Lentil Walnut Tacos with Smokey Cashew Queso Sauce

It comes as no surprise to me that people assume Taylor and I are vegetarians since I rarely post meat recipes on the blog. However, contrary to popular belief we are not vegetarians. We eat a very vegetable rich diet with meat on occasion. When we do cook or eat meat we try to source it from local ranchers whenever possible. We are extremely lucky to live in a farming community where dairy, meat and vegetables are easily accessible and more often than not, all raised and grown with love by people we know personally. With all that being said, I don't post a lot of meat recipes on here because when we do eat meat Taylor is usually the cook while I sit back and relax. It's great!  At some point, when I get the courage I'll post some of our meat dishes but to be honest, I'm so happy cooking vegetarian recipes that they will continue to be the focal point of this blog. Take these tacos for example. They aren't intended to replicate meat, however, they are extremely "meaty" in their own way. They're chock full of flavor, great texture and drizzled with the best damn cashew queso sauce I've ever had.  Both meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans alike can enjoy these tacos because when it comes down to it, they're delicious. We enjoyed them two nights in a row and on the third night made "hippie" nachos with the leftover queso sauce per Taylor's request. We served the nachos with those ginger mint margaritas I made last week. It was a seriously delicious evening and I'll share the recipe for the nachos soon. Until then, it's all about these tacos! I first tried lentil walnut tacos at a cafe in Portland a few years back and absolutely loved them. If I remember correctly they were also served with a spicy cashew cream sauce and these tacos are my knock off version. I made a simple lime and cabbage slaw to throw into the mix which complimented all the flavors. I'm so happy with how these turned out and I can't wait to make them for my dad who has become addicted to cashew base sauces recently. He has a recipe for a roasted red pepper cashew sauce that I'm going to try soon and hopefully post in the next few weeks. Stay tuned! This is the kind of dinner you make on a warm evening with good company and a batch of fresh margaritas to take the edge off. I hope you all enjoy these tacos as much as we do. Bon appétit!