Walnut Tacos Are Perfect For Your Holiday Parties!

Los Angeles, Ca. December 12th, 6:25 pm – Are you looking to bring more healthy, colorful, flavor-filled plant-based recipes into your life in the New Year? These savory, nutritious raw walnut tacos are the perfect appetizer for any festive gathering. With the holidays just around the corner, Paige Parsons Roache and Sherri Sheree, hosts of ‘Plant-based in the Burbs’, share this tasty dish with us which will elevate your holiday parties, and certainly impress your guests.  Let’s take a look at how it is done…

The Hosts of Plant-Based in the Burbs

Sherri Johnson is an entrepreneur, personal trainer, mother, wife, and lifelong lover of cooking. As a child, she watched her grandmother make magic in the kitchen, which solidified a loving and personal connection to food. Eventually, Sherri discovered a passion for healthy living and veganism. She learned that plant-based eating was not only conducive to a healthy mind and body, but also a compassionate approach to healing the planet and caring for its animals. Through Plant-Based in the Burbs on UnchainedTV, Sherri shares her techniques for creating “veganized” versions of your favorite meals. With her friendly approach and infectious charm, she demonstrates that veganism is not only healthy but easily accessible to everyone. Through this platform, Sherri hopes to encourage others to explore the lifestyle that has completely changed her for the better. Sherri is deeply passionate about helping others step into the highest version of themselves. By sharing her expertise as a personal trainer and advocate for veganism, she helps clients and viewers create the body and lifestyle of their dreams. In addition to physical fitness and delicious food, Sheri plans on launching an activewear brand called W29 that promises to serve as a force to uplift and inspire women.

Celebrating being vegan for 7 years, Paige Parsons Roache has been committed to bringing ECO-VEGANISM to the forefront of every interaction: Environmentally conscious vegan living. After watching the documentary COWSPIRACY, she went vegan on the spot. Her daughter Katelyn, 13 at the time, chose veganism for the animals 6 months earlier. Paige, on the other hand, after being shocked by the environmental impact of eating meat and dairy, chose to go vegan “for the environment.” Soon after, she attended her first pig vigil with LA Animal Save/Animal Save Movement. Once she looked those baby pigs in the eyes, she knew why her daughter had gone vegan. Cooking as a guest chef on LunchBreakLIVE after meeting Jane Velez-Mitchell at VegFestLA, and inspired by Jane’s bold courage, Paige became a Contributor for UnChainedTV. Reporting on all the latest animal rights news.  She also became the Senior Booker for UnChainedTV. Now, the Communications Director of UnchainedTV’s streaming network, and co-producer/co-host of the Plant-Based In the ‘Burbs show, Paige brings inspiration, humor, and humbleness to the kitchen, showing simple swap-outs and easy recipes to inspire people to bring more plants to their plates.

Paige and Sherri, Hosts of Plant Based in the Burbs.

Let Your Walnut Tacos Shine!

The great thing about this Walnut Taco recipe is that it only takes about ten minutes to make, and it’s easy to prepare large batches if needed.  Walnuts are known to be a great “meat alternative” for tacos, because of the consistency you get when they are pulsed and combined with other ingredients.  The texture is perfect!  Top your tacos with the included homemade creamy cashew cheese sauce and prepare for perfection in every bite.  A sure way to get your guests to come back for more.

The simple, yet mighty ingredients used to make plant-based Walnut Tacos.

The beautifully plated walnut tacos are ready to be served.

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Walnut Taco Lettuce Wraps

Looking to bring more healthy, colorful, flavor-filled raw recipes into your life? These savory, nutritious walnut veggie lettuce tacos are the perfect appetizer for any gathering. They're also great for a pick me up snack, full lunch or dinner entree. Easy to whip up in a blender, these tacos take less than 10 minutes to make!

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: raw food, raw vegan, vegan

Ingredients

• The walnut mix:
• 1 Cup walnuts
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery stalk
• dash of each of these: cumin, turmeric, pepper, salt and cinnamon.
• 1/2 a lemon juiced
• The cheesy sauce:
• 1 C cashews
• 1 Tbls apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 a lemon juiced
• 1 garlic clove
• Dash of turmeric, pepper, salt, onion powder
• 1/2 C water

Instructions

• WALNUT MEAT: In a food processor or blender add all the walnut mix ingredients and pulse for about 1 minute. Check to make sure it is a thick/chunky consistency. Add more spices as desired and pulse until ready.
• CHEESE SAUCE: Blend all the ingredients for the sauce until creamy.
• ASSEMBLE: Add the walnut “meat” atop lettuce leaves of your choice, pour the cheese sauce on top.

Notes

Recipe inspired by Paige’s friend Rhea Ashcraft, who makes everything in life, from her cooking to her art, more elevated. 

Sherri and Paige presenting their Walnut Tacos.

Your Next Festive Gathering Made Simple, With Walnut Tacos

I hope you enjoyed this delicious and healthy recipe.  Holiday parties don’t need to be stressful if you carefully choose the right dish to prepare that is delicious and impressive, but also simple to make.  These Walnut Tacos are just that, so go ahead and give them a try.  Be sure to take a photo of your finished dish and tag @UnChained_TV on Instagram.  In search of other tasty plant-based recipes to try?  Hop on over to our recipe page, where we have a ton to choose from.  Until next time…