Vegan Mexican Fiesta Dinner

March 14, 2022

Sunday night dinner was more colourful than usual!

The past few weeks have been stressful, anxiety-ridden, for the whole world. Every day brings news of more heartache in Europe. While food should never be the answer, sometimes it just is! So I decided to surprise my family with a vegan Mexican Fiesta dinner before we start another week of uncertainty, school, work, and upsetting world news.

I decided to share the menu with you when I realized how simple, delicious, nutritious, and budget-friendly the meal was. I am attaching the pictures of the different components and I have added the ingredients below. The measurements can be scaled up or down to suit your family.

Vegan Mexican Fiesta Dinner Courses

Nachos + guacamole, pico de gallo, salasa
Tex-Mex Tofu Fajitas or Tacos

Vegan Mexican Fiesta Dinner Ingredients

For the Guacamole:

1 and a half ripe avocado
4 green onions
a handful of fresh coriander
juice from half a lemon
salt to taste

Mash the avocado (I like to leave some chunks) and add the remainder of the ingredients. Mix well.

The Salsa and the Nachos were store-bought.

My Pico de Gallo:

1 large juicy grapevine tomato
1/2 red onion
Juice from 1/2 fresh lemon
salt and pepper to taste.

Dice the tomatoes and onions and season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Tex-Mex Tofu Fajitas

1/2 block Firm Tex-Mex Flavoured Tofu (sliced in rectangles)
1 large red bell pepper (sliced)
1 large yellow bell pepper (sliced)
1 red onion (sliced)
1 pack store-bought Fajita spices (used 2 tablespoons)
Store-bought taco shells and soft tortillas

Heat a non-stick pan and add 2 tablespoons of neutral-tasting oil. Saute the bell peppers and onions until soft, add the tofu and the Fajita spices, mix well, add 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil, turn off the heat and cover to let the ingredients steam together until the water is absorbed.