Chickpea Tacos With Peach Salsa is an easy vegan recipe that’s packed with the protein of chickpeas and topped with a lime-scented fresh peach salsa!
Vegan Chickpea Tacos Recipe
There’s another craze happening and we need to get on that bandwagon. The vegan bandwagon.
You know, plant based, no animals and no animal by-products.
Yes, that vegan bandwagon.
What to make if you’re eating vegan and it’s Taco Tuesday?
Well, since it’s Taco Tuesday let’s go with chickpea tacos and a vegan salsa.
Now you can eat a plant based diet and have your tacos and salsa too!
This vegan chickpea tacos filling is packed with the protein of chickpeas and topped with a homemade lime-scented fresh peach salsa!
Did you know that chickpeas and garbanzo beans are the same? Chickpea is derived from Latin and garbanzo is the Spanish-derived name.
Have you gone vegan yet? Eating a plant-based diet is gaining such popularity because it is:
- nutritionally sound
- good for the environment by lowering the carbon footprint
- a more sustainable way of feeding your family than other diets
According to The Vegan Society “Going vegan is a great opportunity to learn more about nutrition and cooking, and improve your diet. Getting your nutrients from plant foods allows more room in your diet for health-promoting options like whole grains, fruit, nuts, seeds and vegetables, which are packed full of beneficial fibre, vitamins and minerals.”
So are you on board with giving our easy vegan tacos a try?
You’re going to love these easy vegan chickpea tacos, especially when they're topped with a summer salsa brimming with fresh juicy peaches!
Taco night is a great way to give plant based eating a try with meatless tacos and some fresh toppings of peach salsa, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
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How to make garbanzo bean tacos
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
For the Peach Salsa:
- Combine peaches, jalapeno, minced red onion, lime juice and kosher salt
For the Chickpea Tacos:
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook tomato, chopped red onion, fresh garlic, chili powder and cumin until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in chickpeas, water and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until a tick sauce forms, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Divide lettuce between taco shells and top with chickpea filling and peach salsa.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with lime wedges.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- You can make the chickpea filling ahead and refrigerate until ready to reheat and serve.
- Top with lots of fun toppings, in addition to the peach salsa, such as sour cream, scallions, adobo sauce and more!
Substitutions
- You can substitute nectarines for the peaches in the salsa
- Use soft flour tortillas instead of taco shells
Equipment
Storage
- Store leftover filling in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Leftover filling will stay fresh for 1-2 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Ingredients for vegetarian tacos
- peaches
- jalapeno
- red onion
- lime juice
- kosher salt
- olive oil
- tomato
- garlic
- chili powder
- cumin
- chickpeas
- water
- tomato paste
- taco shells
- lettuce
- cilantro leaves
- lime wedges
Decorations for a taco party
Taco time is a good time for a taco party! Tacos are the best party food and always put me in a fiesta state of mind!
If you decide to actually go all out and have a taco party, you definitely must start with hanging this Taco About A Party Banner (this makes me crack up every time!).
Then add a colorful Serepe Plastic Tablecloth, or this set of hand woven serape table runners in fextive colors (or both!) and these adorable Fiesta Paper Striped Party Straws with Tacos, Sombreros and more on them.
A taco serving plate with all the sections is an ideal way to serve all your favorite toppings and be sure to don your let's taco about it t-shirt (again, cracking up here!) and let the fiesta begin!
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Vegan Chickpea Tacos with Peach Salsa
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Equipment
Ingredients
Peach Salsa:
- 2 cups chopped fresh peaches or chopped thawed frozen peaches
- 2 Tbs. minced jalapeno
- 2 Tbs. minced red onion
- 1 Tbs. lime juice
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Chickpea Tacos:
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 vine-ripened tomato, chopped, 1 cup
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbs. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 can (15.5 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 8 flat-bottom corn taco shells
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- Cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges
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Instructions
Peach Salsa:
- Combine peaches, jalapeno, minced red onion, lime juice and kosher salt.
Chickpea Tacos:
- Heat olive oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook tomato, chopped red onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin until mixture is softened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in chickpeas, water and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until a thick sauce forms, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Divide lettuce between taco shells and top with chickpea mixture and peach salsa.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with lime wedges.
Notes
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