This vegan taco meat is made with lentils, walnuts and seasonings for the tastiest result that has a perfect "meaty" texture! Healthy and easy to make.
Using a food processor, pulse dry uncooked lentils until partially chopped and chunky. Set aside. You can also skip this step and pulse the cooked end result.
Next pulse walnuts until chopped into small pieces. Set aside.
In a large pan over medium heat, sauté chopped onion in oil or broth until onion begins to get translucent. About 5 minutes.
Add walnuts and sauté 3 more minutes until mixture begins to caramelize.
Add chopped lentils to the pan and sauté for 1 minute.
Add 3 ½ cups veggie broth and spices and mix well.
Cook covered for 10-15minutes until lentils have softened and broth is almost gone.
Uncover and sauté until all broth is gone and mixture begins to brown and get dry, about 3 minutes. If you prefer, pulse once cooled a bit instead of at the beginning.
Serve however you please!
Notes
It’s best to soak the walnuts overnight, however, if you forget, you can also soak in hot water for 2-3 hours or boil for 30 minutes in a pinch.
You can also use brown lentils for this. The green will cook a little more “al dente” than the brown.
This makes about 4 cups. Serving size is ½ cup.
Baby/toddler food idea:
Cook some lentils separately and add spices of choice from those listed. Puree and serve. You can also add cooked onion before blending. For toddlers make as is without the spice.