Shake up your taco game with these smoky and hearty tempeh tacos with corn, cilantro, and avocado. The recipe is incredibly easy, fresh, healthy, and it might just become your new taco obsession!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 387kcal
Author Sina
Equipment
1 chopping board
1 large knife
1 large pan
Ingredients
7oztempeh
1teaspoonsweet paprika
1teaspoonhot paprika
1teaspoonliquid smoke
1onion, finely chopped
1teaspoonsoy sauce
2tablespoonswater
1teaspoonmaple syrup
1teaspooncumin
8taco shells
2cupsRomaine lettuce, sliced
1cupred cabbage, sliced
1/2cupfresh cilantro
1cupfrozen or canned corn
1avocado, diced
1cupunsweetened soy or coconut yogurt
1clove of garlic, minced or finely chopped
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Cut the tempeh into cubes.
Heat some olive oil in a large pan. Then add the tempeh cubes, spices, soy sauce, and liquid smoke. Stir and cook on high heat for about 5 minutes.
In the meantime, finely chop the onion.
Then add it to the tempeh.
Pan-fry for another 3-4 minutes.
Cut the Romaine lettuce and the red cabbage into slices.
Dice the avocado. Cut the green onions into rings.
In a small bowl, combine the plant-based yogurt, minced or finely chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
Arrange everything in taco shells.
Drizzle with the vegan garlic yogurt and fresh lime juice.
Notes
The filled taco shells with yogurt sauce will get a bit soggy after a few hours. So I recommend eating the tacos on the same day within a few hours.
If you store the tempeh and vegetables in separate containers, everything will last up to 3 days.
Tempeh freezes really well. So you could easily double the batch and freeze part of it for later.