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Spicy Lime Chickpea Tacos with Cilantro & Lime Crema

These tacos are vegetarian, and even my meat-loving husband loved them! The combination of flavors really keeps things interesting.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: chickpea taco recipe, chickpea tacos, lime crema recipe, vegetarian tacos
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 can chickpeas drained
  • ½ teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • teaspoon of each- paprika, cayenne, and black pepper
  • Juice of a half of a large lime.
  • Corn tortillas, I use sprouted organic Or organic tortillas like this
  • Pickled red onions
  • Cilantro lime crema
  • Optional toppings of fresh jalapeños, fresh cilantro, and fresh lime wedges.

Pickled Red Onions

  • ½ large red onion cut into thin slices
  • cup red wine vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon pink salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar

Cilantro Lime Crema

  • cup mayo or vegan mayo like this
  • juice from ½ of a large lime
  • 1 cup fresh cut and washed cilantro
  • 2 medium garlic cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon both salt and pepper

Instructions

Onions

  • Make these first and set aside to soak in a bowl or mason jar
  • Cut onion in this slices
  • Mix together vinegar and salt and sugar and pour over onions.
  • Let set and marinate. Store in container in the refrigerator.

Spicy Lime Chickpeas

  • Open chickpeas and drain.
  • Pour into a saucepan.
  • Add spices and lime juice and warm on low heat.

Crema

  • Put all ingredients in a blender or Nutri-bullet and blend.
  • Pour into a cup or bowl and serve with tacos

Build Tacos

  • Heat your tortillas (I place them in a low heat oven for a few minutes.)
  • Add the chickpeas and red onions
  • Top with fresh cilantro and crema.
  • Add fresh sliced Jalapeños and a squeeze of fresh lime!