Vegan Tacos

Hola amigos!
I've seen a bunch of leafy tacos floating around lately so I thought I'd jump on the band-wagon. For my first go at quinoa and tofu tacos these babies turned out pretty darn good! It's so refreshing and you can save the filling for later to make more tacos or a yummy salad on the go.

Vegan tacos with quinoa/tofu filling

I used the left overs to make a salad with avocado and spinach

Ingredients:

• 1 small brown onion
• 2 medium sized carrots
• 1/2 creen capsicum
• 2 tsps chilli powder
• 2 tsps tumeric powder
• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• water
• 1 to 2 cups of 100% tomato puree with no added sugar
• 3 tbsp silken tofu
• parsley (optional)

Method:
1. Slice the onion, dice carrots and capsicum. 
2. Sautée the onion with 1 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp tumeric (I used water instead of oil to prevent the sticking but feel free to use oil if you wish).
3. While your onion is cooking, wash and rinse the quinoa and bring to boil in 1 cup of water in a separate pot. 
4. Add the carrots and capsicum to the onion (once cooked) and add another 1 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp tumeric. Add more water/oil so the food doesn't burn. Cook for two mins while watching the quinoa carefully.
5. Add the tomato puree to the vegies and mix. 
6. Once the quinoa is cooked (all the water should be gone and it will be fluffy) add it to the veggies with 3 tbsp of silken tofu. 
7. Mix everything together while mincing the tofu for another 30secs. 
8. Add some chopped parsley and you're done! Serve on taco shells or as I did on baby cos lettuce leaves. Enjoy! 

Triple Layer Jumbo Smoothie

JUMBO SMOOTHIE for three (me) 

This was meant to be a triple layer smoothie but one of the layers got engulfed in another so now there's only two...whoopsies! But take one slurp of this and your taste buds will go crazy because you can definitely taste each layer filled with fruity goodness. 

The smoothie was so huge I needed two hands to hold it!

To make, simply blend each layer separately, layer on top of each other and top off with delicious fresh strawberries...Mmmmm 

Top layer (hidden):

• 2 kiwi fruits
• 1 mandarin 
• 1/2 cup of water

Middle layer: Berrylicious

• 1 small ripe banana
• 1/4 cup frozen berries
• 1/2 cup almond milk

Bottom layer: Thick luscious goo

• l dates (cut into small chunks first)
• 1 small ripe banana 
• 1 cup almond milk
• 3 tsps chia seeds

Strawberry Shake

This is what strawberry shakes should look like: full of real juicy strawberries (the good stuff) and free of dairy, artificial sweetners and preservatives (the nasty stuff).

I like to have it with a fresh strawberry on the side.

Ingredients:

• 6 fresh and ripe strawberries
• 4 medjool dates 
• 1 tsp nut butter
• 1/2 cup of frozen raspberries
• 1/2 cup of almond milk

Method:

1. Cut the strawberries (throw away stalks) and chop up medjool dates into chunks, if you have a really good blender you can probably skip this step.

2. Blend the fruits and nut butter with 1/4 cup of the almond milk until all ingredients are combined well.

3. Add the remaining almond milk and blend for 30 secs.

Creamy Avo Smoothie

Avo Smoothie Bowl

Avo Smoothie in a Jar

If you follow me on insta you would know that I am a MASSIVE fan of avocados. They are jam packed with healthy fats, protein, potassium, vitamin K, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E and dietary fiber. OH AND they taste FREAKING AMAZING and are perfect both savoury and sweet.

This is my go to avo smoothie recipe, sometimes I add a little something more or take something out depending on what's available at home.

All you have to do is blend:

• 2/3 small ripe avocados
• 4 medjool dates (cut into small chunks first)
• 1 small ripe banana (spotty spotty spotty)
• 1 cup of spinach
• 1/3 cup of almond milk*

* Add more almond milk for a thinner consistency, I personally prefer it thick.