Vegan Tacos-Fried Avocado and Mango Black Bean

And then The Carnivore said "Let's try vegan tacos this weekend."

Wait. What? Did The Carnivore actually request a vegan meal?

Yes. Yes, he did.

Fried Avocado Crunchy Taco

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Did you know you can fry avocado? I didn't until a few days ago. Fried avocado is something I didn't need to discover!

Ingredients
1 large avocado
panko bread crumbs
chipotle powder
salt
olive oil
1 can of corn
1 red pepper
1 fresh jalapeno
cilantro
1 box of crunchy taco shells

I based my creation off of this recipe I found on foodiecrush.com

The original recipe used a wash to make the panko stick to the avocado.

I left that step out because I didn't feel it was necessary. I simply sprinkled the avocado with salt and chipotle before pressing it in the bread crumbs. Then, I transferred it right in to the pan of hot olive oil. Once browned, the avocado was flipped once and then moved to a paper lined plate.

a little bit of all the things

In a bowl, I then mixed the corn, sliced jalapeno, cilantro, and a dash of salt. I also sliced and added the red pepper to the corn.

These tacos were so good I didn't manage to get a picture of them assembled. We ate them too fast.

Fried avocado is amazing!!!


Mango Black Bean Soft Taco with Serrano Sauce

Tacos
1 can of black beans
1 red onion
1 ripe mango
handful of vegan mozzarella shreds
1 pack of soft tacos (I used chia tortillas from Trader Joe's because I know they are vegan)

Sauce**
10 oz vegan sour cream
2 serrano peppers
2 raw jalapenos
handful of cilantro
3 green onion

Super easy directions: mix the taco ingredients together and wrap them in taco wrapper. bake in oven at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Sauce-put all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend until everything is mixed.

**I like things super spicy. Like my lips are on fire and numb at the same time spicy. I'd add at least 2 more serrano peppers next time. I'd suggest adding the peppers in slowly to make sure its not too spicy for you**

These tacos were delish. The red onion mellows out in the oven. The mango got a little lost so I'd use two next time. Also, our mango wasn't quite as ripe as it could have been.