Guacamole

The guacamole you get from a take out place is never going to be better than what you make at home, which is full of delicious and healthy ingredients. All you have to do is scoop out an avocado and mash it up in a bowl. Chop up some onion, tomatoes, and jalapeno and add that in as well. Squeeze in lime juice, sprinkle over salt, and you’re set!

Crema

Why not take your burritos up a notch by making your own delicious Mexican-style crema? All you need to do is add sour cream to a bowl with lime juice and a little adobo sauce, and you have a gorgeous and smokey sauce.

Pickles

Every dish needs an acidic element, so why not use some pickled red onions? To make the quick version, combine apple cider vinegar with hot water, salt, and sugar and stir. Pour over red onions, let them sit for a bit, and then top your tacos with them.

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These taco bowls take regular flour tortillas and turn them into something so cool and beautiful looking, and the best part is you can get your kids to make them with you! All you need is a muffin tray to make these, so try them out the next time your friends or family want to have taco Tuesday.

Ingredients

• Flour tortillas, 1 per person
• Cooking spray or olive oil

Recipe

1. First, start by preheating the oven to 375 F.
2. Flip your muffin trays upside down so the openings are facing down.
3. Spray or wipe the bottom of the cups with oil so the tortilla won’t stick.
4. Take the tortillas and put them in a damp paper towel and heat them up in the microwave for just 10-15 seconds so they’re pliable.
5. Lightly spray or rub some oil onto the tortillas and then place each of them in the middle of four of the cups so the tortilla forms a bowl-like shape.
6. Bake them in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the tortilla starts to get crispy and turn golden brown.
7. Once they’ve cooled slightly, fill them with your favorite protein and toppings!

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Salsa

Everyone knows that salsa is a key component of tacos. It keeps the food moist and provides a big kick of flavor, and sometimes spice. Making your own salsa at home is really worth it because you’ll be making your tacos healthier and fresher. Just throw tomatoes or tomatillos, onion, and hot pepper into a food processor either raw or roasted. Season well with lime juice, and you’re golden!

Pico de Gallo

Pico is another great condiment to add to your tacos, and making at home couldn’t be easier. Just finely dice onions, tomatoes, half a jalapeno, and some cilantro. Squeeze over lime juice and season with salt and pepper, and you have an awesome topping.

Radishes

Radishes are a vegetable you’ll see often on top of tacos, which might sound strange, but it’s a great counterbalance. Radishes are often peppery and very crunchy, and those two elements work together to cut through the richness of the taco.

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Recipe

1. Put ground beef in a bowl and combine it with breadcrumbs and a few beaten eggs, depending on how much beef you’re using.
2. Add in chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder.
3. Chop up some parsley and cilantro and add that to the bowl as well.
4. Finally, mix everything together with your hands to make sure everything gets incorporated well.
5. Then, take a small bit of the mix, and put a piece of cheese or a cheese cube in the middle of it and form a ball around it.
6. When all the meatballs have been made, put them in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up.
7. Heat up some oil in a pan and put a layer of the meatballs in the pan. Cook on each side until they’re nice and brown.
8. To serve the meatballs, you can put them over Mexican-style rice, in a taco, or on their own with some fresh salsa.

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Recipe

1. Finely chop half an onion and saute it over medium heat with olive oil or vegan butter.
2. While the onion cooks, drain and rinse two cans of pinto beans and leave to the side. You can also use one can of pinto beans and one can of white beans.
3. Dice two cloves of garlic and add them to the pot along with chili powder and cumin. Allow everything to cook for a minute or less.
4. Add in the beans cook for 5 minutes until the flavors meld together.
5. Reduce the heat to lower and use a potato masher or a fork to smash the beans so that it is mostly smooth but still has a few chunks of whole beans.
6. Turn off the heat, add in cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice and serve with any type of Latin-inspired dish.

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Amazing Sweet Potato Enchiladas from Vegan menu @greenchef . Really love this meal. Check second pic to see how it started!

A post shared by Gosia Brockmiller (@gosiabrock) on Sep 29, 2018 at 8:24pm PDT

Enchiladas are super delicious and filling. Although they are normally made with meat, you can make them vegan so easily! Check out this recipe and you won’t be sorry you did.

Enchilada Sauce

1. Blend a can of whole peeled tomatoes with a whole clove of garlic, chili powder, coriander, cumin powder, smoked paprika, chili flakes, and a pinch of salt.
2. Pour into a pot and cook on the stove for about 20 minutes to get the tin flavor out.

Enchilada Filling

1. Pour any type of lentils into a pot with about 3 times as much water as lentils. Season with chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Cook until all the water is absorbed.
2. In another pan, sautee mushrooms and any type of green you have on hand like kale or spinach.
3. Scoop some of the veggies and some of the lentils into a flour or corn tortilla and roll them up.

Assembly

1. Put down enough sauce to cover the bottom of your baking dish.
2. Arrange the tortillas so they are all lined up next to each other.
3. Pour more sauce over the top of them.
4. Bake in the oven at 350F for 20 minutes.
5. Serve with vegan sour cream or guacamole on top!

The post Vegan Lentil Enchiladas? Yes Please! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Guacamole

The guacamole you get from a take out place is never going to be better than what you make at home, which is full of delicious and healthy ingredients. All you have to do is scoop out an avocado and mash it up in a bowl. Chop up some onion, tomatoes, and jalapeno and add that in as well. Squeeze in lime juice, sprinkle over salt, and you’re set!

Crema

Why not take your burritos up a notch by making your own delicious Mexican-style crema? All you need to do is add sour cream to a bowl with lime juice and a little adobo sauce, and you have a gorgeous and smokey sauce.

Pickles

Every dish needs an acidic element, so why not use some pickled red onions? To make the quick version, combine apple cider vinegar with hot water, salt, and sugar and stir. Pour over red onions, let them sit for a bit, and then top your tacos with them.

The post How to Jazz Up Your Take Out Tex-Mex appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

These taco bowls take regular flour tortillas and turn them into something so cool and beautiful looking, and the best part is you can get your kids to make them with you! All you need is a muffin tray to make these, so try them out the next time your friends or family want to have taco Tuesday.

Ingredients

• Flour tortillas, 1 per person
• Cooking spray or olive oil

Recipe

1. First, start by preheating the oven to 375 F.
2. Flip your muffin trays upside down so the openings are facing down.
3. Spray or wipe the bottom of the cups with oil so the tortilla won’t stick.
4. Take the tortillas and put them in a damp paper towel and heat them up in the microwave for just 10-15 seconds so they’re pliable.
5. Lightly spray or rub some oil onto the tortillas and then place each of them in the middle of four of the cups so the tortilla forms a bowl-like shape.
6. Bake them in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the tortilla starts to get crispy and turn golden brown.
7. Once they’ve cooled slightly, fill them with your favorite protein and toppings!

The post Taco Bowls Are Fun to Make and Kid-Friendly! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Salsa

Everyone knows that salsa is a key component of tacos. It keeps the food moist and provides a big kick of flavor, and sometimes spice. Making your own salsa at home is really worth it because you’ll be making your tacos healthier and fresher. Just throw tomatoes or tomatillos, onion, and hot pepper into a food processor either raw or roasted. Season well with lime juice, and you’re golden!

Pico de Gallo

Pico is another great condiment to add to your tacos, and making at home couldn’t be easier. Just finely dice onions, tomatoes, half a jalapeno, and some cilantro. Squeeze over lime juice and season with salt and pepper, and you have an awesome topping.

Radishes

Radishes are a vegetable you’ll see often on top of tacos, which might sound strange, but it’s a great counterbalance. Radishes are often peppery and very crunchy, and those two elements work together to cut through the richness of the taco.

The post Easy Ways To Amp Up Your Tacos appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Recipe

1. Put ground beef in a bowl and combine it with breadcrumbs and a few beaten eggs, depending on how much beef you’re using.
2. Add in chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder.
3. Chop up some parsley and cilantro and add that to the bowl as well.
4. Finally, mix everything together with your hands to make sure everything gets incorporated well.
5. Then, take a small bit of the mix, and put a piece of cheese or a cheese cube in the middle of it and form a ball around it.
6. When all the meatballs have been made, put them in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up.
7. Heat up some oil in a pan and put a layer of the meatballs in the pan. Cook on each side until they’re nice and brown.
8. To serve the meatballs, you can put them over Mexican-style rice, in a taco, or on their own with some fresh salsa.

The post These Tex-Mex Style Meatballs Are Insanely Delicious appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Recipe

1. Finely chop half an onion and saute it over medium heat with olive oil or vegan butter.
2. While the onion cooks, drain and rinse two cans of pinto beans and leave to the side. You can also use one can of pinto beans and one can of white beans.
3. Dice two cloves of garlic and add them to the pot along with chili powder and cumin. Allow everything to cook for a minute or less.
4. Add in the beans cook for 5 minutes until the flavors meld together.
5. Reduce the heat to lower and use a potato masher or a fork to smash the beans so that it is mostly smooth but still has a few chunks of whole beans.
6. Turn off the heat, add in cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice and serve with any type of Latin-inspired dish.

The post Vegan Refried Beans Are No Joke appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

View this post on Instagram

Amazing Sweet Potato Enchiladas from Vegan menu @greenchef . Really love this meal. Check second pic to see how it started!

A post shared by Gosia Brockmiller (@gosiabrock) on Sep 29, 2018 at 8:24pm PDT

Enchiladas are super delicious and filling. Although they are normally made with meat, you can make them vegan so easily! Check out this recipe and you won’t be sorry you did.

Enchilada Sauce

1. Blend a can of whole peeled tomatoes with a whole clove of garlic, chili powder, coriander, cumin powder, smoked paprika, chili flakes, and a pinch of salt.
2. Pour into a pot and cook on the stove for about 20 minutes to get the tin flavor out.

Enchilada Filling

1. Pour any type of lentils into a pot with about 3 times as much water as lentils. Season with chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Cook until all the water is absorbed.
2. In another pan, sautee mushrooms and any type of green you have on hand like kale or spinach.
3. Scoop some of the veggies and some of the lentils into a flour or corn tortilla and roll them up.

Assembly

1. Put down enough sauce to cover the bottom of your baking dish.
2. Arrange the tortillas so they are all lined up next to each other.
3. Pour more sauce over the top of them.
4. Bake in the oven at 350F for 20 minutes.
5. Serve with vegan sour cream or guacamole on top!

The post Vegan Lentil Enchiladas? Yes Please! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.