Raw Vegan Tacos, Take 2

The internet proved to be a wonderful and rewarding place this week.

I received this comment on my first post regarding raw vegan tacos from a fellow raw food blogger based in Perth, Australia:

Your salsa looks yummy! I had taco’s for dinner tonight, layering spicy walnut meat with a salsa and a guacamole into a Cos lettuce leaf to replace the taco. It was very tasty! I’ve also seen recipes for raw taco shells but it seems too involved to be worth it (unless it’s a special occasion perhaps!).

I was a little surprised to get a comment from Perth, Australia, but more importantly i was excited about the suggestion. I took it upon myself to email my blog commenter, asking if she wouldn’t mind sharing her recipe for ’spicy walnut meat.’ She graciously rewarded my inquiry with the recipe, and its reference. As it turns out, the recipe for spicy raw walnut meat is adapted from ‘Rawvolution‘ by Matt Amsden.

Wow, what a difference that made in my raw tacos. The spicy walnut meat makes a huge difference in the raw taco.

Spicy Raw Taco Meat, blend the following:

  • 1 1/2 cups of walnuts
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder
  • 3/4 teaspoons Coriander
  • 2 tablespoons Nama Shoyu

as my fellow blogger suggested:

‘Add a little bit of olive oil if you want it to stick together more (it’s a little loose) and I usually add some chili or cayenne powers, or a few pieces of parsley or coriander to give it a bit of color.’

i took her up on her suggestion and added:

  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • cilantro

spicy raw walnut meat

added a little guacamole

guacamole

topped with tomato, green leaf lettuce and some lime juice

raw vegan taco

19 Comments so far

  1. Kate on October 17th, 2007

    Hey, they turned out really well! What kind of bread do you have it on? Your guac looks spectacular also :)
    You shouldn’t be surprised to find a comment from Perth, Australia! Being raw and tech savvy means you can connect to the worldwide community in greater ways than pre-internet. We even have a cafe serving raw food here, which is fantastic and showing how the movement really seems to be picking up!

    Best of luck,

    Aussie Kate :)

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    I love guacamole. Its so good

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  5. Kelly on February 8th, 2008

    Hi! I was wondering about the 3/4 coriander–is that coriander powder or can you use fresh?

  6. Chadd Biehler on February 8th, 2008

    I used coriander powder, and also used fresh cilantro.

  7. gizli kamera on March 25th, 2008

    looking very delicous , i will try it thanks

  8. RawVegan321 on June 29th, 2008

    To solve the dryness problem,,,,,,
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    Enjoy!

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    HEY I LOVE GUACAMOLE THE WAY THAT I DO IT IS I CHOP SOME TOMATOS AND SOME ONION I BUT A LITTLE OF LIME AND SALT AND WITH SOME TOSTADAS THAT IS DELIOUS THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT IS AWSOME TO IT SO GGOOOODD!!!!! SO WHAT OTHER THING DO YOU COOK BESIDE THIS AND THE TACOS DO YOU USE SALSAS?

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    Have to say this sounds so very interesting. I am actually a meateater but don’t hate on me. My boss is vegan and I will share this with her. I’m sure she would love to try this. Thanks

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    My business obviously has to cater to vegan way because at any party we go to, there is at least one. And what are they going to do, not eat? No way. Thanks for these recipes and my clients’ guests thank you too. Much appreciated.

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