Time is Tight Tacos
With a prep time of less than 30 minutes, this is definitely one to add to your list of weekly staples! A zingy combination of colourful fresh vegetables, protein-rich beans and melty vegan cheese – what’s not to love?
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Preparation time
15 min
Cook time
10 min
Total time
25
Cuisine
Mexican, Central and South American
Meal
- mains
- lunches
- sides-light-meals-and-salads
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g/14 oz tin black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 225g/1 cup (approx.) shop-bought or homemade salsa
- ½ – 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 red pepper, cored and diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- ¼ red onion, finely diced
- 1 large tomato, diced
- Juice of ½ a lime
- 50g/2 oz marinated tofu pieces
- 100g/3.5 oz pineapple or mango (fresh or tinned), cubed (optional)
- Handful of jalapenos, finely diced (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 taco shells
- 2 handfuls of vegan cheese, grated (you can sprinkle extra vegan cheese over the outside of the tacos (see photo) if desired)
- 1 avocado, cubed or mashed
Optional toppings: fresh chilli, fresh coriander, parsley, sliced spring onions, sweetcorn, vegan crème fraîche, vegan mayonnaise, vegan sour cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix everything together (apart from the taco shells, the vegan cheese and the avocado). Add salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Fill the taco shells with the filling and sprinkle the vegan cheese on top.
- Either preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F/Gas Mark 6 and then place the filled tacos in the oven for 10 minutes or pop the filled tacos in the microwave for 1 minute (they won’t be quite as crispy this way but it’s quicker).
- Add the avocado to the tacos and serve.
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