Five jackfruit tacos containing avocado and homemade tomato salsa with lime wedges on the side

Jackfruit tacos

Name: Jackfruit tacos
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 onions thinly sliced; 1 red pepper sliced; 1 yellow pepper sliced; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp mild chilli powder; 400g tin jackfruit drained and chopped into bite-size pieces or shredded; 100g cherry tomatoes quartered; 2 spring onions sliced on the diagonal; a small bunch coriander roughly chopped, plus extra to serve; 1 lime juiced; 6 corn tortillas warmed; 1 avocado sliced; a small bunch coriander leaves picked; lime wedges; chilli sauce

Amanda James

Published: November 19, 2019 at 5:40 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

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Smoked paprika jackfruit tacos, served with homemade tomato salsa and plenty of chilli sauce... they’re the perfect party food whether you’re vegan or just going meat-free for the night!

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Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 onions

thinly sliced
1 red pepper

sliced
1 yellow pepper

sliced
2 cloves garlic

crushed
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp mild chilli powder
400g tin jackfruit

drained and chopped into bite-size pieces or shredded

TOMATO SALSA

100g cherry tomatoes

quartered
2 spring onions

sliced on the diagonal
a small bunch coriander

roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
1 lime

juiced

TO SERVE

6 corn tortillas

warmed
1 avocado

sliced
a small bunch coriander

leaves picked
lime wedges
chilli sauce

Method

step 1

Heat 2 tbsp of the vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the onions with a pinch of salt for 10 minutes until turning translucent. Add the peppers and cook over a medium heat for a further 10 minutes until everything is golden and slightly charred, before turning it down and leaving it to cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally.
step 2

In a separate frying pan, add the remaining vegetable oil and fry the garlic for a couple of minutes. Add the cumin seeds and fry for a further minute. Mix in the paprika and chilli powder, and add the jackfruit, mixing until fully incorporated, adding a good pinch of salt and pepper, and fry on a low heat with a splash of water for 10 minutes, breaking up the jackfruit with the side of a spoon.
step 3

In the meantime, put all of the salsa ingredients in a bowl with a splash of olive oil and a pinch of salt, and mix together.
step 4

Stir the peppers and onions into the jackfruit pan, mix really well and season. Serve with warm tortillas topped with the tomato salsa, sliced avocado, coriander, a squeeze of lime and chilli sauce, if you like.

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Amanda James

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