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Vegan taco meat on a fully loaded taco on a wooden board.
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Vegan Taco Meat

This vegan taco meat is made with tofu, walnuts and spices and makes a wonderfully chewy and 'meaty' vegan meat substitute.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 6
Calories: 342kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • Add walnuts to the food processor and process into crumbles. Mash the tofu with a fork. Add the crushed walnuts and crumbled tofu to a dish.
  • Add the garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, nutritional yeast, olive oil, soy sauce, maple syrup and tomato paste to a measuring jug and whisk into a thick sauce.
  • Mix the sauce in with the tofu and walnut crumbles and mix in until everything is coated in the sauce.
  • Transfer to a parchment lined baking tray and spread out evenly across the tray.
  • Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, bring it out at the 15 minute mark and give it a stir and then put it back in.
  • Serve in tacos with shredded lettuce, salsa, guacamole and vegan sour cream.

Notes

  1. If you want this vegan taco meat to be entirely gluten-free then use a gluten-free soy sauce or switch for tamari. If you use a regular (not dark) soy sauce, the color of the taco meat will be much lighter.
  2. This makes a fairly large portion, enough for 6 people if served with tacos and other fillings.
  3. Nutritional information is for vegan taco meat only and not anything else you would serve it with.
  4. This recipe was first published in October 2018.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.7g | Protein: 14.7g | Fat: 28.6g | Saturated Fat: 3.2g | Sodium: 306mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 4.9g