{"id":270,"date":"2020-03-24T11:37:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/?p=270"},"modified":"2020-03-26T06:02:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:02:19","slug":"cauliflower-walnut-vegetarian-taco-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/cauliflower-walnut-vegetarian-taco-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauliflower Walnut Vegetarian Taco Meat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Breaking news: vegetarian taco meat is a weirdly delicious thing. \nLike, all plants. In tacos. That really closely resembles ground beef \nand possibly even tastes better. This is a miracle of epic proportions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cauliflower Walnut Taco Crumbles\" width=\"1550\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPJrapDBOkE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do we love tacos or DO WE LOVE TACOS? We \u2013 team POY, readers and bloggers and friends and family alike \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/best-taco-recipes\">definitely love tacos<\/a>.  We also love all derivatives of tacos \u2013 taco bowls, burritos, burrito  bowls, quesadillas, enchiladas, tostadas, nachos, etc., which is good  news for the magic of vegetarian taco meat because it goes with  everything. All of them. Not one taco relative left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of types of tacos I\u2019ve made is beyond counting. It would \nactually be embarrassing. That number is not slowing down anytime soon, \npals.&nbsp;Being a taco fanatic means I am definitely not going to say no to a\n beef taco if you offer it to me, but I am also a part-time vegetarian \nand I really love a good meatless alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no real explanation for this except that I love to eat plants  and I find cooking vegetarian recipes to be easier. And more fun.  So&nbsp;chipotle-spiced, easy-to-make veg&nbsp;taco meat was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How to make some mind-blowing Vegetarian Taco Meat:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what we have going on in this vegetarian taco meat situation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>cauliflower<\/li><li>walnuts<\/li><li>chipotle peppers<\/li><li>a few spices<\/li><li>salt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you handle it? It\u2019s too easy. It should be wrong but it\u2019s so right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once that gets all ground up, we\u2019re going to bake it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You still with me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cauliflower-Walnut-Taco-Meat.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-768x1152-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-768x1152-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-2.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Serve It Up with All the Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s baking, since you\u2019re going to have about 30 minutes of \ndown time, this is the perfect opportunity to get into a salsa frenzy \nand whip up every type of friendly taco buddy that you can think of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went with the trifecta pictured here: corn and black bean salsa,  pico de gallo, and guacamole because I don\u2019t want to hate my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My taco vision quickly got out of control and I opted for a taco bowl\n \u2013 er, maybe burrito bowl, technically, with the rice and everything \u2013 \ninstead of a traditional folded-in-a-tortilla fashion. Which is a \ncallback to what I said at the beginning: that this vegetarian taco meat\n is ready to go with anybody in the taco family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only love for this mountain of glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-1-3.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-3-2.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What can I even say? My heart is happy. Vegetarian taco meat, please never leave me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you love tacossss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Ways to Use Vegetarian Taco Meat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/walnut-chorizo-tacos\">tacos<\/a>!<\/li><li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/easy-vegan-burrito-bowls\">bowls<\/a>!<\/li><li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/vegan-mega-burritos\">burritos<\/a>!<\/li><li>Stuffed in <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/easy-veggie-enchiladas\">enchiladas<\/a>.<\/li><li>Layered in a <a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/vegan-crunchwrap\">crunchwrap<\/a>.<\/li><li>Eaten straight off the pan.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Check out our video for how to make Vegetarian Taco Meat:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-4-1392x520@2x-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-4-1392x520@2x-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-4-1392x520@2x-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-4-1392x520@2x-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cauliflower-walnut-taco-bowls-4-1392x520@2x.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mb5489Q_bDE\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking news: vegetarian taco meat is a weirdly delicious thing. 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