Walnut-meat Tacos with Sweet Apple Salsa

Ingredients:

Walnut-Meat

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 Tbsp. chili powder
• 2 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chipotle powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice

 Salsa

• 2 tomatoes
• 1 orange bell pepper
• 1 apple
• 1 serrano pepper (optional if you don’t like spicy)
• Juice from 1 lime
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• Salt, to taste

Instructions:

1. Add walnuts and dry seasonings to a food processor (don’t add lemon juice yet) and process to a powder.
2. Add lemon juice and pulse until you reach a ground texture…
   Alternatively, if you don’t have a food processor, just use your hands or a mortar and pestle to grind the walnuts and mix ingredients together.
3. For the salsa, add all ingredients to a food processor or finely chop and mix.
4. Stuff your favorite taco shell or keep it raw by using lettuce leafs.

Variations:  Top with coconut cream or avocado, hot sauce, lime juice, cilantro and/or serrano pepper slices… Whatever makes you happy!

Recipe courtesy of Jessica Hope