FREE Plant-Based Protein Course with 40+ Recipes
Enter your email address to get the recipes and course! You'll need to visit your inbox and confirm your subscription to get it.
Black Bean Tacos with Spicy Cashew Cheese
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 (makes 8 tacos) 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Mexican
Description
High protein tacos! Flavorful black bean tacos with spicy cashew cheese. Vegan and dairy-free
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 (makes 8 tacos) 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 (makes 8 tacos) 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Mexican
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed if canned)
- 1 tbsp. oil
- ½ cup minced white onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15oz.) can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 (4.5 oz) can diced green chilis
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ⅛ tsp. red pepper flakes:
- ¼ tsp. dried oregano
- ¼ tsp. smoked paprika
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- pinch salt/pepper to taste (I usually start with 1/4 teaspoon each and go from there) Spicy Cashew Cheese:
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 lime, juice and zest
- 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- ¾ tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. chile powder
- ½ tsp. ground coriander
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 8 soft taco shells
- Taco toppings! (lettuce, guacamole, sliced radishes, cheese, ect.)
Instructions
Black Bean Tacos:
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. oil over medium-high heat
- Add the minced onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the spices and minced garlic to the pan and cook another 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the black beans, fire roasted tomatoes and green chilis.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 5 minutes until warm.
- Serve on taco shells with spicy cashew cheese and your favorite toppings!For the Cashew Cheese:
- Soak cashews for at least 30 minutes in 2 cups of water.
- Rise and drain cashews.
- Place cashews and remaining ingredients into a blender and puree until very smooth, 2-3 minutes.
- Place the refrigerator until ready to use (leftovers will keep for a week).
did you make this?
Tag @delishknowledge on Instagram and hashtag it #delishknowledge