Desiree Nielsen· by Desiree Nielsen RD★ 5.0 (1)

20 Minute Vegan Taco Salad with Creamy Dressing

Name: 20 Minute Vegan Taco Salad with Creamy Dressing
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or any neutral flavoured oil); 2 cups cooked lentils; 1 cup walnuts (finely chopped); 1 cup corn (fresh or frozen); ½ cup water; 3 tablespoons taco seasoning (store-bought or homemade); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; ¼ cup tahini; ¼ cup water; 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (use 2 tbsp for less tang); 2 teaspoons maple syrup (or sugar); 1 teaspoon chili powder; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 8 cups your favourite salad greens (I like shredded red cabbage and romaine); 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved); 1 avocado (diced); 1 cup vegan cheese shreds; ¼ cup pickled jalapeno slices; 1 cup crushed tortilla chips

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 20m total

Servings

Calories

37% of a 2,000 cal day

746KCAL

Protein

25g51% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat46g

59%

Saturated6g

31%

Unsaturated40g

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Total Carbs67g

24%

Fiber20g

72%

Total Sugars20g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch27g

—

Sodium1200mg

52%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A nourishing taco salad with crispy tortillas, lentil-walnut taco meat, and a creamy tahini-lime dressing, ready in 20 minutes. Nostalgic and customizable for dinner on busy nights.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

Lentil Walnut Taco "Meat"

1 tbspavocado oil — or neutral flavored oil
2 cupscooked lentils
1 cupwalnuts — finely chopped
1 cupcorn (fresh or frozen)
½ cupwater
3 tbsptaco seasoning
1 tbsptomato paste

Creamy Tahini Lime Dressing

¼ cuptahini
¼ cupwater
3 tbspfreshly squeezed lime juice
2 tspmaple syrup — or sugar
1 tspchili powder
½ tspgarlic powder
½ tspsalt

Salad Ingredients…see blog for customizations!

8 cupsyour favourite salad greens — I like shredded red cabbage and romaine
1 cupcherry tomatoes — halved
1avocado — diced
1 cupvegan cheese shreds — shredded
¼ cuppickled jalapeno slices — sliced
1 cupcrushed tortilla chips

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Method

20m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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