We love the latest taco craze in restaurants, bars and food trucks — because we can’t get enough of them either!  Whether they’re totally authentic or ideas with creative flair, we love finding new and interesting filling combinations.

Since we eat mainly meatless at home, it’s sometimes a challenge thinking of vegetarian taco ideas that are both flavorful and satisfying. This time, we decided to combine our favorite standard lentil tacos recipe with another one of our favorites — grilled vegetables!  The result was a delicious combination that had just the right amount of contrasting textures and flavor complexity to satisfy our palates.

Lentil tacos is one of our favorite go to recipes — and I’m noticing as I write this that we posted the original recipe 1 year ago today!  This recipe has definitely stood the test of time. In this most recent version, I got lazy and didn’t want to make the entire taco seasoning batch, so I threw all the spices in with the lentils. It may seem like a lot of spices, but you’ll likely find many of them in your spice drawer (if not, they’re good ones to have around!).

These tacos may take a bit of time to put together (especially if you try out all the components), but they’re worth it!  To save time, you could purchase your tortillas. And make sure to make up the pickled onions in advance (they’re easy to put together!).

Enjoy!

And, don’t forget to check out our tortilla press giveaway!

Other Tacos from Around the Web
Black bean tacos with zucchini avocado salsa from Love and Lemons
Summer squash tacos with avocado chimichurri from Cookie and Kate
Soft shell squash tacos from Happyolks
Spiced black bean, grilled avocado, and goat cheese tacos from Naturally Ella
White fish tacos from Annie’s Eats
Raw tacos from My New Roots
Peachy sweet corn tacos with lentils and basil slaw from My First Mess

Lentil and Grilled Vegetable Tacos

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• Author: a Couple Cooks
• Yield: 4 to 6

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups brown lentils (8 ounces)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (or more, depending on your spice tolerance)
• 1 summer squash
• 1 zucchini
• 1 onion
• Olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Pepper
• Tortillas (make your own, or purchase them)
• Pickled red onions
• Chili lime sour cream

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Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 3/4 cups water to a boil (and add a pinch of kosher salt). Once boiling, add 1 1/4 cup brown lentils, cover and reduce heat. Simmer covered for 20 to 25 minutes, until most of the water has been absorbed.
2. Turn off the heat, then stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes.
3. Heat a grill to medium heat. Cut the squash, zucchini and onion into thin strips. Place them in a bowl; toss with enough olive oil to coat, and sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables until tender, for about 5 minutes, turning frequently.
4. Make the pickled red onions and chili lime sour cream.
5. To serve, add lentils to a warmed tortilla; top with grilled vegetables, pickled onions, and chili lime sour cream.

About the Authors

Sonja Overhiser

Cookbook Author and writer

Sonja Overhiser is author and recipe developer of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the “best vegetarian cookbooks” by Epicurious, and a recipe developer and healthy & sustainable food advocate behind the award-nominated food blog A Couple Cooks.

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Alex Overhiser

Cookbook Author and photographer

Alex Overhiser is photographer and recipe developer of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the “best new cookbooks” by Bon Appetit, and a recipe developer, photographer, and technical expert at A Couple Cooks.

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