Pulled Mushroom Tacos with Pink Pickled Onions and Smoky Mayo

Ingredients

Pickled Onions
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
Salsa
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • juice of ½ lime
Pulled Mushrooms
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon each of ground cumin, ground coriander and smoked paprika
  • 300g portobello mushrooms, torn into rough chunks with a fork
  • 1 x 400g can black beans, drained & rinsed
  • 3 tablespoons vegan chipotle sauce (or BBQ sauce)
  • 1½ tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Tacos
  • 8-10 tortillas
  • 1 baby cos lettuce, thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
  • 4 tablespoons Culley's vegan smoky mayo (alternatively, mix together ¼ tsp smoked paprika, 1 Tbsp vegan BBQ sauce and ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise)

Method

Pickled onion
  1. Place first measure of onion, vinegar, sugar and salt in a small pan on medium-high heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Salsa
  1. In a bowl, toss all salsa ingredients together with a drizzle of olive oil and lime juice. Season to taste.
Mushrooms
  1. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook second measure of onion for 2-3 minutes, until softened and starting to brown. Add garlic and spices and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant.

  2. Add mushrooms to pan and cook a further 3 minutes, until softened. Add black beans, chipotle sauce, tomato paste and soy sauce to pan and mix to combine.

  3. Reduce heat and simmer for a further 2 minutes, until sauce has thickened and is sticky. Season to taste.

Tacos
  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.

  2. Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in oven for about 15 minutes, until ready to serve.

  3. Prep lettuce & coriander

  4. Serve tortillas topped with smoky mayo, lettuce, mushrooms, salsa, pickled onion and coriander.