Vegan Taco Salad with creamy avocado dressing
Healthy, easy and delicious vegan taco salad with a creamy avocado yogurt lime dressing. Whip this up on a hot summer day, or anytime you want a refreshing, filling salad.
Servings: 4
Calories: 660kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms
- ¼ red onion to sauté
- 1 packet of taco seasoning see notes to make your own
- ½ cup diced canned tomatoes
- 1 head of romaine lettuce chopped
- 16 ounces Black beans rinsed and drained
- ½ cup Corn
- ½ cup Fresh tomatoes this is to top the salad with
- ¼ of a red onion to put in the salad fresh
- Tortilla chips
- Hot sauce to top
Avocado dressing
- ½ cup vegan sour cream
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ large or 1 small avocado
- 1 teaspoon of maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
Mushroom meat
- Wipe off the mushrooms and chop them up very finely. You want them to resemble crumbles of beef8 ounces white button mushrooms
- Dice ¼ of a red onion¼ red onion
- Heat a frying pan on medium heat with a little bit of oil
- Add the chopped onion and mushrooms. Sauté for five minutes.8 ounces white button mushrooms, ¼ red onion
- Add a packet of taco seasoning. Cook on medium heat until mushrooms shrink and cook out their water (about 5-10 minutes)1 packet of taco seasoning
- Add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes thicken the mixture and resemble ground beef (about 5 minutes)½ cup diced canned tomatoes
Avocado lime dressing
- Blend all ingredients in a blender½ cup vegan sour cream, 1 garlic clove, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ large or 1 small avocado, 1 teaspoon of maple syrup, 2 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, ⅓ cup chopped cilantro, ½ lime
- Add a tiny bit of liquid - either lime juice or water - if you need to thin this out
Taco Salad
- Chop the romaine and place it in a large bowl.
- Top with mushroom meat, corn, tomatoes, olives, red onions and avocado yogurt lime dressing. Crush tortilla chips and add on top with hot sauce (optional)1 head of romaine lettuce, 16 ounces Black beans, ½ cup Corn, ½ cup Fresh tomatoes, ¼ of a red onion, Tortilla chips, Hot sauce
Notes
To make your own taco seasoning: 1 teaspoon each of cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, and chipotle powder (optional) and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 660kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 693mg | Potassium: 1019mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1017IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 5mg