Recipe: Tasty Tacos (meatless using red lentils, raisins and salsa)

TASTY TACOS

8 (8-9 inch) corn tortillas, warmed
Tasty Taco Filling (recipe follows)
ADDITIONS FOR THE TACO BAR:
2 cups lettuce, shredded
1 cup Daikon radish sprouts, roots trimmed off
1/2 cup red or sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup radishes, thinly sliced
1 cup cheddar or jack cheese, grated
1 red or orange pepper, chopped
1 cup salsa
1/2 cup cilantro, stemmed
1/2 cup sour cream (nonfat works fine)
1 lime, cut in 8 wedges

Set up a taco bar with as many of the additions as you have on hand (and whatever else appeals to you).

TASTY TACO FILLING

1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
1 cup onion, minced
1/2 cup celery, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup red lentils (raw)
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tablespoons raisins
1 cup salsa

In a wide, shallow pan, heat oil with onion, celery and garlic over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.

Stir in lentils, chili powder, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 minute.

Add broth and raisins, cover pan, reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are tender. Remove lid and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens.

Stir in salsa and serve hot with taco fixings (see below).

Makes 4-8 servings
Source: Ann Lovejoy to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 10, 2008