Vegan Backcountry Recipes
Trail Tacos
Trail Tacos

Trail Tacos

Welcome back readers! First post of 2022 – yay!

It has been a busy, busy, busy year.

I recently went on my first big backcountry trip back in British Columbia and I was itching to try out some new recipes (very grateful to my friends for letting me do that with them)! This one is a variation of my usual hiking lunch of “breads and spreads” – though on this trip we were kayaking.

It’s quick to whip up, fairly calorie dense, and gluten-free and soy-free, if that matters to you. The serving size for this one is on the higher end, mainly because we’re working with standard grocery-store quantities. This means there’s literally zero prep to do at home.

Trail Tacos

Sam
A no-cook Mexican-inspired recipe, perfect for lunches on the go. Trail tacos are hearty, delicious and protein-packed while being vegan, gluten-free and soy-free. This will feed a large group easily and quickly, and only requires items you can find in most grocery stores.
Ideal for Backcountry trip, Car camping, kayak camping
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 hungry hikers

Ingredients
  

  • 15* medium-sized corn tortillas**
  • 200 g shredded*** vegan cheese of choice****
  • 2 ripe avocadoes
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 1 small can (~200g) of salsa of choice
  • 1 lime (optional)

Instructions
 

At Home

  • Nothing. Except if your salsa came in a glass jar or a large size, you might want to repackage that into something easier to carry.Make sure to pack a can opener!

At Camp

  • Slice up the avocadoes and quarter the lime if you brought one.
  • Smear some of the refried beans down the centre of one tortilla.
  • Add a few pieces of the avocado, sprinkle some shredded cheese, and top with salsa.
  • Add a squeeze of lime, fold the taco and enjoy!

Notes

  • *Each serving is approximately 3 tacos per person, with a little extra just in case.
  • **You can also use wheat tortilla, but then it wouldn’t be gluten-free.
  • ***Instead of shredded cheese, you can get a block and slice it up.
  • ****To keep it gluten-free and soy-free, we used Daiya cheese. But instead of cheese, you could also use vegan queso.
Keyword beans, gluten-free, lunch recipe, mexican, no cook recipe, soy-free, tacos

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