Vegan Chimichurri Street Tacos

Photo credit Olivia Wallace.

Take a walk on the wild side with these fun and flavorful tacos filled with seitan, the high protein wheat-gluten, that can take on the texture and flavor of meat. Top with a zesty Argentinian chimichurri sauce and experience vegan fusion cuisine at its finest. Serve warm.

Vegan Chimichurri Street Tacos

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or 3 tablespoons water

  • 8 ounces seitan, beef style, chopped or crumbled, liquid reserved

  • 4 large or 8 small corn tortillas

  • 1 cup baby arugula

  • ½ cup thinly sliced cherry tomato

  • ¼ cup vegan sour cream store bought or homemade - see below

  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds, optionally toasted

    Chimichurri Sauce

  • ½ cup to ¾ cup olive oil

  • 1 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro

  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 3 tablespoons diced shallots

  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic

  • 2 teaspoons seeded and diced jalapeno pepper

  • 1 ½ tablespoons sherry vinegar

  • 1 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

  • 1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste

  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper


Directions

  1. Create the chimichurri sauce by combining all of the ingredients in a bowl and whisking well. You can also place the ingredients in a blender and blend.

  2. Prepare the rest of the fixings. You can optionally warm the tortillas by heating in a dry saute’ pan. 

  3. Place a saute pan over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the seitan and cook for 5 minutes, or according to package instructions, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat.  

  4. Assemble your tacos. Place the tortillas on a plate. Add arugula, top with heated seitan. Drizzle with chimichurri sauce. Top with cherry tomatoes, a dollop of vegan sour cream and a few pumpkin seeds before serving. 


Vegan Sour Cream

Makes 1/4 cup vegan sour cream

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise

  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

Combine ingredients in a bowl and whisk well.