Vegan Taco Meat

🥘 Ingredients

• mushrooms 8 oz
• Toasted Walnuts ¼ cup
• small-medium yellow onions 0.67 cup
• Cooked Lentils 1 ¾ cup
• flaxseed meal 1 tbsp
• nutritional yeast 3 tbsp
• Kosher
• smoked paprika 1 tsp
• taco seasoning 2-3 tbsp
• mushroom powder ½ tsp
• vegan beef broth seasoning 2 tsp
• all-purpose flour 1 tbsp

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   Prepare: mushrooms , Toasted Walnuts , small-medium yellow onions , Cooked Lentils , flaxseed meal , nutritional yeast , Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, smoked paprika , taco seasoning , mushroom powder , vegan beef broth seasoning , all-purpose flour .
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   Dab the mushrooms with a paper towel or dry cloth to remove dirt, then remove any tough stems and discard. Tear the mushrooms into big pieces with your hands (or roughly chop them).
3. 3

   In a food processor, add the Toasted Walnuts. Blend briefly until you have fine crumbs, but don’t overprocess, or it will start to turn into walnut butter. Add the mushrooms and diced onion. Blend a few times, followed by a few pulses, until the mix is finely chopped. (See video link here to see the desired texture.) Add the walnut-mushroom mixture to a large bowl.
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   Add the Cooked Lentils to the empty food processor. Blend for a few seconds. Then pulse (don’t continuously blend!) a few times until the lentils are partially blended. (See video link here to see the desired texture of the blended lentils.) Transfer to the bowl with the walnut-mushroom mix.
5. 5

   Add the flaxseed meal, nutritional yeast, 1 tsp kosher salt, pepper to taste, smoked paprika, 2 tbsp taco seasoning, mushroom powder (if using) and beef broth flavoring (if using). Use your hands to mix the taco meat. It should easily come together but should not be very sticky. Taste, adding more salt/pepper or up to 1 tbsp more taco seasoning if desired. If the mixture is too sticky, add the flour and toss to combine. If the mixture doesn’t come together, add 1-2 tsp of water.
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   Store this mixture in a labeled airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.