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Eggplant and mushroom tacos

The mixture in these tacos will satisfy meat-lovers and vegetarians alike with its savoury flavour.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 150g shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced
  • 1 small eggplant (250g), chopped in 1cm cubes
  • 400g can no-added-salt lentils, drained
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ cup reduced-salt vegetable stock or 1 teaspoon miso mixed with ½ cup water
  • 1 cup roughly chopped fresh coriander
  • 4 corn tortillas (we used Tio Pablo) 30g swiss cheese, chopped in ½ cm cubes
  • 2 tablespoons chipotle or chilli sauce (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until tender and golden. Remove from pan and set aside.

    2 Add eggplant to pan with another spray of oil. Cook eggplant, stirring, for 5-8 minutes, until softened. Add lentils, spices and stock or miso. cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes more. Add mushrooms back to pan and cook another 2 minutes. Stir through half of the coriander.

    3 Warm tortillas according to packet instructions. Serve eggplant mixture with tortillas, topped with remaining coriander, cheese and chilli sauce.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Replace the Swiss cheese with a vegan hard cheese alternative. Check the tortillas and chilli or chipotle sauce are vegan.

    Make it gluten free: Check ground spices, stock (or miso), tortillas and sauce are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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