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Body Toning Taco Salad

lentil taco salad with cashew cheese

BODY TONING TACO SALAD

Lyndsay Braswell
This taco "meat" looks just like ground beef, and it's hormone free! Just like the cheese sauce! A taco salad designed for the body! A "meat" full of fiber and a hormone free cheese sauce full of joint strengthening copper!
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 386 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 stove pot
  • 1 BLENDER

Ingredients
  

LENTIL TACO MEAT

  • 1 cup BROWN LENTILS
  • ¼ RED ONION Diced small
  • 2 tbsp TOMATO PASTE
  • 1 tbsp TACO SPICE BLEND Homemade preferred
  • 1 tbsp EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

CASHEW CHEESE SAUCE

  • 1 cup RAW CASHEWS
  • 2 tbsp NUTRITIONAL YEAST
  • 1 tsp TURMERIC POWDER
  • 1 tbsp LEMON JUICE
  • ¼ tsp TURMERIC POWDER
  • ¼ tsp DRY MUSTARD SEED or POWDER
  • 1 tsp SEA SALT
  • ¼ tsp PEPPER

GUACAMOLE

  • 1 AVOCADO
  • 1 tbsp LEMON or LIME JUICE
  • 2 tbsp CILANTRO LEAVES
  • 1 BIBB LETTUCE

Instructions
 

LENTIL TACO MEAT

  • In stove pot, add:
  • BROWN LENTILS and enough WATER to cover them plus 1"
  • Bring to boil, then turn down to simmer and put the lid on pot.
  • Add RED ONION
  • Cook until lentils are soft. You want to be able to mash them up with a fork. It will take 20-30 minutes.
  • Place in bowl and add: TOMATO PASTE, TACO SPICE BLEND, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
  • Combine all ingredients and mash with fork leaving some lentils whole for texture. Taste and add salt to taste.

CASHEW CHEESE SAUCE

  • Blend till smooth all ingredients plus ¾ cup WATER. If needed, add 1 tbsp more of water till you have a thick, smooth sauce.

GUACAMOLE

  • In small bowl, mash together with fork all ingredients.

Notes

PRESENTATION:
BIBB LETTUCE
LENTIL TACO MEAT
2 tbsp CASHEW CHEESE SAUCE
2 tbsp GUACAMOLE

Nutrition

Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 19gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 655mgPotassium: 989mgFiber: 19gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1550IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 6mg
Keyword bodyfood, glutenfree, rawfood, vegan
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