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Raw Eatery Carrot Sun Seed Taco Meat | Vegan

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Carrots. They’re good for snackin’, shreddin’, cakes n’ muffins… BUT, did you know, when paired with the sunflower seed, they can morph into a delicious, meat-y taco filling? That’s right. Welcome to my kitchen, carrot sunflower taco meat. I’ll be seeing you again and again and again.

Thanks to the amazing ladies and co-owners of the Raw Eatery and Market in Calgary, Megan and Ali, for allowing me to share their yummy recipe with all of you! If you’re in Calgary, I HIGHLY recommend checking out their beautiful vegan café in Kensington. These two girls are full of positivity and contagious passion for plant-based food. The space is beautiful, (equipped with a gratitude tree and Talk Vegan To Me apparel), and I simply can’t go to Calgary without lunching here at least once.

This is one of their most popular dishes, served on butter lettuce with cashew sour cream, hummus, sprouts and avo… and OH EM GEE, it was tasty. Check out Meg serving it up for the Calgary VegFest promo on Global TV last year:)

This stuff is perfect for taco night of course, but also works for loading up your potatoes, topping your salads, amping up your lunch wraps, or pumping up your pizzas.

It’s ridiculously simple, and packed with all the noots!

Carrots bring the vitamin A and beta-carotene, sunflower seeds bring the vitamin E, protein and a bunch of beneficial minerals.

Happy taco meat night!


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Raw Eatery Carrot Sun Seed Taco Meat | Vegan
 
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A raw vegan taco meat to taco-about!
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Recipe type: tacos, raw, dinner, lunch
Cuisine: raw vegan
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 3 cups carrots, chopped
  • 2 cups sunflower seeds
  • ¼ of a red onion
  • ¼-1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup chili powder
Instructions
  1. Throw all ingredients into your food processor. Pulse a few times, then let it run. Turning off to scrape down the sides a few times.
  2. Done!
  3. Serve on lettuce wraps to keep it raw, or taco shells with cashew sour cream, salsa, avocado and sprouts!

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No-Pork Pulled Jackfruit Tacos

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I know, I know what you’re thinking… Fruit in a taco???

YES and, you gotta try it.

Vegan Jackfruit Tacos… it must be 2017.

Vegan Jackfruit Tacos

Jackfruit falls nothing short of magical when it comes to a whole, unprocessed, vegan meat substitute.

It’s going to absorb all of the flavours you douse it with. Plus it easily and tenderly pulls apart with a fork, and the texture is perfecto.

It’s lighter on your belly, easier to digest, packed with nutrients, and spares the little piggies.

No-Pork Pulled Jackfruit Tacos

These Jackfruit tacos go (insert Mexican accent here) muchos buenos with guacamole, salsa, vegan Cashew Sour Cream, and a side of margarita!

Jackfruit tacos

Plus, they’re carnivore-approved. SO, next time you need to impress your friends with a comfort food, meaty kind of soirée, resort to this recipe and you won’t disappoint.

 

What is Jackfruit?

Jackfruit, AKA the ‘Jack of all fruits’, is grown in Southeast Asia, Hawaii, Brazil, and Africa. If you buy the whole fruit in the tropics, it’s super sticky when you cut it open, so you have to use coconut oil on your knife (believe me, I’ve tried). Otherwise, buy it dried (to eat as is, and it tastes like bubblegum), or if you want to cook with it, you can buy it in a brine like this can from Cha’s Organics, or baggy that’s pre-marinated and ready to heat and eat. It has zero cholesterol or saturated fats. It’s packed with vitamins like vitamin C (immunity), vitamin A (healthy hair) and minerals like magnesium, zinc, iron and niacin. It’s also packed with antioxidants to fight free radicals and phytonutrients for optimal health. Plus, it has the texture of pulled pork, and takes on any flavours you give it. Miracle fruit or what?!

Vegan Jackfruit BBQ tacos! Mexican fiesta time.

No-Pork Pulled Jackfruit Tacos
 
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A delicious BBQ flavoured, non-pork, pulled jackfruit taco recipe that's perfect for your next mexican fiesta!
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Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
Pulled jackfruit:
  • 2 cans of jackfruit (I used Cha's Organics jackfruit)
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
BBQ sauce:
  • ¼ cup tamari
  • ⅛ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup hemp seeds
  • ½ cup onion, diced
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • small pinch ginger powder
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
Taco makings:
  • 1 package organic corn tortillas (or iceberg or romaine lettuce boats)
  • avocado, mashed
  • 2-3 tomatoes, diced
  • ½ red onion, minced
  • fresh cilantro
  • cashew sour cream
  • sriracha (optional spicyness)
Instructions
  1. Rinse the jackfruit. Strain and set aside.
  2. In a your pot, bring the vegetable stock to a boil.
  3. Add the jackfruit to the pot, then simmer for about 20 minutes, or until most of the stock is absorbed.
  4. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
  5. During the simmering time, add all of the BBQ sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  6. Scoop jackfruit out of the pot and into a bowl. Crush the pieces with a potato masher to get the “pulled pork” texture.
  7. Mix the BBQ sauce in with the jackfruit.
  8. Spread the sauced-jackfruit on a parchment paper-lined (or on a reusable baking sheet) baking pan and bake for 15 minutes turning over once at the half way mark.
  9. In the meantime, prepare your taco toppings!
  10. Assemble your tacos and enjoy.

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