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Lettuce Leaf Tacos

by Roxy, So Vegan September 19, 2018November 30, 2021
September 19, 2018November 30, 2021
Lettuce Leaf Tacos

We’ve been making these awesome lettuce leaf tacos for years.

It’s one of our favourite quick and easy meals. They take no time at all and they never get boring.

This is a new and improved version of something we shared a while back. We’ve refined the recipe, packing in more flavour and making it even easier than before.

Enjoy!

Roxy & Ben

Lettuce Leaf Tacos

Serves: 8 tacos Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes 15 minutes
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

  • 8 lettuce leaves
  • 2 x 400g (14oz) tins of black beans
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Toppings:

  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1/2 red onion
  • handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 2 fresh red chillies
  • small handful of fresh coriander
  • fresh lime

Cashew sour cream (optional)

  • 1/4 cup cashews
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • pinch of salt

Method

  1. If you're making the cashew sour cream, soak the cashews in hot water and leave to one side.
  2. Drain and rinse the beans, then peel and dice the garlic.
  3. Add the beans, garlic, cumin, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper to a frying pan over a medium-high heat, then stir everything together and cook for 3 minutes.
  4. Add 190ml (3/4 cup) of water to the pan, lower the heat and gently simmer for 10-12 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  5. Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the onion. Then scoop the flesh out of the avocado and slice it into small pieces, discarding the stone. Slice the fresh chillies into rings and quarter the cherry tomatoes.
  6. If you're making the cashew sour cream, drain the cashews then add them to a blender along with the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
  7. Prepare the lettuce by washing the leaves to remove any dirt and trim the ends.
  8. Lay the lettuce leaves flat and start layering the ingredients. Start with a couple spoonfuls of the black bean chilli mixture, followed by a small handful of the cherry tomatoes, red onion, avocado, fresh chilli and coriander.
  9. To serve, squeeze fresh lime juice over the top and drizzle with cashew sour cream.
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16 Comments

Scott June 7, 2016 - 2:16 pm

I don’t get it:
Why soak the raw cashews in boiling water?
Why not just drop them in the blender raw?

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Roxy June 14, 2016 - 4:13 pm

Hey Scott. Soaking the cashews will make it easier to blend the ingredients into a cream.

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Elizabeth January 23, 2017 - 3:11 pm

If you don’t want to put the cashews into boiling water, you can soak for longer (8 hours or overnight) in the fridge. Soaking makes it easier to blend them into a creamy sauce.

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Tina June 16, 2017 - 1:03 pm

Your body will digest soaked nuts better …your stomach and colon will thank you for that!

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Care seltmann July 9, 2016 - 2:35 am

Awesome

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Karen July 21, 2018 - 8:23 am

I’ve made these before & loved them. They’re filling with the black beans but I didn’t make the cashew sauce. I also wanted to note 1st ingredient called for drained & rinsed black beans.

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Peg July 23, 2018 - 2:48 am

How many carbs?

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Carol July 25, 2018 - 4:23 pm

I put the avocado, lemon juice and garlic in a small food processor and used that, instead of the vegan sour cream. It turned out awesome. I also didn’t cook the beans, I just added the spices to them, along with the veggies and fruit, stirred and refrigerated it.

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Carol July 25, 2018 - 5:03 pm

I put the cilantro and jalapeño in the guacamole and used that instead of the vegan sour cream. It turned out awesome. I also didn’t cook the beans, I just added the spices to them, along with the onion and tomato stirred and refrigerated it. Then topped the lettuce with that and put the guacamole on top.

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Cheryl October 29, 2018 - 12:20 am

First time making these but I will again all I can say is they were bomb on so many levels

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Roxy, So Vegan October 30, 2018 - 8:05 pm

Hi Cheryl, so glad you love the recipe! Woohoo. Really appreciate the support. Best, Roxy 🙂

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Sanda November 1, 2018 - 1:22 pm

Fantastic recipes! You’re doing a great job, keep it up! Love and support!

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Roxy, So Vegan November 3, 2018 - 9:41 pm

Hi Sanda, thank you so much! Your support means a lot 🙂 Best, Roxy

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James Rayers August 29, 2019 - 6:45 am

I’ve tried this with iceberg lettuce and it’s so difficult to try and extract unbroken pieces of lettuce to use. I guess it would be better to use oak leaf or something that’s not so hard to extract?

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kathy June 5, 2022 - 1:51 am

can’t wait to get my free recipe book. I am looking forward to eating clean.

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