Mexican food is quite possibly my favorite cuisine. I love it so much I could have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Once I started eating a lectin-free diet, I was devastated to exclude peppers, salsa, beans, and rice from my diet. Let’s not forget chips and tortillas! Sigh.
Rest assured I have found some surprising workarounds and the way I feel far exceeds my need for bloating beans and carbs. Enter Vanishing Veggie Tacos! A medley of mushrooms, onions, garlic, and cilantro has me saying, “Delicioso!” with the first bite.
Vanishing Veggie Tacos
Servings 2
Ingredients
- grain free tortillas (I use Siete Cassava Tortillas)
- 2 cups mushrooms an assortment is preferable
- 4-5 sprigs cilantro
- 1 halve red onion minced
- 1 whole garlic clove
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
- guacamole optional
Instructions
- I like to pre-chop my ingredients before I start heating up the stovetop, so things are ready to go. Separate mushroom strands (to individualize the clumps they seem to grow in) and mince the onion and garlic.
- Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat with olive oil. Once it heats, add onions and mushrooms.
- Heat another saucepan over medium-high heat simultaneously to toast tortillas (if using a pan, I lightly mist with an olive oil spray vs. pouring in olive oil for a light coat). If you have a non-electric stovetop, just throw the tortilla straight on the burner.
- Chop cilantro finely while the medley cooks.
- Flip tortillas quickly until golden brown on each side. Note that the Siete brand I use cooks quickly and to avoid cooking too long or it will harden. As tortillas cook, place on a separate plate and cover with a saucepan lid to keep warm. If you have a tortilla warmer, even better!
- Stir vegetables and cook for only a few minutes; you want vegetables to be golden and al dente upon serving. Once caramelized, remove from heat.
- Plate tortillas and pour your mushroom mixture on top. Garnish with salt, pepper, and cilantro and add a squeeze of lime. Perfecto!
Feel free to add some guacamole to the mix too, mi amigo! Just click on the link for the recipe. Siete’s delicious tortillas can be baked and cut into chips, which makes you completely forget you are lectin and grain free! Currently, the Siete has a line of chips, but they are full of chia seeds (lectins). Try to bake sweet potato or plantains for lectin free chips!
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