The BEST Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

This easy meatless taco meat will blow away even the carnivores!
Just 8 ingredients needed and can be easily meal prepped!
Use this for tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salads, pizza and more!
Allergens: Walnuts. (Can be Top 8 Free otherwise)
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Ingredients
* 2 cups walnuts
* 1 red onion
* 4 cloves garlic
* 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil (*See post if avoiding oil)
* 1 tbsp avocado (or olive) oil
* 1 tbsp taco seasoning
* 2 tsp soy sauce (*See post for soy free options)
* 1 juice of a lime
Check out post for tips to make Top 8 Allergen Free and WFPB-NO.
1️⃣ Soak walnuts in a bowl, covered with water for at least 30 minutes. *See post for tips on prepping ahead
2️⃣ Drain walnuts. Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter.
3️⃣ Chop onions, garlic, and sun dried tomatoes very fine.
4️⃣ Add oil (or stock) to a skillet, and saute your onions until translucent (about 2-3 minutes).
5️⃣ Add in the garlic for 1 more minute. Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine.
6️⃣ Add in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for 1 more minute. Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well.
7️⃣ Pour in the soy sauce (or substitute) and the lime juice. Stir well. Cook for another 4-5 minutes.
8️⃣ Take off the stove and serve.
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[@alittlesincerity_111]

I tried this recipe and was SHOCKED at how amazing it tasted. I ran around my house asking everyone in my family to try it. They loved it as much as I did! Thank you for sharing.

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[@mstoomuch25]

Are you still eating this? Please share

[@CulinaryKindness]

Lol! Randomly looked up vegan walnut meat & so glad I clicked on this one. Excited to try deez nuts.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

BAHAH, thanks for watching!

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same! haha

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🤣🤣🤣 why is the word nuts 🥜 so hilarious I’m this video🤦🏽‍♀️😂

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[@kutencreative]

A binder would be using mashed black beans or lentils works really well for patties. Sweet potato as well

[@kdaven9334]

I've been vegan for about 5 years and kept avoiding the walnut meat. I have to say your recipe is a game changer for me!!! I made your nacho cheese sauce recipe and your loose nut taco meat 🤣🤣🤣. It was fabulous layered up with some copped lettuce and an avocado!!! So delicious!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

hahahah you're hilarious, but I'm so so so happy that you loved it. And truly thank you for your generosity. You have no idea how much it means to us

[@dashawnmerriweather8459]

Just add a binder honey like an egg substitute, flax seed egg, follow your heart , etc with a little flour or bread crumbs 😀 to turn into a burger or meat ball. Just a thought. Luv your videos

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Yea, we just like to play around with testing to figure out the best way and we didn't know what that was when we posted this video. lol. Thanks for commenting

[@aalihte3378]

Yes flax is amazing

[@BronwenM]

I just wanted to come back to this recipe and say I made this and was quite skeptical of how it would turn out but IT WAS AMAZING!!! I added a few tweaks and will be making this recipe over and over again. Thank you for a lovely recipe! Here’s my version: 2 cups walnuts 1 red onion 4 cloves garlic 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil, plus a few extra tbsp of the oil A few dried mushrooms, rehydrated in water and red wine 2-4 tbsp Tomato paste mixed with some water 1 tbsp avocado (or olive) oil 2-3 tbsp taco seasoning 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp miso paste and water slurry Splash of balsamic, high quality (optional) 1 juice of a lime (optional) 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water 1. Soak walnuts in a bowl overnight. 2. Drain walnuts. Put them into a food processor and pulse until you have meat like crumbles. *Be careful not to over process or you will end up with walnut butter. 3. Chop onions, garlic, rehydrated mushrooms, and sun dried tomatoes very fine. 4. Add oil to a skillet, and saute your onions and mushrooms until translucent (about 2-3 minutes). 5. Add in the garlic for 1 more minute. 6. Sprinkle the taco seasoning across and stir to combine. 7. Add in sun-dried tomatoes with a few tbsp of their oil. Cook for 1 more minute. 8. Add in the crumbled walnut and stir very well. 9. Pour in the soy sauce, miso paste/tomato paste water slurry, and a splash of high quality balsamic. Stir well. 10. Cook for another 4-5 minutes. Add more tomato paste and water as needed to add a bit of moisture to the mixture. I also added some extra sundried tomato oil here. Before removing from heat, stir in lime juice (optional). 11. Take off the stove and serve.

[@BGeorgeVideo]

What if I soak for like 4 hours

[@sherineclarke8292]

Wow, thank you for sharing your take on this recipe🙏🏽

[@mtolla05]

Wow so generous of you to go thorough the trouble to type all this. God boss you!

[@p.c.5482]

The nut jokes😂🥜

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Just trying to give everyone a laugh ; )

[@LolaCocobanner2024]

Omg your beard is everything 😫🙌🏽❤️

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHA, thank you!

[@purplpeopl6312]

Ikr. I cant even look at the video properly cause im so glued to it.lol

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[@TeeGar]

Because that's why we are all here? Who cares.

[@MsRESPECT90]

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[@Truebeauty209]

I can’t stop looking at his beard tho like it’s hella healthy just beautiful. He needs to give a lot of women out here his secret to that shine and moister

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHAHA, appreciate it

[@crystal4348]

It really is! I want to touch it lol

[@kateyare4708]

I can't stop thinking that beard hairs are going to fall into the food.

[@julietteboser1202]

You are hilarious. Having said that, I can’t wait to try this recipe.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHA, thanks! We appreciate you watching. Let us know what you think

[@luvnyaalwayz]

I've been meatless January - May and went full vegan June 1. While I dont feel like I need a meat substitute at all, I would like to this. Thanks for the simple, straightforward video.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Congrats on your journey!! We're so happy to hear you found our video helpful. It's fun to mix things up every now and then, especially when you have those cravings and want to make sure you don't resort back. Best of luck to you

[@lizlemonwantsitall]

I just made it this and wow! the best tasting ground anything I've ever had.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

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[@mstoomuch25]

How was it?

[@myleahmarion6348]

Just an accident discovery on my part I’d like to share- if u toast the walnuts first then boil them about 30min, u don’t have to soak overnight neither boil forever lol

[@NaturalistCorrie]

He got me to subscribe immediately because he’s so hilarious! 🤣😂🤣

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Winning! Thanks for subbing ;)

[@pebblezs143]

This came out so delicious!!! My friend who doesn’t eat vegan enjoyed it. I made a burrito wrap yum!!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

awesome, so happy you liked it

[@mstoomuch25]

I can’t wait to try it

[@beapahomecafe2934]

I have a restaurant in Japan and this video has been very helpful to me.

[@lucilemunster1506]

Silly me, I should have watched the video more thoroughly! I did the recipe but I was worried about over processing it and it ended up too crunchy! The taste was amazing and now that I have looked closely at the texture, I can see where I made my mistake! Can't wait to try it again as it I soooo easy!!

[@rockwallaby550]

this recipe is nuts-- (well done)

[@avatalig9519]

You are a genius really can't tell the difference. I am a big meat eatter. Your recipe is amazing

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thank you so much 🙂 If you have time, we'd love if you could leave a 5-star rating on the website post

[@Dee_UU]

This just helped me so much for my vegetarian journey!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Perfect!

[@Sherry21ful]

Thank you so much for this recipe. It was absolutely delicious. I took a chance and decided to try this walnut ground meat recipe and it was absolutely amazing. I was shocked that it taste so much like meat. Thank you so much I will be using this all the time.

[@Namajuicer]

You can add flax, chia or psyllium husks as a binder

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Yes, we hope to have a new video soon with what we figured out :)

[@robinlaycock3186]

How much psyllium husk can you use without it hurting your stomach?

[@dr.marcia-thesolutionheali5896]

You are truly my new fave food host! By the time you got to, "Let's get down with these nuts," I was still laughing from the earlier jokes! I just wanted a good nut meat recipe, and I got a brand new source for vegan recipes. Going to watch your marshmallow video next. Great success to you, sir. You are quite simply beyond.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks so much, appreciate that. Hope you enjoy the recipe

[@michaelvazan8259]

just made this with “chilli con carne” and it is so far the best decision of my life. it is so damn good i cant..

[@JasmineSwann]

😂😂😂😂

[@heyyoo72]

this was super yummy. thank you so much. love your recipes.

[@tashascott6487]

I just love your sense of humor 😂😂. If I could recommend, use Grapeseed or Avocado oil for cooking instead of Olive Oil.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks so much!

[@lady.leo12]

Oh my goodness! Am I the only one who blushed each time he made a nut joke? 😳 lol thank you for this. Definitely tempted to try this recipe. I'm sure I'll be giggling along the way. 😁😄

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHHA, if you haven't watch the almond milk video, Larisha makes nut jokes too and they are both hilarious to us. But also we hope you love the recipe LOL

[@KIMMYK504]

Omg I tried this recipe. I did it a Lil different tho but omg taco walnut meat is bomb af..I’m never going back to beef like why I never introduced this or heard about this in my life years ago..I love it ima b cooking this more often..I had soaked my walnuts over night tho and added mushrooms too..so bomb yess I love it and I don’t gotta feel heavy/bloated yess

[@ericalashay0209]

Mmmm mmmm 😋 . And I’m talking about you 🤣😭 but ty for this 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m going to try this.

[@cori3691]

I am not vegan or vegetarian but I’d say I rarely eat meat. It’s not a daily thing for me. I’ve been so ick’ed out by certain meats and lately ground beef especially. This looks SO comparable to ground beef. Even after you showed the soaked walnuts, I was like whoa! Thank you so much for this!!!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

enjoy!

[@bobsamurai]

pretty good, but a bit too much wallnuts for me. I replaced half of the walnuts with 1/4th cup red lentils (before soaking) and it worked out just as well and became much cheaper. thanks for the recipe

[@inhabitantofearth]

I can't wait to try this! I've been really needing to find mock-omnivore dishes to make this plant-based lifestyle more sustainable. I'm glad you used walnuts because aside from Brazil nuts, it's the only nut that doesn't make me gassy.

[@GQ3MindSpeaks]

I’m making the switch from meat to plant based. I’ve given up pork and beef organically (pun intended). What I mean is, it just happened. I didn’t plan on it. Chicken…well that’s a little tougher. And fish, stop it. Don’t mind my dust, I’m under construction. So for me, I’ll probably use an egg to bind it so I can have a burger. I’ve been watching you posts for awhile and this one made me a subscriber. Oh, your humor is dope!

[@starver14]

Thanks for getting straight to the recipe and making it so simple!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Enjoy!

[@lenhar2211]

The beard!!! The meat!!! The comedy! Love it!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks so much for watching, we appreciate it!

[@Miss.Pennyfeather]

I used pecans because I didn't have walnuts and it was suuuuper delicious *-*

[@rosemaries69]

I made it two days ago, it was excellent! I couldn't believe that walnuts would taste like that. Thanks for the recipe.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Yay! We're so excited to hear that. Thanks for letting us know. If you have a minute, we'd love if you could leave a 5-star rating on the website post!

[@effiel1]

My first search....and wow, just what I was looking for! You are fantastic! I look forward to learning from you. Blessings to you and your friends/family. :)

[@MakeItDairyFree]

So glad to hear that!

[@CleeinMontana]

I found your page by looking for a new substitute for ground beef. I’ve tried so many other recipes including mushroom, tofu, cauliflower, etc. I have to say, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I can eat my bestie tacos again!! This was delicious and I only soaked those nuts for only two hours. lol Thank you so so much for this recipe!! 🌮 Following!

[@hudaghassan5912]

Brilliant😮😮

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks, hope you give it a try

[@imjustarie9890]

I can't with the nut pun..I'm here for it😂😂👏😂👏👏😂✋

[@MakeItDairyFree]

LOL

[@ljm9092]

try using a vegan egg, for meat balls, or burger. I made one and it was so good. I love this meat, great tacos.

[@Shayfletch]

I just tried this THANK YOU!!! My tacos were great .

[@koolaid5B]

This was so hilarious and helpful at the same time! Love the beard

[@gettingphinenow]

Really enjoyed this vid. Can’t wait to make this as part of my meal prep next week!!! 🎉❤❤❤

[@mawarahfkatarah.9292]

Young man, you are too funny! The tongue in cheek jokes cracked me up. Also, your beard is giving me life, lol. Can't wait to try your recipe!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Glad you enjoyed thank you so nuch

[@mawarahfkatarah.9292]

@@MakeItDairyFree I made a double portion of it and made an eggplant lasagna with half and a 5-layer dip with the other. I took the lasagna to church Saturday and everyone loved it! I then took the dip to a gathering on Sunday and the teen-agers (even kids) kept telling me how much they liked it! Thanks for the recipe!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

@@mawarahfkatarah.9292 We are so happy to hear that. Thanks for sharing

[@oknilem666]

Wow you just changed my life forever. You clever clever man. Thank you.

[@Brennah]

Excellent video! I added Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ sauce minus the taco seasoning. It tasted like Sloppy Joe’s.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Glad you enjoyed

[@mayawallace7627]

Ok. 1. Your video came up first and that made me so happy. 2. Your beard is legendary. 3. So, boom. I’m nursing the baby and when the nut jokes started I laughed so hard I startled her and almost got my nipple bitten off. 4. I can’t wait to try this recipe tomorrow. I’ll try it with tacos.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

omg we are laughing so hard reading this together, 1. yay, 2. thanks 3. dyingggg laughing 4. enjoy!

[@HappilyEverAmber731]

This was way easier than I anticipated, thank you for teaching us!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

yay!!

[@AliseIam]

You could probably put them in an Instant Pot to get soft (faster) as well... For a binder, use canned Chickpea water

[@MakeItDairyFree]

We love the instant pot!

[@wildflower3517]

I would use rapeseed oil to replace olive oil, and I would use coconut aminos in place of soy sauce, other than that, ty

[@tomoniqueUnique]

I cackled when he said “ back that up “ 😂 10/10

[@MakeItDairyFree]

LOL thanks for watching

[@kauilanibright2888]

Love getting down with the Wall Nut❤

[@nicosiv]

I had something similar in a taco recently. I want to make it myself, so thanks for this upload. It looks great! The stuff I had also had cauliflower in it, combined with the walnuts. It had excellent texture.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Sounds great!

[@debramccullum9472]

I just found your channel and thanks for the recipe. I’m going to use it in baked ziti today. By the way, your humor is golden😆😂👏🏽

[@MakeItDairyFree]

So glad you enjoyed the video. We hope you loved the recipe

[@jr2290jack]

Thank you! Simple and easy to follow with ingredients I have already. Gonna alternate with seasonings but thanks so much!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

We'd love to hear what you think and what variation you do! Thanks for watching

[@jr2290jack]

@@MakeItDairyFree it came out really good! I even got my pops to try some. The only thing I will do different next time is use the blender instead of bullet to blend. Not every piece of walnut was chopped and then I got hungry and said forget it lol I seasoned with some Worcestershire, season all and onion powder.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

@@jr2290jack LOL, well I'm glad it still worked out for you! If you have a minute, we'd love if you could leave a 5-tar rating on the website post. Have a great weekend, stay safe

[@alert-mercy]

I wanna ask you one question ...If I had some nuts, hanging on the walls, would they be walnuts?

[@MakeItDairyFree]

ohhhh good one!

[@HoneyBear2385]

😂😂😂💪🏾 again Grrrreate Video love the recipe...only came to see how to soak the nutz...lol thanks for Such Grrrreate content

[@vegansunshine9189]

These are my favorite!! They’re a staple in our house now. Thank you for the recipe.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Glad you like it !

[@micheleriggins1912]

I’m going to try this

[@kaylamae120]

Tried this! It was so good and easy to make!!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Glad you liked it!! If you have time, we'd love if you could leave a 5-star rating on the website post

[@munajedski]

I'm so trying this! 😋 yum!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

You have to let us know what you think! That's for watching

[@munajedski]

@@MakeItDairyFree will do!

[@wildflower3517]

Hi from Florida ❤

[@prioleau2012]

Man I want some tacos or chili. Looks over at walnuts because I don't have groundbeef👀🤔🧐look up recipes and seen this video😎hopefully it comes out good

[@yolandaperez5531]

Eating some Mexican nachos Chips , beans , walnut ground beef lettuce tomato delicious

[@MakeItDairyFree]

yum!

[@Blaqbudafly]

I cannot wait to try it out!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Let us know if you do! Thanks for watching!

[@Miratellez25]

The most simplest recipe ever!! Thank you. 🙏

[@MakeItDairyFree]

We hope you love it!

[@tanikahutcherson4839]

The Hair On Your Beard Is Longer Than The Hair On My Head 🖤 I had to re watch it a few times because I was too busy imagining that I was braiding your beard 🤣😅🖤

[@lavieestbelle6068]

I am going to try this. Like your video. Clean, to the point, informative. Bravo.

[@marysusa6985]

LMAO!! You had me cracking up and can't wait to make this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Hope you enjoy

[@PastelMePlease]

Thank you so much for this recipe it came out awesome and I tweaked it a little bit for my own family needs, just a little bit of cooked lentils and sun-dried tomatoes instead of fire roasted came out so good. Also I haven't tried it yet for this recipe but from my other recipes I've found that tapioca starch is a pretty decent ingredient to be the staple of keeping stuff together. Gonna test it out for next time. Have you found anything yet though? Noticed this video is 2 years old

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This video deserves more thumbs☝🏾up ❤️❤️❤️

[@josiedudouit1933]

Can't wait to try this recipe 😋 love the humor too😍🙂

[@theresamurphy4455]

Hi, definitely will try this, it looks delicious. Thank you.😋😋😊🤗

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Hope you enjoy

[@8dust666]

Thanks

[@carter394able]

This video had me laughing in the 1st few minutes!! Thank you for the recipe! Well done

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks so much!

[@vgmillerjd]

I made this today and like it very much. Thank you!

[@amarvinwinansfan]

This man is beautiful!!! Lord! I couldn't get pass the voice and beard.👀

[@joshwatah]

Looks amazing I'm gonna try. Thank you very big

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Let us know what you think!

[@positivevibes2468]

Nuts to stick🤣😆 this is a fab recipe tysm

[@MakeItDairyFree]

LOL thanks

[@idkman2633]

We have huge walnut trees in our garden, and no one eats them. I hate walnuts raw, but as a minced meat with pasta and ketchup? It’s so good

[@MakeItDairyFree]

oh that's so fun, we'd love that!

[@Julisa_Monique]

Ok I have to try this

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Enjoy!

[@leekyoverhere]

Awesome content. Humorous and informative simultaneously

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks!

[@theveganhippie2730]

Good ole nut jokes. ha ha Been wanting to try this for a long time. Think I finally will. Looks easy enough. Thanks for sharing.

[@MakeItDairyFree]

LOL, it was like right there. Let us know what you think when you try it.

[@southernfriedpeaches]

When he came around the corner, I was like ooh who dat? Then, I looked at the profile I was like OH right on. ✊🏾 and for the love of God stop with the nut jokes I cant take it😂

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHAHHAHA

[@laaishalloyd1181]

I Dig Your Flow 👍🏾😜😂💙

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Appreciate it!

[@missdiamond4692]

That was ill! I'm definitely about buss it baby on these nuts 😅 Got mine soaking right now. Thanks for a fantastic video✌🏾

[@MakeItDairyFree]

haha , enjoy

[@beautifulmedicine6219]

Was not expecting the comedy 😂😂😂 but great video. I subscribed ✅

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Glad you enjoyed! thanks

[@ItsTreen]

This video. I bumped into your channel looking for cool stuff a new vegan can try. Soooo, glad I did! This was hilarious AND looks amazing :) Video shared on Twitter!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Yay! Thank you!

[@tialynn1111]

Ahh can’t wait to try this!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@anap2159]

Deff need to try !!!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

We hope you love it

[@rakitadavis1603]

I’m so mad I’m just discovering your channel! Better late than never. 👌🏾

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Welcome!! We're just glad you are here now!

[@Bigsuave07]

Wow I'm definitely go try this one

[@chayaisrael7925]

Use this to make picadillo or spaghetti meat

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Great idea

[@kellyglusovich6960]

Picadillo 😍😍😍

[@Risha-Rene]

I’m going to try this with your nacho cheese & make some rotel💕

[@MakeItDairyFree]

yesssss, it's so good together

[@beautyfullar2861]

I have to subscribe. I like that you seem like you. You can tell a lot of people kind of put on for KZbin which I understand (no judgement)

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Thanks so much. We appreciate that

[@mariae6942]

LOL...YOU MADE ME LAUGH, AND I LOVE THIS RECIPE AS WELL!! I AM SUBSCRIBED! THANK YOU!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MyHungryVegan]

🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard everytime you said NUTS hahahah great video

[@_just_looking_thank_you]

Went on with that a bit long, but I’m no fan of low comedy. Nevertheless, the recipe was very interesting.

[@MyHungryVegan]

@@_just_looking_thank_you I have to try this recipe it looks so interesting

[@MakeItDairyFree]

HAHA, glad to make you laugh! Let us know what you think!

[@MakeItDairyFree]

@@_just_looking_thank_you We get it, just being a little silly to make people laugh a bit, thanks for watching. Hope you try the recipe

[@_just_looking_thank_you]

Make It Dairy Free, yes, I’m looking forward to trying it. Thanks for passing it on. Made my mouth water, it did.