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10-minute Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat

Jul 6, 2021 No Comments

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat is Spicy, Smoky, Packed with Plant-Based Protein, and perfect for people who are not into tofu. Serve it in the form of tacos or with nachos or as Burritos or enjoy this as a salad.
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Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat 🌮 is Spicy, Smoky, Packed with Plant-Based Protein, and perfect for people who are not into tofu. Now, your Taco Tuesdays Can be solely about these Vegan Chickpea Walnut Meat Tacos with Sour Cream Cashew Crema.

Also try these Vegan Birria Tacos🌮

closeup of Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco

You can replace chickpeas with mushrooms or lentils or cauliflower or black beans. Or you can simply use ground walnut to make this vegan taco meat.

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos on a white table with red onions and cilantro
Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos on a white table with red onions and cilantro

These days I'm, getting crazily inclined towards Non-Meat Tacos. I've made quite a few Tacos which are actually quite popular in my blog.

Non-Meat Tacos are versatile,

Healthy, and you have so many options.

Try Black Bean and Corn Tacos or

Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower and Black Bean Tacos or

Crispy Roasted Cauliflower Taco with Chipotle Romesco or

Crispy Cauliflower Tinga Tacos or

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos on a white table
Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos on a white table
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  • 🍲Ingredients
  • 🍴🌮Instructions
  • Allergic to Walnuts?
  • 🌮Corn Tortillas or Flour Tortillas?
  • 🌾Is this Gluten-Free?
  • 🥘 Variations
  • 🧊Storage
  • 💡Top tip
  • 10-minute Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat

🍲Ingredients

These are the ingredients that you'll need to make this Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat.

  • Raw Walnuts
  • Chickpea - drained and rinsed
  • Garlic Powder
  • Oregano
  • Spices - Chili Powder, Smoked Paprika, Ground Cumin
  • Soy Sauce or Tamari
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • Kosher Salt
  • Freshly Ground Black pepper
  • Coconut Sugar

See the recipe card for quantities. Also, check out the video for a visual 🎥

🍴🌮Instructions

Here is how to make Vegan Walnut Taco Meat with Chickpeas with Step by Step images.

Step 1: Toast Walnuts

Layout Walnuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and toast walnuts for 7-8 minutes in a preheated oven at 350°F. Toasted Walnuts adds a smoky flavor to the taco meat. More importantly, toasting walnuts doesn't change their nutritional value.

walnuts closeup
walnuts closeup

Step 2: Pulse everything in a Food Processor

In a food processor add toasted walnuts, Chickpeas, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Chili Powder, Smoked Paprika, Ground Cumin, Soy Sauce, Nutritional Yeast, Kosher Salt, Freshly Ground Black Pepper, and Coconut Sugar. Pulse just until it gets a semi-fine mealy consistency. Don't pulse all the way.

comparison of before and after image of pulsing ingredients in food processor
comparison of before and after image of pulsing ingredients in food processor

Step 3: Assemble

Assemble your Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat in a Corn Tortilla or a Flour Tortilla to make a Taco. Or Enjoy this as a Salad or Serve this with Nachos or Add some cooked rice to make Burrito.

Hint: I have not used Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce since in my home, Kids don't like anything spicy. But, to add extra heat feel free to add some.

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos with red onions and cilantro
Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos with red onions and cilantro

Allergic to Walnuts?

If you are allergic to walnuts then you can use Sunflower seeds in its place. Just follow the recipe exactly as is.

🌮Corn Tortillas or Flour Tortillas?

This recipe works with both Corn tortillas and Flour tortillas. But, I would personally choose corn tortillas because they are low in fat and carbs when compared to flour tortillas.

🌾Is this Gluten-Free?

Apart from Tortillas, the ingredients of this recipe are Gluten-Free. So, you can replace Corn Tortillas or Flour Tortillas with Gluten-Free Tortillas. See this recipe and learn how to make Gluten-Free Tortillas.

🥘 Variations

  • Lentils - Use Brown lentils or Green lentils instead of chickpeas to make this recipe. I don't recommend red lentils since they get creamy and mushy.
  • Black Bean - Black Bean adds a Nuttiness and its also an excellent source of Plant-based Protein.
  • Corn - You can use some fresh corn on the cobb or frozen corn to make these tacos.
  • Sun-Dried Tomatoes - To add depth of flour you can add some Sun dried tomatoes as well.

See this Vegan Taquitos - Baked Taquitos

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos with guacamole and lemon wedges
Vegan Chickpea Walnut Tacos with guacamole and lemon wedges

🧊Storage

Store the leftovers in an air-tight container. It will last for 5-6 days in the refrigerator and up to 1-month in the Freezer if stored properly.

💡Top tip

  • Make sure you toast walnuts before your proceed with the recipe for best taste.
  • If you don't haven Canned Chickpeas you can use 300gm of Fresh Cooked Chickpeas.
  • Don't Pulse all the way. Pulse until it gets a semi-fine mealy consistency.

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10-minute Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat

Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat is Spicy, Smoky, Packed with Plant-Based Protein, and perfect for people who are not into tofu. Serve it in the form of tacos or with nachos or as Burritos or enjoy this as a salad.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
no resting time required: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 25kcal
Author: Surup

INGREDIENTS

Walnut Chickpea Meat Tacos

  • 3 cups California walnuts chopped
  • 2 cans (13.5oz) chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1 Tablespoon ketchup I used Heinz Tomato Ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce can be replaced with Tamari
  • 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast optional
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 Teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons coconut sugar can replace with stevia or maple syrup

To Serve

  • Corn Tortillas or Flour Tortillas
  • Cilantro, Guacamole, Red Onions, Cashew Crema optional for garnish
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat Oven to 350°F or 180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place raw walnuts on the baking sheet and toast for 5-7 minutes.
  • In a Food Processor combine toasted walnuts, canned chickpeas, ketchup, soy sauce, nutritional yeast, ground cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano, coconut sugar, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Don't pulse into a smooth paste. Pulse it gets a semi-fine mealy consistency.
  • Assemble your vegan Chickpea walnut taco meat in tacos with corn tortillas or flour tortillas or serve as a salad or serve as a burrito or simply serve with nachos.

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Notes

The nutritional information is just an average and approximate value.
You can swap canned chickpeas with Mushrooms or Brown Lentils. 
NOTE: Learn how to cook raw Chickpeas

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
10-minute Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat
Amount Per Serving
Calories 25 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 218mg9%
Potassium 109mg3%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1001IU20%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 23mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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