Lentil tacos with onion jalapeño salsa
Salsa
Mexican cuisine
This was one of those meals that just worked. It came out of nowhere, mainly out of necessity and the need to use up more of those doggone green onions. These are some meaty tacos. Meatless meaty tacos. Somehow, Taylor managed to make lentils taste like ground beef. The simple addition of some smoked paprika (maybe one of our favorite and most used spices of all time) and a dried ancho chili turned lentils into a delicious taco that even the most ardent carnivore would devour. Even Taylor ate these without commenting that they'd be better with meat of one kind or another. The salsa on top may seem incomplete (and to be honest, we totally forgot to buy a tomato for it, that was our original intention), but the result is a bright and refreshing salsa with just enough crunch and spice to complement the lentils perfectly. You could add a tomato if you want, but it's totally not necessary. Make the effort to find French green lentils if you can; they hold their shape much better than the
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