too have a similar talent, which is why I have to keep things simple lol. Glad to have you here :)
Gabrielle
Feb 18, 2013
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My parents came over for dinner and I made these for them to try,they loved them! My super picky meat eating husband loved them too! Soooooo good!
The Rawtarian
Feb 20, 2013
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Hi Gabrielle, keep working your magic! :)
Becky Taylor
Feb 24, 2013
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I am definitely going to make this one. I have been searching for a mushroom free version of vegi mince and at last here is one. I can't stand mushrooms :)
The Rawtarian
Feb 24, 2013
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Hi Becky, we all have our detested items. Mine are pears, which people seem to think is weird. But I can't stand 'em! Mushrooms are on my okay book though :)
Harmony H
Feb 27, 2013
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Dear Laura-Jane.
What a brilliant website you have! I have spent the last two days on it trying to figure out how to get started on the raw journey (after the arrival of my new vitamix :-))
I made cashew milk this morning - yum!!
I have such a basic question that it seems rather silly, but I am reading through the wonderful dinner recipes like taco 'meat' and zucchini pasta and I am very much wondering how you heat these to serve? Or if you do at all? Do you serve heated? If yes, please tell me how?!?!? hahah
Thank you so much and look forward to hearing from you
Harmony
The Rawtarian
Feb 27, 2013
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Hi Harmony, woohoo new Vitamix!
Not a silly question at all. In short, not heated :) But you get used to it, and if it's the right recipe it's not that weird. Seriously!
By the way, you might find becoming a member of www.therawtarian.com/TRK useful - we've got lots of fabulous people in there going raw together starting March 4th. It's fun, and good group support.
Hanna
Mar 12, 2013
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just made those for fillings on some RAWsome marinated albergine canellonis <3 SO good!
I added some pine nuts and a bit of tahini and garlic to the mix. cant thank you enough <3
The Rawtarian
Mar 15, 2013
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Um.............. Hanna.......... RAWsome marinated albergine canellonis........... recipe NOW PLEASE!
:)
Emmeline
Apr 18, 2013
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Is it ok to ask why you decided to become a vegetarian?? And then after that a rawtarian?? :-)
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The Rawtarian
Apr 20, 2013
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Hi Emmeline, this older video explains it a bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrC9UY7SOWU
And here's a wee write-up :) http://therawtarian.com/how-i-became-raw-vegan/
Mia
Apr 24, 2013
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It was awesome but I hate the smell of sundried tomatoes! Do you have any idea what to do about it? And how do you wrap the lettuce?
Thanks!
The Rawtarian
Apr 28, 2013
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Hmmm, smell of sundried tomatoes.... Perhaps you can use the ones that have been soaked in oil first, they don't smell as bad.
Lettuce wraps, very simple. I just lay out a big piece of romaine, fill it up lengthwise, and then close it lengthwise and gobble it up!
Katrina
May 05, 2013
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My boyfriend is allergic to walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts what can I substitute in your recipes for those?
The Rawtarian
May 11, 2013
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Hi Katrina,
1. You may find this podcast helpful: https://www.therawtarian.com/rfp05-nut-substitutions (you can download it in iTunes - look for "raw food podcast" - episode 5)
2. Generally, these groups of nuts can be substituted for one another:
3. In this recipe, it really does need an oily nut - like pecan or walnut - so best to try a diffferent recipe instead
Adrienne
May 05, 2013
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I love this recipe!! I'm going to make it for a "Raw Mexican" food potluck my friends and I are having soon. One friend cannot tolerate nuts, so I'm going to substitute sunflower seeds instead. I know the taste will be different, but hopefully it will still turn out well!
The Rawtarian
May 11, 2013
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Hi Adrienne, Sunflower seeds are a good choice for this recipe if you can't do nuts.
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