VEGAN MINCEY TACOS This vegan version of the traditional beef taco is a sure pleaser, even for avid meat fans. Tacos filled with juicy, flavourful, vegan-meat filling-topped with a creamy B-well Taco and fresh, crunchy and sweet salad - this dish will have you anticipating ‘Taco Tuesdays’ every week.
Ingredients • 3 tbsp B-well Cooking Olive Oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• ½ tsp dried basil
• 4 cups brown/porcini/shiitake mushrooms,
• 1 stick of cinnamon
sliced and diced
• ½ tsp oregano
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp brown/coconut sugar
• 1 cup organic vegetable stock
• ½ cup fresh coriander, to garnish
• 2 cups puy/green lentils, rinsed well
• 2 cups red cabbage, thinly shredded
• 2 x 400g cans chopped plum/Italian
• Lettuce, shredded for topping
tomatoes
• 1 cup corn, for topping
• 1 tsp paprika
• 12 hard taco shells
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Preparation 1. Add the onion, carrots, mushrooms and celery into a food process and pulse until chopped into small bits. 2. In a sauce pan, heat up the B-well Cooking Olive Oil, add the chopped vegetables, salt and pepper. Sauté until mushrooms have browned and onions are well braised. 3. Add the Worcester, soya sauce and garlic to the veg and stir, cook for 3 minutes or until the mixture dries. 4. Now add in the diced tomatoes, the tomato puree, veg broth, rinsed lentils, basil, oregano, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, brown sugar, stick cinnamon and bay leaves. Stir to combine. 5. Bring to a boil, replace lid and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils have cooked and are soft. 6. Remove off heat, remove cinnamon and bay leaves and allow to cool down. 7. Serve vegan mince into the taco shells, top with shredded lettuce, a spoonful of corn, chopped tomato and cucumber salsa, avocado and grated cheese of choice. 8. Top with your favourite sauces and seeds, garnished with fresh coriander.
