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| Raw Tacos |
About two weeks ago, I stumbled across this recipe for raw tacos on a cooking blog I follow. The recipe was intriguing and the photos looked delicious. Unfortunately, I had started a "detox" program and was not allowed to have soy, one of the ingredients used in the recipe, so I wasn't able to try it. But I couldn't get the thought of raw tacos out of my mind and since the program I'm following allowed me to add soy back in this week, I decided to give them a try. Oh my! They were every bit as good as Sarah said they would be! The recipe comes from her blog, My New Roots. If you head over to her blog, you should wander around a bit. She has so many delicious things to make!
Since this recipe was so unusual and new to me, I didn't change much of anything. I spiced up the walnut mixture a bit with some Indian chili powder and I substituted Liquid Aminos for the nama shoyu (raw soy sauce) since soy sauce has gluten in it and I'm currently off gluten. If you aren't a pure raw foodist and you don't mind gluten, feel free to substitute regular soy sauce. So then, here is how I made these delicious tacos.
Salsa
1 cup chopped cherry or grape tomatoes (I used grape)
1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 orange bell pepper, finely chopped
4 green onions, minced
1/4 c cilantro, chopped
1 large clove garlic, crushed
1 t honey
1 T extra virgin olive oil
pinch of sea salt
1. Whisk the garlic, lime juice, honey, olive oil, and salt in a medium bowl.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Let sit for about 1/2 hour to blend flavors.
While the salsa is "melding" make the following:
Walnut Mixture
1 c. walnuts
1 T Liquid Aminos
1/2 t Indian chili powder
1 t cumin
1 t extra virgin olive oil
Put all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until combined and crumbly. Be careful not to over-process or you'll end up with paste.
Cashew Sour Cream
1/2 c raw cashews (you can get these at a health food shop. In Fort Wayne, you can get them at the Three Rivers Food Co-op)
juice of 1/2 small lemon
1 t apple cider vinegar
6 T water
Put all ingredients except water in a blender. Blend on the highest speed until well blended. Add the water one tablespoon at a time until creamy. If you want a thinner sauce, add more water.
Other Taco Ingredients
romaine lettuce, leaf lettuce, or cabbage leaves (I used romaine and they were tasty but a bit small)
avocado
lime wedges
chopped cilantro
To assemble the tacos, take a lettuce leaf and lay it flat. Place a couple tablespoons of walnut mixture down the middle. Top with cashew cream, avocado, salsa and cilantro. Squeeze a bit of lime. Eat. Repeat.
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| Yum-O!! |
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| Tacos with walnut mix and cashew cream |
