Veggie Tacos

Ingredients

9-12 Corn Tortillas
2 cups Black Beans
1 Zucchini Diced
1 Red Onion- roughly chopped
1 cup Portabella Mushrooms- sliced
2 cloves Garlic- Minced

2 Tbsp. Lime Juice

1 cup grape tomatoes- halved
2 cups green cabbage
3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Cilantro- finely chopped
Green Onion- finely chopped
1 Jalapeno (optional)

In large pot, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil.
Saute onion, garlic, zucchini and mushrooms.
Once cooked thoroughly, add black beans and simmer at low heat.
In a large bowl, combine grape tomatoes, cabbage, green onion and cilantro.
Toss with lime juice and remaining olive oil.
Salt to taste and top with Jalapeno slices.
Heat tortillas in a damp towel.
Spoon beans and veggies onto tortilla, top with cabbage slaw and serve.
Serves 3-4.

Raw Vegetarian Tacos

Tortillas

Ingredients-

2 Apples

2 Cups of ground flax

2 Cups of purified water

2 Carrots, chopped

1 Clove of garlic

¼ of a medium sized Onion

1/3 Cup lime juice(fresh squeezed is best)

½ teaspoon Cumin

¼ teaspoon Sea Salt

Directions: Place the 2 cups of water, the apples, carrots, onion, garlic, lime juice, cumin and sea salt in a blender and puree. Combine this puree with the ground flax and mix well. Spread the mixture ¼ inch thick on teflex sheets. Dehydrate for 6-8 hours. Enjoy!

Taco nut “meat”

Ingredients-

4 cups walnuts,dry

2 Tablespoons ground cumin

2 Tablespoons ground coriander

½ Cup extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 tsp Nama Shoyu, Tamari or coconut liquid aminos

Directions: Process the walnuts into a powder(it’s more like a paste) in a food processor. Place the walnut meal in a mixing bowl and combine all the other ingredients. Mix well.

“Refriend Beans”

2 cups soaked sunflower seeds(1 ¼ cups before soaking)

3 Tablespoons raw tahini

1/3 Cup purified water

1 Tablespoon of chopped white onion

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

1tsp sea salt

Directions: Place all of the ingredients in a high pwered food processor or a blender and and blend until smooth. Possible variations: Add garlic cloves, cayenne, diced jalepenos, or sun dried tomatos.

Guacamole

2 large ripe avocados

1 Tablespoon Lime juice

½ teaspoon sea salt

2 cloves of garlic

¼ of a medium sized red onion minced

¼ teaspoon cumin

Directions: Mash the avocados with a fork and mix all the other ingredients together. 

Raw Sour “Cream”

1 ½ cup cashews (macadamia nuts are a bit expensive, but they work really well also)

½ cup water

½ teaspoon sea salt

2 Tablespoon lemon juice

Directions: Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender until smooth and creamy. If you don’t have a high powered blender, it might be easier to soak the cashew or macadamia nuts for a few hours before hand.

Nacho Cheese

½ Red Pepper

¼ cup purified water

1 cup combination of cashews, sunflower seeds and almonds

1 Tablespoon of Tahini

3 Tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast

2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

2 teaspoon onion

1 clove of garlic

¾ teaspoon sea salt

Directions- 

Soak nuts overnight. Blend the soaked nuts and all other ingredients in a blender or high powered food processor. Add more water if a thinner texture is desired.

Cilantro Pesto  

I learned about this recipe from Raw Chef and Health Expert Karen Urbanik from Natures Garden Wellness Center(www.naturesgardenspot.com). It’s incredible!!

Ingredients:

1 cup of fresh cilantro

1/3 cup walnuts

1/3 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice

1/8 sea salt

¼ cup spinach

2 tsp garlic

2 tsp ginger

1tsp jalapeno or 1/8 tsp cayenne

¼ cup olive oil

Raw Tomato Corn Salsa (there are so many salsa recipes out there, but this one is out of this world!!)

Ingredients: 

3 vine-ripe red tomatoes, diced
3 ears corn, kernels only(of 2 1/2 cups of frozen corn thawed)
½ red onion, chopped or minced
½ sweet onion, chopped or minced
1 green onion, sliced thin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno (or more for hotness), diced fine
fresh cilantro to taste, chopped fine
2 limes, juice only
2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Directions- 

Mix all solid ingredients. Add cider vinegar and lime juice last and stir. Allow to marinate for a couple hours and taste. Add more lime or vinegar if necessary.

Now stuff your tortillas with all of your delicious ingredients. These will be more delicious than any cooked tacos that you ever had…AND…100 times more nutritious.