Quick & Easy Tacos With Toasted Pecans & Tahini Drizzle (high-protein)
Easy
Gluten free
Wheat free
Mexican, Central and South American
mains
lunches
Made in under 20 minutes, these tacos are super fresh and zinging with nutrients and protein – perfect for busy lives.
20
Kcal
673
Carbs
73 g
Protein
22 g
Fat
25 g
* Nutritional information per serving.
Ingredients
Tacos
- 1 tbsp pecans, toasted and roughly chopped (using a frying pan without oil, heat them for 5 minutes, stirring frequently)
- ½ tin black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ red pepper, cored and diced
- ½ clove garlic, crushed
- ⅛ red onion, finely diced
- 100g/3.5 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ an avocado, diced
- 32g/⅛ cup sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
- Juice of ¼ a lime
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 handful of vegan cheese, grated (optional – leave this ingredient out if reducing fat)
- 2 x mini tortilla corn or wheat wraps (use gluten-free if needed)
Quick tahini sauce
- ¼ clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 1 tsp tahini
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp water
- ¼ tsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
Tacos
- 2 tbsp pecans, toasted and roughly chopped (using a frying pan without oil, heat them for 5 minutes, stirring frequently)
- 1 x 400g/14 oz tin black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 red pepper, cored and diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- ¼ red onion, finely diced
- 200g/7 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ an avocado, diced
- 65g/¼ cup sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
- Juice of ½ a lime
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 handfuls of vegan cheese, grated (optional – leave this ingredient out if reducing fat)
- 4 x mini tortilla corn or wheat wraps (use gluten-free if needed)
Quick tahini sauce
- ½ clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 2 tsp tahini
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp water
- ½ tsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
Tacos
- 3 tbsp pecans, toasted and roughly chopped (using a frying pan without oil, heat them for 5 minutes, stirring frequently)
- 1½ tins black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- ¾ tsp chilli powder
- 1½ tsp ground cumin
- 1½ red peppers, cored and diced
- 1½ clove garlic, crushed
- ⅓ red onion, finely diced
- 300g/10.5 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¾ an avocado, diced
- 100g/⅓ cup sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
- Juice of ¾ a lime
- ¾ tsp black pepper
- Large handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- 3 handfuls of vegan cheese, grated (optional – leave this ingredient out if reducing fat)
- 6 x mini tortilla corn or wheat wraps (use gluten-free if needed)
Quick tahini sauce
- ¾ clove garlic, crushed
- 3 tbsp lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 3 tsp tahini
- 3 tsp olive oil
- 3 tsp water
- ¾ tsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
Tacos
- 4 tbsp pecans, toasted and roughly chopped (using a frying pan without oil, heat them for 5 minutes, stirring frequently)
- 2 x tins black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 red pepper, cored and diced
- 2 clove garlic, crushed
- ½ red onion, finely diced
- 400g/14 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 avocado, diced
- 130g/½ cup sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Large handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 handfuls of vegan cheese, grated (optional – leave this ingredient out if reducing fat)
- 8 x mini tortilla corn or wheat wraps (use gluten-free if needed)
Quick tahini sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 tbsp lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 4 tsp tahini
- 4 tsp olive oil
- 4 tsp water
- 1 tsp syrup (eg maple or agave)
Instructions
Tacos
- Toast the pecans and while they’re heating, chop the vegetables and make the tahini sauce.
- Using a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all of the ingredients apart from the tortilla wraps.
Tahini sauce
- Using a large jug, thoroughly whisk all the ingredients until smooth.
Assembly
- Divide the filling equally between the 2 tortillas then drizzle over the tahini dressing.
Tacos
- Toast the pecans and while they’re heating, chop the vegetables and make the tahini sauce.
- Using a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all of the ingredients apart from the tortilla wraps.
Tahini sauce
- Using a large jug, thoroughly whisk all the ingredients until smooth.
Assembly
- Divide the filling equally between the 4 tortillas then drizzle over the tahini dressing.
Tacos
- Toast the pecans and while they’re heating, chop the vegetables and make the tahini sauce.
- Using a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all of the ingredients apart from the tortilla wraps.
Tahini sauce
- Using a large jug, thoroughly whisk all the ingredients until smooth.
Assembly
- Divide the filling equally between the 6 tortillas then drizzle over the tahini dressing.
Tacos
- Toast the pecans and while they’re heating, chop the vegetables and make the tahini sauce.
- Using a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all of the ingredients apart from the tortilla wraps.
Tahini sauce
- Using a large jug, thoroughly whisk all the ingredients until smooth.
Assembly
- Divide the filling equally between the 8 tortillas then drizzle over the tahini dressing.