Vegan 'Fish Tacos' with Avocado Slaw
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Serves: 8 Vegan 'Fish' Tacos
 
Vegan 'Fish' Tacos are light and crispy on the outside and flaky on the inside! Served with avocado slaw and topped with chipotle sour cream.
Ingredients
Avocado Slaw
  • 3 avocados, pitted and halved
  • 2 cups coleslaw mixture
  • ½ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • ½ jalapeno, chopped
  • 1-2 TBS vegan mayo
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Chipotle Sour Cream
  • 3 TBS adobo sauce
  • 3 TBS vegan sour cream
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
"Fish" Tacos
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 cup + 1 tsp canola oil, for frying
  • 2- 14 oz canned whole hearts of palm, drained and chopped
  • 3 shallots, very finely minced
  • 1 green onion, very finely minced
  • 1 cup + 4 TBS all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • ½ tsp fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cayenne (optional)
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup unsweetened, unflavored almond milk
  • White onion, minced (for garnish, optional)
  • Cilantro, minced (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
Avocado Slaw
  1. In a food processor, blend avocado, cilantro, jalapeno, vegan mayo, lime juice, salt & pepper
  2. Toss with cabbage mixture
  3. Set in refrigerator to cool
Chipotle Sour Cream
  1. Blend all ingredients together. Set aside
"Fish Tacos"
  1. In a medium saucepan, add one teaspoon oil on medium high heat
  2. Add hearts of palm and mash with a fork or potato masher
  3. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally
  4. Turn heat to low, add shallots and green onions
  5. Cook another 2-3 minutes
  6. Remove from heat and let cool about 15 minutes
  7. When mixture is cool, add Old Bay seasoning and cayenne. Toss to coat.
  8. Adding one tablespoon of flour at a time, add flour into hearts of palm mixture until you are able to mold it into "fish" sticks
  9. Form 8 "fish" sticks
  10. Once fish sticks are formed, dip into one cup flour, then almond milk, then panko bread crumbs
  11. Fry on medium high heat for 5-7 minutes, until golden brown
  12. Assemble tacos with avocado slaw, chipotle mayo and top with cilantro and onions
  13. ENJOY!
Notes
For the adobo sauce, we just buy a can of chipotles in adobo sauce and reserve the juices
Recipe by Eat Figs, Not Pigs at https://www.eatfigsnotpigs.com/vegan-fish-tacos-with-avocado-slaw/