Behold, The Perfect Taco!

07:16 | Oscar Grimm | May 14th, 2007 2:10pm |

Taking a savory break from our sweet escape to ice cream land, we’ve concocted a great antidote to those pesky taco cravings. Crunchy, flavorful, and packed with delicious whole-food nutrition:

Behold, The Perfect Taco!!!

Thanks to Jeffrey Rowland, Tanja’s favorite online comic artiste for today’s blackboard quote. Stop by his site for the comix, stay for the werewolf vs. unicorn t-shirts!

Perfect Taco Wraps
Makes 6-8 tacos

Pepita filling:
1C fresh tomato, chopped
1/2C pumpkin seeds (pepitas), soaked
1/4C yellow bell pepper diced
1/4C sun-dried tomatoes, soaked
1 small chipotle (smoked) pepper, soaked or 1/2t chile powder
1/4 - 1/2 C soak water from tomatoes and chipotle pepper
Small clove garlic, minced
2T shallot
1T cumin
1t coriander
Salt (we used smoked salt) and pepper to taste
Romaine lettuce leaves for “shells”

Add all ingredients except the pepitas and bell pepper to a food processor and blend into a smooth sauce, adding soak water to achieve thick, saucy consistency. Add pepitas and bell pepper and process to coarse, meaty texture.

Mango salsa:
1/2C mango, diced
1/2C tomato, diced
1/4C fresh cilantro, minced
1Tshallot, minced
Juice of 1 lime
1t jalapeno, minced (optional)
Sea salt to taste

Sour Cream:
1/2C Cashews, soaked
2T apple cider vinegar
1t agave syrup
Teeny clove garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
Sea salt to taste

Blend, blend, blend the lot in your food processor ’til smooth, add filtered water as necessary to get creamy consistency.

Tags: taco, Jeffrey Rowland

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