Recipe by Meredith Baird Figone

Black bean & walnut "meat"

• 2 cups walnuts
• 1 can of black beans, drained
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Pulse all ingredients until well combined. Then add (optionally) 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar. You want to lightly pulse this mixture until crumbly. Do not bend or it will become a paste

Tofu Sour Cream

• 1 block silken tofu, drained
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tbsp miso
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• pinch of sea salt

Blend until smooth

Assemble in taco shells of your choice, or layer as nachos with freshly chopped tomato, avo and cilantro.

makes enough to serve 4