Friday, September 28, 2012

Raw Tacos

So, after mentioning it 3 times in the last week, my husband finally wore me down! I made raw tacos tonight.   This recipe can be prepared with a blender, but it goes so much easeir with a food processor.

There are two recipes and then a list of ingredients to make the tacos

Taco 'Meat'

1/2 c. sundried tomatoes
1 c. walnuts
1/4 t. cayenne
1 t. chipotle powder (can use plain chili powder if you can't find chipotle, but you should really try to find    chipotle)
1 t. cumin
1/4-1/2 t. salt

1) Let sundried tomatoes soak for 30 minutes in hot water. Drain well.
2) Put everything in the food processor and pulse until the consistency of ground beef, or something you like. If you do it too long, it starts to get pasty, so go easy on the pulsing.

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Cashew Sauce (raw version of Sour Cream) 
I'm still perfecting this one, so check back for updates

1/2 c RAW cashews
juice of 1/2 a  lemon

1/4-1/2 c water
1/2 t. dill
1/2 t. onion powder
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. apple cider vinegar

1) soak raw cashew in water for 30 minutes to an hour. Drain well
2) Put soaked cashews in the processor and pulse a few times to get the pieces uniform. Then turn on and start drizzling water through the emulsification hole and watch until it's the consistency you want. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse to combine.

Putting it All Together

Taco boats are made using romaine leaves. I like to use the following as toppings:
  • Tomatoes and avocadoes, in small chunks and mixed together
  • red onion
  • finely shredded carrot
  • sliced olives (not 'raw' so if you are trying to go strictly raw, leave these off)
  • sprouts for filler







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