Go meatless with this vegan lentil taco recipe.

It’s packed with protein, fiber, and other good-for-you nutrients and, of course, is delicious.

Try this amazinglentil taco recipe.

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For her dish, Patel makes a taco meat by combining lentils, mushrooms, cauliflower, and walnuts.

The quartet works incredibly well both for health and flavor reasons.

Lentils arepacked with protein and fiber, and thicken while cooking to make a great base for plant-based meat.

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For an earthy, meat-adjacent flavor, Patel recommends using baby bella or crimini mushrooms.

Cauliflower is in season, and it comes in three different colors, says Patel.

Its an explosion of flavor, she says of the final dish.

Close-up of sliced purple cabbage,

So much crunch from the walnuts.

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