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Miso-Glazed Eggplant Tacos (Nasu Dengaku Tacos)

September 19, 2017 By thecuriouschickpea Leave a Comment

prepared miso-glazed eggplant tacos with marinated cucumbers and scallions

If you’ve never had the Japanese dish nasu dengaku (miso-glazed eggplant), you’re in for a treat! The first time I ate it I had to wonder what sorcery happened to the eggplant. How is something so simple SO good? It’s like, just eggplant, with a miso glaze broiled on top of it. The eggplant becomes so tender, without succumbing to mushiness, and that miso-glaze is a savory flavor bomb. Here it’s paired with crisp and chili-flecked marinated cucumbers for a juicy, spicy bite, and stuffed into corn tortillas for easy handheld eating….

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, Quick Recipes, Snack, Tacos, Vegetable Dish Tagged With: cucumber, eggplant, entree, gluten free, Japanese, mexican, miso, recipe, sake, savory, vegan

Vegan Tinga Tacos with Avocado Crema

August 8, 2017 By thecuriouschickpea Leave a Comment

vegan tinga tacos avocado crema

Have you guys ever had tinga? It’s a traditional Mexican dish where shredded chicken (which is easily substituted to make it vegan) is cooked in a tomato, onion, and chipotle in adobo sauce. The simple sauce is made of only TEN ingredients and packs a ton of flavor. It’s tangy and smokey, tomatoey and oniony, and oh so mouth-watering delicious. It quickly became a favorite around here, to the point where we made 4 batches in one week–in part because the first day I made it Omar ran out to the store for more tortillas (not that we were out yet) and brought home a 5-pound bag of them. Did you know they sold tortillas in 5 lb bags? Me either. For those of you concerned about our current tortilla status, we had some friends over for a tinga taco party (I highly recommend you do the same) and that took care of most of them….

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Filed Under: Dinner, Gluten Free, Snack, Tacos Tagged With: avocado, chipotle, entree, gluten free, mexican, nut free, seitan, soy curls, spicy, tacos, tomatillos, tomatoes

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