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Vegan+Grain Free Tacos

These vegan and grain free tacos are about the healthiest tacos you’ll ever have- they’re filled with black beans and vegetables, and the tortillas are made from chickpea flour.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Latinamerican, Mexican
Keyword black bean tacos, healthy tacos, vegan tacos recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 600 kcal
Author Denisse

Ingredients

  • For the chickpea flour tortillas:
  • 2 cups chickpea flour
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for sautéing
  • For the taco filling:
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 clove garlic smashed
  • 1/2 jalapeño seeded and finely diced
  • 4 sprigs cilantro
  • 2 zucchini roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 avocado diced
  • For the carrot & bell pepper slaw:
  • 1 cup carrot julienned
  • 1 cup bell pepper julienned
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 2 tablespoons scallion chopped
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the chickpea flour, water, olive oil and salt in a medium bowl. Let sit for about 15 minutes.

  2. In a medium saucepan combine beans (with liquid), garlic, cilantro, jalapeño and a pinch of salt and simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until no liquid remains. Set aside.

  3. Preheat oven to 375°. Toss zucchini with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on baking sheet in a single layer and roast for about 15-20 minutes, tossing once.

  4. In a medium bowl combine carrot, bell pepper, cilantro, scallion, lime zest, lime juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.

  5. Heat a small nonstick sauté pan over medium high heat and add 1 teaspoon olive oil. When the pan is hot, add 1/4 cup of the chickpea flour batter. Lift and swirl the pan to spread the batter into a thin layer.

  6. Cook for about 1-2 minutes or until tiny bubbles begin to appear, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Continue with remaining batter, adjusting the heat and adding more oil to the pan as needed. You should have about 10-12 tortillas.

  7. Optional: Enjoy as a soft taco or to make crunchy taco shells, arrange tortillas in the ridges of an inverted muffin tin. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until shells are crispy and slightly brown at the edges.

  8. Assemble tacos by layering black beans, zucchini, avocado and slaw in a chickpea tortilla.

Recipe Notes

adapted from Goop