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These raw vegan tacos are the bomb diggity! Filled with savory and well seasoned nut free sunflower seed “taco” meat and topped with a dollop of delicious cashew cheese. These raw vegan tacos are healthy, flavorful, and easy to make!
I love making these raw vegan tacos because they’re affordable , delicious, and packed with nutrients! Feel free to experiment and switch up the toppings by adding more or less to your liking!
Why make Raw Vegan Recipes?
Because raw vegan foods give me absolute life! Oftentimes, when were are putting heat on our foods, they lose nutritional value very quickly.
I love to eat fully raw or high raw vegan recipes at least once a day or a few times per week so that my body can fuel up on delicious fruit and veggies!
What You’ll need
- Romaine Lettuce– These will serve as our taco shells!
- Sunflower Seeds– I usually use walnuts but sunflower seeds are the perfect nut free replacement and they’re more affordable! Feel free to use walnuts if you wish.
- Tomatoes– Roma or Cherry are fine
- Coconut Aminos– This will provide color to the taco “meat” and add an umami flavor.
- Red cabbage
- Raw Vegan Cashew “Cheese” Sauce– To top off our tacos with, Learn how to make this using this link
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Italian Seasoning
- Salt– To Taste
How to Make Raw Vegan Tacos
Step One:
Start with soaking your sunflower seeds (or walnuts) overnight. This is optional but it’s to help release the phytic acid found in all nuts and seeds that may cause indigestion or an upset tummy.
In a food processor or blender, put your seeds, coconut aminos, and dry seasonings and pulse for a few seconds until a crumbly “meat” like texture has been achieved.
Step Two:
Slice your red cabbage into thin strips and chop your tomatoes into tiny cubes. Feel free to add other raw toppings like jalapeño for a kick! Now, carefully peel away long strips of your romaine lettuce and wash/dry them to prepare for our taco shells.
Step Three:
Here’s where the fun part starts! Load up your tacos with the taco “meat” first, red cabbage, tomatoes, and a generous dollop of that cashew “cheese” sauce. I also sprinkled a lot of coconut aminos for extra flavor too, enjoy!
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Delicious & Easy Raw Vegan Tacos
Ingredients
- 8 Romaine Lettuce Leaves long leaves for taco shells
- 1 Cup Sunflower seeds or walnuts, soaked overnight
- 1/4 – 1/3 cup Coconut Aminos to taste, adds color and umami
- 1/2 Cup Red Cabbage shredded
- 2 Tomatoes roma or cherry
- 1 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/3 Cup Cashew "cheese" recipe linked in article
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Start with soaking your sunflower seeds (or walnuts) overnight. This is to help release the phytic acid found in all nuts and seeds that may cause indigestion. In a food processor or blender, put your seeds, coconut aminos, and dry seasonings and pulse for a few seconds until a crumbly "meat" like texture has been achieved.
- Slice your red cabbage into thin strips and chop your tomatoes into tiny cubes. Feel free to add other raw toppings like jalapeño for a kick! Now, carefully peel away long strips of your romaine lettuce and wash/dry them to prepare for our taco shells.
- Here's where the fun part starts! Load up your tacos with the taco "meat" first, red cabbage, tomatoes, and a generous dollop of that cashew "cheese" sauce. I also sprinkled a lot of coconut aminos for extra flavor too, enjoy!