The BEST Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

This easy meatless taco meat will blow away even the carnivores!

Just 8 ingredients needed and can be easily meal prepped!
Use this for tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salads, pizza and more!

Allergens: Walnuts. (Can be Top 8 Free otherwise)

Ingredients
* 2 cups walnuts
* 1 red onion
* 4 cloves garlic
* 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil (*See post if avoiding oil)
* 1 tbsp avocado (or olive) oil
* 1 tbsp taco seasoning
* 2 tsp soy sauce (*See post for soy free options)
* 1 juice of a lime

Check out post for tips to make Top 8 Allergen Free and WFPB-NO.

1️⃣ Soak walnuts in a bowl, covered with water for at least 30 minutes.  *See post for tips on prepping ahead
2️⃣ Drain walnuts.  Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 
3️⃣ Chop onions, garlic, and sun dried tomatoes very fine.
4️⃣ Add oil (or stock) to a skillet, and saute your onions until translucent (about 2-3 minutes). 
5️⃣ Add in the garlic for 1 more minute.  Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine. 
6️⃣ Add in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for 1 more minute. Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 
7️⃣ Pour in the soy sauce (or substitute) and the lime juice. Stir well.  Cook for another 4-5 minutes. 

8️⃣ Take off the stove and serve. 
 

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[CulinaryKindness]

Lol! Randomly looked up vegan walnut meat & so glad I clicked on this one. Excited to try deez nuts.

[BronwenM]

I just wanted to come back to this recipe and say I made this and was quite skeptical of how it would turn out but IT WAS AMAZING!!! I added a few tweaks and will be making this recipe over and over again. Thank you for a lovely recipe!

Here’s my version:

2 cups walnuts
1 red onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil, plus a few extra tbsp of the oil
A few dried mushrooms, rehydrated in water and red wine
2-4 tbsp Tomato paste mixed with some water
1 tbsp avocado (or olive) oil
2-3 tbsp taco seasoning
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp miso paste and water slurry
Splash of balsamic, high quality (optional)
1 juice of a lime (optional)
1/4 to 1/2 cup of water

1. Soak walnuts in a bowl overnight. 

2. Drain walnuts.  Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 

3. Chop onions, garlic, rehydrated mushrooms, and sun dried tomatoes very fine.

4. Add oil to a skillet, and saute your onions and mushrooms until translucent (about 2-3 minutes). 

5. Add in the garlic for 1 more minute. 

6. Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine. 

7. Add in sun-dried tomatoes with a few tbsp of their oil. Cook for 1 more minute.

8. Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 

9. Pour in the soy sauce, miso paste/tomato paste water slurry, and a splash of high quality balsamic. Stir well. 

10. Cook for another 4-5 minutes. Add more tomato paste and water as needed to add a bit of moisture to the mixture. I also added some extra sundried tomato oil here. Before removing from heat, stir in lime juice (optional).

11. Take off the stove and serve.

[luvnyaalwayz]

I've been meatless January - May and went full vegan June 1. While I dont feel like I need a meat substitute at all, I would like to this. Thanks for the simple, straightforward video.

[pebblezs]

This came out so delicious!!! My friend who doesn’t eat vegan enjoyed it. I made a burrito wrap yum!!

[Sherryful]

Thank you so much for this recipe. It was absolutely delicious. I took a chance and decided to try this walnut ground meat recipe and it was absolutely amazing. I was shocked that it taste so much like meat. Thank you so much I will be using this all the time.

[inhabitantofearth]

I can't wait to try this! I've been really needing to find mock-omnivore dishes to make this plant-based lifestyle more sustainable. I'm glad you used walnuts because aside from Brazil nuts, it's the only nut that doesn't make me gassy.

[CleeinMontana]

I found your page by looking for a new substitute for ground beef. I’ve tried so many other recipes including mushroom, tofu, cauliflower, etc.
I have to say,
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I can eat my bestie tacos again!! This was delicious and I only soaked those nuts for only two hours. lol Thank you so so much for this recipe!! 🌮
Following!

[koolaidB]

This was so hilarious and helpful at the same time! Love the beard

[EsthersLetters]

this was super yummy. thank you so much. love your recipes.

[starver]

Thanks for getting straight to the recipe and making it so simple!

[bobsamurai]

pretty good, but a bit too much wallnuts for me. I replaced half of the walnuts with 1/4th cup red lentils (before soaking) and it worked out just as well and became much cheaper. thanks for the recipe

[myleahmarion]

Just an accident discovery on my part I’d like to share- if u toast the walnuts first then boil them about 30min, u don’t have to soak overnight neither boil forever lol

[Shayfletch]

I just tried this THANK YOU!!! My tacos were great .

[lady.leo]

Oh my goodness! Am I the only one who blushed each time he made a nut joke? 😳 lol thank you for this. Definitely tempted to try this recipe. I'm sure I'll be giggling along the way. 😁😄

[rosemaries]

I made it two days ago, it was excellent! I couldn't believe that walnuts would taste like that. Thanks for the recipe.

[Miss.Pennyfeather]

I used pecans because I didn't have walnuts and it was suuuuper delicious *-*

[mawarahfkatarah.]

Young man, you are too funny! The tongue in cheek jokes cracked me up. Also, your beard is giving me life, lol. Can't wait to try your recipe!

[debramccullum]

I just found your channel and thanks for the recipe. I’m going to use it in baked ziti today. By the way, your humor is golden😆😂👏🏽

[ljm]

try using a vegan egg, for meat balls, or burger. I made one and it was so good. I love this meat, great tacos.

[imjustarie]

I can't with the nut pun..I'm here for it😂😂👏😂👏👏😂✋