Battered "Calamari" Street Tacos with Spicy Lemon Aioli
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Recipe type: Appetizers, Dinner
Cuisine: Vegetarian, Vegan
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Serves: 12-16 tacos
 
Totally meatless and unbelievable this dish is mushrooms and hearts of palm with a spicy, flavorful batter and served as street tacos with crispy slaw and spicy lemon aioli.
Ingredients
  • Tacos
  • 2 cups oyster mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 can hearts of palm, sliced into rings
  • 1 can full fat coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp old bay seasoning
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp lemon pepper
  • 1 tbsp old bay seasoning
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp mustard powder
  • 12-16 street taco tortillas
  • Spicy Lemon Aioli
  • 1 cup vegan mayo
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp old bay
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • Simple Slaw from Fish Tacos
Directions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium size bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp old bay seasoning, salt, hot sauce and soy sauce until mixed. Add the mushrooms, hearts of palm and fresno peppers to the marinade and let sit for 20 minutes.
  3. In another medium bowl, combine the flour, lemon pepper, the remaining old bay seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, smoked paprika and mustard powder.
  4. Once the mushrooms and hearts of palm are marinaded, remove them from the marinade one at a time, and roll them in the flour mixture until fully coated. Place on the baking sheet evenly spread apart. You may need two baking sheets.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes until the outside coating starts to brown.
  6. While the mushrooms and hearts of palm are baking, prepare your spicy lemon aioli by whisking all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Char or heat your tortillas. if you have a gas range stove just char them by placing them on top of your stove guard over an open flame, cooking each side for about 20 seconds. Or you can cook them in a pan with oil. Prepare the slaw.
  8. To assemble the tacos, add the slaw on the bottom, top with the "calamari mixture (hearts of palm, mushrooms and peppers) and drizzle with aioli.
Recipe by Almost Like Mom's at https://www.almostlikemoms.com/battered-calamari-street-tacos/