This recipe has been a regular at the Love Chard Headquarters since it first made it’s debut!
Rich with flavor, this dish will sure be a winner. If you don’t have taco seasoning on hand, don’t worry–we have you covered with two easy no-salt taco seasoning recipes ready for you to whip up.
Wheat berries are a variety of whole wheat and in the grain family. You can find them in most grocery stores, most often in their health food section for about $1.70 per pound. The wheat berries provide a texture that is perfect for a taco”meat.” We have substituted them for farro, an ancient whole grain, and they had a similar texture and were just as good! Farro runs anywhere from $3.50 a pound to over $10 per pound. Savings wise, wheat berries are a much better buy.
Another key ingredient in this recipe is coconut aminos. This is a soy-free seasoning sauce derived from coconut sap. Available in most health food section of grocery stores for around $7 per bottle. It can easily be swapped for liquid aminos, a low sodium soy-sauce, or another low sodium soy sauce of your choice. Coconut aminos is mild so if using liquid aminos I would suggest to use half of the measurement since it’s much stronger.
Serve in a whole wheat or whole grain corn wrap. We also enjoy this dish over a bed of romaine then topped with taco favorites such as tomatoes, onions, corn, black beans, peppers, salsa, avocado, lime, cilantro. Oh, and don’t forget the Nutritarian Sour Cream!
- 1 cup cooked wheat berries*
- ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1½ - 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning or your favorite no-salt taco seasoning
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos**
- 1 green onion stalk, finely diced
- ¼ cup water
- Simmer all ingredients in a saucepan on medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Add additional water if needed.
**Coconut amonis is a soy-free seasoning sauce derived from coconut sap. Available in most health food section of grocery stores for around $7 per bottle. Coconut aminos is mild so if using liquid aminos instead I would suggest to use half of the measurement since it's much stronger.
I’ve heard of using walnuts before to create a vegan type of taco meat but I like the wheat berries addition! I’m gluten-free so I will have to think of a different alternative but I can’t wait to try this!
We love the flavors of this recipe. I am going try subbing the wheat berries for lentils. Also perhaps a mixture of buckwheat + brown rice with the walnuts as well. So many options! 🙂
I’m gluten free as well. Did you find a substitute that works best?
You can try a mix of: lentils, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, buckwheat, quinoa, and/or brown rice. 🙂
I’ve made with lentils, but not wheat berries. Great idea. I’ll have to give it a try.
It’s great! Even half and half would be great.