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Course Entrees
Specialty Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Occasion Healthy Comfort Foods, Mediterranean Diet
Nutrition gluten-free
Recipe Contributed By It’s A Flavorful Life

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Chickpea Walnut Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Sauce

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

Chickpea walnut taco filling:

  • 1 can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce + 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lime, juiced

Creamy cilantro sauce:

  • 1 cup cilantro
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp hot and sweet pickled jalapeños + 1 tbsp jalapeño juice
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper

Assembly:

  • Warmed tortillas
  • Shredded cabbage
  • Avocado slices
  • Hot and sweet pickled jalapenos
  • Pickled red onion

Instructions

Filling:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pulse together filling ingredients except for the lime juice (five 1-second pulses in your food processor).
  • Spread on a lined baking sheet and roast for 20-23 minutes until fragrant and deepened in color.
  • Squeeze on the juice of a whole lime and toss. 

Sauce:

  • Blend together and season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss several big spoonfuls with finely shredded cabbage. 

Assembly:

  • In warmed tortillas layer in slaw, chickpea filling, more sauce, avocado, onions and jalapeño.
  • DIVE IN. These are so good. 
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