Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Vegan Tex Mex Egg Rolls

Start the New Year off with this Delicious, Healthy Recipe!


Rolls Vegan Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dip
8 oz Extra Firm Tofu
2 tsp. Olive Oil
1/2 C. Black Beans, Canned
1/2 C. Corn, Canned
1 1/2 Tbsp. Taco Seasoning
1/4 C. Cilantro
8-10 Egg roll Wrappers, Vegan
Oil for Frying
1 Small Avocado
1 C. Almond Milk
1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Green Onions, Chopped
1 Clove Garlic
2 Tbsp. Dill, Fresh
1/4 C. Parsley, Fresh
Juice of 1 Lemon

Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil on medium high
  2. Squeeze liquid out of tofu and crumble into heated oil, sauté, reducing heat as needed until the tofu is starting to brown
  3. Add about half the taco seasoning and toss to coat
  4. Add drained black beans & corn to pan with remaining taco seasoning, stir, add water to moisten
  5. Sauté to heat the black beans and corn then remove from the heat
  6. Heat about 1/2 an inch of oil in a skillet on medium high
  7. Place a line of about 2 tablespoons of filling in center of Wrapper. Top with chopped cilantro
  8. Fold in sides & roll. Seal edges with dab of water
  9. Repeat for all rolls
  10. Place rolls in the oil, seam side down. Flip every minute or so until brown
  11. Whisk almond milk & apple cider vinegar, set aside
  12. Blend Avocado add the almond milk and remaining dip ingredients until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste
  13. Serve immediately
  14. Enjoy



We made this recipe with the tofu originally and it was great! the texture of the tofu was similar to ground turkey.  This gave us an idea!  We remade the recipe this time with ground turkey and it was equally delicious. So if Tofu isn't your thing, ground turkey makes an excellent substitute