Walnut Chorizo Tacos with Pineapple Salsa! Spicy walnut/cauliflower “meat”, fresh guacamole, tangy slaw, and a homemade pineapple salsa. My favorite tacos!
Walnut Chorizo Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
Vegan Walnut Chorizo Tacos! Chipotle mayo! Pineapple salsa! Lime squeeze! Let me declare to the internet with a bullhorn – you do not need to be vegan to love these beauties.
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I made these this week and…MIND BLOWN! Seriously delish, and I’m not even vegan. Plus, pineapple salsa is always a winner in my book!
This RECIPE is sponsored by ALDI
Today at the party we have:
Smoky walnut cauliflower chorizo (honestly though, the texture! it’s crumbly and flavorful and delicious just like chorizo).
Juicy-sweet pineapple salsa loaded with jalapeno, lime, and cilantro.
Avocado mash, quick purple cabbage slaw, and a nice swish of chipotle mayo on top, all tucked into a roasted tortilla.
How about a big ol’ Y-E-S to that?
Okay, here’s a bonus: you can buy all these ingredients at ALDI. No joke, I added up the cost of my ALDI taco ingredients and compared it to the cost of the ingredients from a different grocery store.
- Other store: $48.14
- ALDI: $24.44
HELLO MONEY IN MY POCKET. Let’s buy all our stuff at ALDI – juicy fresh pineapple and jumbo bag of would-have-been expensive walnuts included!
The Making Of Vegan Walnut Chorizo Tacos
Alright, magical times ahead.
Cauliflower, walnuts, chipotles, and a pinch of spices. Pulse, bake, and you’re done.
Yeah, like if you haven’t done this yet, you haven’t really lived.
There are lots of other elements to this recipe – pineapple salsa, slaw, avocado mash, and chipotle mayo – and to me, all of them are necessary. What is the opposite of a taco minimalist? That is me. I want it all. Let’s do it all up.
But really, even though there’s a lot going on, it doesn’t take long. You know I have zero time for impractical food prep. While your cauliflower walnut taco meat bakes up, you are prepping all the stuffs. No biggie.
Then, you are stuffing the stuffs in a tortilla. With more stuffs.
Which brings us to this moment, where you’re grabbing a taco and drenching it with lime (more = more) and SERIOUSLY GOING TO TOWN.
These are my faaaaavorite tacos of summer, tied with these chicken tinga tacos. Between these two, Bjork and I cannot pick a winner.
SO MUCH LOVE TO THESE WALNUT CHORIZO TACOS! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
How To Make Our Walnut Chorizo Tacos:
Walnut Chorizo Tacos with Pineapple Salsa
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings (a heaping 1/4 cup taco meat per serving) 1x
Description
Walnut Chorizo Tacos with Pineapple Salsa! Spicy walnut/cauliflower “meat”, fresh guacamole, tangy slaw, and a homemade pineapple salsa. My favorite tacos!
Ingredients
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WALNUT “CHORIZO”:
- 3 cups cauliflower florets
- 2 cups Southern Grove Walnuts, whole
- 2 individual Pueblo Lindo Chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon Stonemill Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Stonemill Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
PINEAPPLE SALSA:
- 1 pineapple, cored and diced
- 2 jalapeños, ribs and seeds removed, minced
- 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- juice of 2 limes
EXTRAS:
- Avocados
- Limes
- Purple cabbage
- Tortillas
Instructions
- WALNUT “CHORIZO”: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pulse everything in a food processor until evenly ground, similar to the texture of ground meat. Transfer to a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway to prevent browning.
- PINEAPPLE SALSA: Mix!
- PREP YOUR EXTRAS: Mash your avocados with some garlic powder, salt, and lime juice. Toss your shredded cabbage with lime juice, olive oil, and salt. Char the tortillas over an open gas burner.
- TACOS: Layer avocado mash, walnut chorizo, pineapple salsa, and slaw into a soft, warm, charred tortilla. Oh my gosh. Be amazed.
Notes
Also delicious with a drizzle of chipotle mayo (pictured) or a thwap of sour cream or Greek yogurt over the top!
Limes = more is more, if you ask me!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Keywords: walnut chorizo tacos, vegan chorizo tacos, pineapple salsa
Thank you to ALDI for sponsoring this post!
One More Thing!
This recipe is part of our magical cauliflower recipes page. Check it out!
Filed Under: All Recipes Avocado Cauliflower Dairy-Free Dinner Gluten-Free Healthy Jalapeño Lime Main Dishes Quick and Easy Recipes Sugar-Free Summer Tacos Vegan Vegetarian
June 21, 2018
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Aldi has changed my whole foodie world <3 organic is even affordable! Love Love these…chorizo is AMAZING…so I bet these taste incredible!! <3
So great! Hope you enjoy them!
Aldi is 100% where it’s at — I’m going there today actually and will look for these ingredients! And I’m so crazy for pineapple salsa this summer — can’t wait to try this one!
Hope you enjoy it!
YES!! The flavors in these though!! I made a chipotle sauce that would go perfectly! I love the chorizo flavor you added to these too!
Oh my, these look incredible. I’d love to have one of these now. So hungry <3
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I wish I had an Aldi close to me….what a difference! I want these tacos so bad! That pineapple salsa…YUM. I wish you delivered 🙂
So right thanks
realize this is a walnut-centric recipe, but my husband is very allergic to tree nuts and I am dying to make these tacos. should I a) use a substitute and can you recommend one? b) risk it – I’ve never actually seen him have an allergic reaction so maybe his allergy went away or c) not make these beautiful tacos 🙁
btw I am just kidding on option B 🙂
Try chopped roasted chickpeas instead.
Hi Casey! Great question. I’d actually just sub in more cauliflower so it’s all cauliflower “meat”!
Yassssss! I love aldi so much! I can’t wait to try these beauties, either. summer was made for eating tacos.
Right?? So true!
I literally shop at Aldi weekly! Can’t wait to try these taco…so intrigued!
Hope you enjoy them!
These look delicious! What is the sauce that you have on top?
Chipotle mayo!
These look delicious! I would load those tacos like there’s no tomorrow! #tacomaximalist
I also love shopping at Aldi. Especially here in Switzerland it’s an affordable option compared to other grocery stores!
Glad to hear that, Natanja!
Great list of food blogs..
Got the email yesterday with this amazing recipe. Made it for dinner, and it’s DELICIOUS. We had meat-eating company over and it was a hit with everyone. I’d made walnut-lentil taco filling before, but I loved the lighter taste this had with the walnuts and cauliflower.
Also – go Aldi!
So glad to hear that, Sara!
Oh my goodness, I see what you mean about not having to be a vegan. Love, love all the textures and flavours going on here and I too am a huge fan of Aldi:-)
I agree, Lindsay!! Every taco deserves several thwaps of sour cream. Love the photos for these tacos, and the recipe sounds delicious!!
I was cutting the grass this morning as a way of doing morning cardio without going to the gym and hitting the treadmill. And this looks like the perfect post-cardio meal. Portion sized, low in calories and deliciously topped with Pineapple salsa. I never heard of Pineapple Salsa before unless I’ve been in the dark about it and it’s been around forever..lol
I wish i could reach my hand through the computer screen and grab a taco! 🙂
This looks amazing! What kind of tortillas are those? Can’t wait to try this!
I would like to know what kind of tortillas also. Corn or wheat? For me it would be corn but these look different. Great looking recipe!
They are corn tortillas – from ALDI!
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I followed your blog on how to create my own, and thank you! That said I am stuck. A few freinds who asked how to leave a comment can’t seem to on word press. I can’t figure it out either. Would you have a moment to guide me? So very appreciated. I have followed you for quite some time
had no idea walnuts could be the base of a chorizo, so kudos for that alone, very creative, but also nice balance of flavors with pineapple, avocado, jalapenos
Do you make chipotle mayo or buy it?
Either one! The one pictured is homemade.
Do you have a recipe for the homemade chipotle mayo? I am making these tacos tonight! Yay!
I made this last night and I have to tell you these are my favorite tacos I’ve ever made! I am about to put this walnut chorizo on everything – nachos, enchiladas, you name it. Simply delicious!
Glad you enjoyed them, Laura!
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I love these tacos! It was about 95 degrees outside when I decided to make these. I didn’t want my kitchen to be 100 degrees, so I tossed the mixture into a nonstick skillet with a tiny bit of oil, and heated it there until it was a little bit crispy. This was a super quick way to get dinner on the table even with a cranky one year old on my hip!
I regularly double the “chorizo” mixture and pop the other half into the freezer. I’ve done it baked and unbaked and either way it heats perfectly in a skillet for a quick vegan weeknight meal!
Thank you for this recipe and the update with pineapple salsa. It’s amazing!!
Love that, Christina!
By far, my favorite fish taco recipe! Very easy and fast! Could also use peaches in place of pineapple.
Looks very delicious Lindsay
Keep it up!