Vegan Smash Burger Tacos w/Butter Hen Lentils (1 pan!)

These vegan smash burger tacos are a 3-step, 1-pan dinner that is really easy to make! We use a lentil mash made within the meals processor topped with no-cook butter rooster sauce to offer them simply a tremendous taste and all the hearty, crispy texture of a smash burger.

So, I hopped on to the smashed burger taco development, however in fact I needed to put my very own spin on it. These tacos are topped with lettuce, onion, and my tremendous scrumptious, one-bowl Indian butter rooster sauce. For the meat, we’re utilizing lentils and mushrooms seasoned with Indian spices, black pepper, garlic powder and among the butter rooster sauce. All of these flavors and textures go so properly collectively! These make an ideal starter to your banquet too! Serve them as open confronted tacos or slice to make type of nachos with toppings and the sauce! Or fold them over to make mini quesadilla!

To make the butter rooster sauce, we simply add all the elements for the sauce to a bowl and blend rather well. That’s it! The sauce is the dressing for the tacos and also you’ll use a few of it to season the lentil meat combination

You combine the sauce, course of the lentil combination, in order that the lentils break down somewhat bit are type of like a spreadable consistency, and you then unfold that coarse, meaty combination all around the tortillas. Then, crisp them up on either side in a skillet. High these vegan smash burger tacos with some onion, lettuce, cilantro, and butter rooster sauce and serve.

The lentil combination smells and tastes so meaty, it’s superb, and the butter rooster sauce pairs extremely with it! Collectively, they’ve this crisp texture and meaty taste with a creamy dressing.

It is a tremendous versatile recipe. In the event you don’t need to make the smashed tacos, you possibly can add somewhat little bit of vegan cheese in between, then fold the tortilla over to make mini quesadillas as a substitute. You can too prepare dinner the lentil filling on a skillet till it’s golden, after which use that to fill tacos, in the event you don’t need to make smash burger taco model. 

You understand I really like Indian flavors, and I really like my butter rooster sauce. I exploit it in a number of methods to make my Indian recipes, like butter chickpeas and vegan butter rooster. However I additionally use it in a number of fusion recipes, like butter rooster ramen, butter rooster lasagna, butter rooster enchiladas, and butter rooster bao. Immediately’s fusion recipe is a smashed taco. It’s tremendous simple and really scrumptious, so do attempt these tacos. 

Why You’ll Love Vegan Smash Burger Tacos

• unbelievable, crispy smash burger texture and taste in vegan taco type
• lentil-mushroom meat is full of Indian spices
• 1-bowl butter rooster sauce doesn’t want any cooking
• naturally soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free

Elements and Substitutions

• tomato paste – Provides umami and offers the vegan butter rooster sauce its signature purple coloration.
• coconut milk – Use full-fat coconut milk. For coconut-free, use one other thick, non-dairy milk akin to cashew milk
• dried herbs and spices – For the butter rooster sauce, you will want dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala, salt, and cayenne. For the lentil meat combination, you will want garlic powder, salt, black pepper, garam masala, and dried fenugreek leaves.
• maple syrup – Slightly sweetness brings out the opposite flavors within the butter rooster sauce.
• ginger garlic paste – Provides pretty taste to the sauce.
• mushrooms – Offers the lentil combination such a meaty texture! Use white, cremini, or portobello. You should use soaked and drained soy curls or one other ready vegan meat substitute as a substitute, in the event you desire.
• onion – To season the meat combination and to prime the smashed tacos.
• hemp seeds – Add extra texture to the lentil meat.
• lentils – Mixed with the mushrooms, they’re your meat substitute. You may substitute chickpeas, in the event you like.
• corn tortillas – Use gluten-free, if wanted.
• toppings – High your smash burger tacos with chopped purple onion, shredded lettuce, chopped cilantro, lime juice, and the butter rooster sauce.

Make Vegan Smashed Tacos

Add all the butter rooster sauce elements, utilizing simply 1/2 cup of the coconut milk to a bowl, and blend rather well.

Press and blend to interrupt down the tomato paste, then combine within the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut milk. Set the sauce apart to take a seat when you make the tacos. You can too warmth the sauce in a skillet or microwave to only convey to a boil. This helps the flavors to meld extra.

Add the mushrooms, onion, hemp seeds, and all the spices to a meals processor, and course of till the mushrooms and onion are chopped up.

Then, add in 2/3 of the lentils and 2 tablespoons of the butter rooster sauce. Course of once more, till the lentils break down and the combination turns into homogeneous, type of like a pate.

Switch this to a bowl, and blend within the remaining lentils. 

Scoop up 3 to 4 tablespoon of the lentil combination, and unfold it onto a tortilla, even it out. Repeat for all of the tortillas. 

Warmth a skillet over medium-high warmth, add a little bit of oil, and place the tortillas on the skillet with the lentil facet down. Place as many tortillas as match on the skillet, however you don’t need to overlap them. Proceed to prepare dinner for a minute, then press the tortillas down together with your spatula, as a result of the warmth will make the corn tortillas’ edges to begin to flip, and also you need them to maintain sticking to the lentil combination. Let these tortillas prepare dinner for no less than 5 to six minutes. Press once more after a couple of minutes to flatten the tortillas, in order that they preserve sticking to the lentil combination.

As soon as the perimeters of the tortilla begin to flip somewhat golden brown, verify if the lentil combination can be golden brown and crisping up somewhat bit, then flip the tacos and proceed to prepare dinner to crisp up the opposite facet of the tortilla, one other 2-3 minutes. Repeat for all the remaining tortillas. As soon as they’re all crisped up, place them in your serving plate, then prime with some chopped onion, shredded lettuce, cilantro, an excellent drizzle of the remaining butter rooster sauce, and a squeeze of lime and serve.

What to Serve with Smashed Tacos

These make a scrumptious meal on their very own, however you can even serve with tortilla chips on the facet or with rice and even jackfruit biryani!