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Green Lentils and Maitake Mushroom Tacos | Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Published: Jan 28, 2016 · Modified: Jul 9, 2016 by Manju · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

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Earthy and umami filled tacos with green lentils and maitake mushrooms on corn tortillas topped with pickled purple cabbage, cilantro and garlic Greek yogurt!

Green Lentils and Maitake Mushrooms Tacos - Gluten Free, Vegetarian - Cooking Curries

You know how when sometimes, some ingredients inspire you to make something really amazing. These Green Lentils and Maitake Mushrooms Tacos were a product of one such inspiration and the ingredient was the beautifully gorgeous maitake mushrooms. I am not the greatest fan of mushrooms, so I mostly skip that section while browsing for produce at the grocery store. The other day I went to Whole Foods and could help but notice these gorgeous mushrooms. Even though I don’t like mushrooms a lot, I do love me some wild mushrooms and shitakes and maitakes. It is the regular button mushrooms that I cannot stand. These were expensive at $19.99 / lb but I still wanted to buy some, so I carefully weighed out ½ lb and brought them back home with me.

Green Lentils and Maitake Mushrooms Tacos - Gluten Free, Vegetarian - Cooking Curries

The mushrooms just by themselves were not enough to make a filling that will suffice all three of us for dinner, so I decided to add some “meat” to it and soaked and cooked some green lentils. That was one of the best decisions I made and the earthiness of the mushrooms and the lentils just blended in without being overpowering at all. I sauteed some cipollini onions and the mushrooms, added the cooked lentils, seasoned them with salt and black pepper and added just a dash of white wine vinegar for some oomph. That did the trick. It was a very flavorful and earthy taco filling and we all enjoyed it, including the little guy! After all, the “little dragons” love tacos too! Smile

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Look at that gorgeous looking maitakes!

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Green Lentils and Maitake Mushroom Tacos – The Recipe

Ingredients

  • ½ cup green lentils
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • ½ lb maitake mushrooms
  • 1 cipollini onion, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp, minced cilantro
  • 12-15 corn tortillas

For the pickled cabbage:

  • 1 cup purple cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon red chili flakes

For the garlic yogurt:

  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt, to taste

Method:

Wash the lentils and cook them in the 2 cups of water, adding a little salt to it. It will take about 25 mins or so to cook.

Heat the oil in a saute pan and add the onions to it. Saute till they turn translucent and tear the mushrooms gently with your hand and add them to the pan. Saute for 2 mins. Add the cooked lentils, salt, pepper and white wine vinegar. Switch off heat and keep aside.

Mix the cabbage, white wine vinegar and red chili flakes and keep aside.

Thin the yogurt with the 2 tablespoon water, add the garlic powder and salt and mix well.

Warm the tortillas, top with some of the lentil mushroom mix, the pickled cabbage and a squeeze of the yogurt mix. Garnish with the minced cilantro and devour!

Green Lentils and Maitake Mushrooms Tacos | Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Recipe Type: Tacos
Author: Manju | Cooking Curries
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 10-12 tacos
Earthy and umami filled tacos with green lentils and maitake mushrooms on corn tortillas topped with pickled purple cabbage, cilantro and garlic Greek yogurt!
Ingredients
  • ½ cup green lentils
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • ½ lb maitake mushrooms
  • 1 cipollini onion, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp, minced cilantro
  • 12-15 corn tortillas
  • For the pickled cabbage:
  • 1 cup purple cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
  • For the garlic yogurt:
  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt, to taste
Instructions
  1. Wash the lentils and cook them in the 2 cups of water, adding a little salt to it. It will take about 25 mins or so to cook.
  2. Heat the oil in a saute pan and add the onions to it. Saute till they turn translucent and tear the mushrooms gently with your hand and add them to the pan. Saute for 2 mins. Add the cooked lentils, salt, pepper and white wine vinegar. Switch off heat and keep aside.
  3. Mix the cabbage, white wine vinegar and red chili flakes and keep aside.
  4. Thin the yogurt with the 2 tablespoon water, add the garlic powder and salt and mix well.
  5. Warm the tortillas, top with some of the lentil mushroom mix, the pickled cabbage and a squeeze of the yogurt mix. Garnish with the minced cilantro and devour!
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  1. Chelsea says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Yummy! Looks so delicious!

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  2. Quinn Caudill says

    January 29, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Coming to you from Blog Engagement/Promotion Group. Really like your blog. Pinned the recipe.

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  3. Sam @ Pixel Sprout says

    January 29, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    Beautiful colors! This sounds so good. I'll be on the lookout for maitakes next time we're at the market. Great photos too!

    Reply
  4. Cookilicious says

    January 29, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    wow..this looks good..liked your blog as well.. 🙂

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  5. Suzanne Spiegoski says

    January 29, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    This looks so delicious! I love tacos and meat, but this vegetarian recipe makes me want to try it! I'm drooling over my keyboard as I type this! 😛

    Reply
  6. Stevie on the Move says

    January 29, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    Mhhh, looks yummy! I have to try this! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Bree Hogan says

    January 29, 2016 at 5:06 pm

    Looks so good! I love mushrooms and those maitakes look mouth-watering YUM!

    Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    January 30, 2016 at 10:12 am

    These look so delicious! I love lentils, but I've never tried them in a taco .The mushroom and lentil combo looks killer. Plus your toppings sound so good, too. Love it!

    Reply
  9. Rosie from Blog To Taste says

    January 30, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    What a great idea! I love unexpected combos like this- chinese tacos, bbq nachos, taco pizza- they are usually so good if you just give them a chance! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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