Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. If you’re on this page, there’s a good chance you know exactly how great vegan food can be. Some still have their doubts – and that’s fine – we’re here to change things. On the filled wrap side of things, we’re growing quite a repertoire. Not quite as big as our curry selection, but we’re getting there. If you’d like to see what else is about then we’d definitely recommend starting with one of these: Sweet Potato Burritos (crazily nutritious and mega tasty)Veggie Quesadillas (soooo satisfying)and Chickpea Wraps (food really doesn’t get much easier). Each and every one of those recipes holds a place in our hearts (I told you, we love food!), but when a friend asked me for a vegan burrito recipe I was genuinely surprised to see we didn’t already have one on the blog. I could have sworn we did. Sure, all of the recipes above can be made vegan if wanted, but we realised we needed a real, ‘pure’ vegan burrito recipe. Burritos are a pet love of ours, and we were very much up to the challenge of adding a vegan burrito to the roster.
Vegan Burritos
Smoked tofu is our go-to for this recipe – it’s quick to cook, easily accessible and packed with vegan protein. In fact, tofu has a lot going for it! Check out this article on tofu by MedicalNewsToday and you’ll see a whole list of things tofu is believed to help with. I use smoked tofu in this recipe as it really adds to the flavour. If you can’t find smoked tofu, regular is totally fine, too. You could even chop it and marinade it in a tiny amount of oil with your favourite herbs or spices for a few minutes before cooking. This will add more flavour of the type you choose. If you would like to know more about protein then get a free veggie high-protein meal plan.
By accident, you said? Go on…
Yes, as we were prepping the burritos for photoshooting, something strange happened. Well, not strange exactly, but something that made us think. Served inside this vegan burrito is a lovely tomato-based sauce. It’s quick, easy and very tasty. But what happens if you leave a wet sauce inside a soft wrap? You guessed it – the wrap falls to pieces. By itself this isn’t a problem – the wrap will be eaten before it goes soggy. But for the photos (which can take a while) we wanted, fresh, tasty looking wraps. Our solution to the problem was to use tomato paste (the thick stuff in a tube) instead of the tomato sauce. And you know what? It was delicious. The concentrated taste from the paste complemented the tofu-pepper-onion mix so well! It also saves time – you literally spread it on with a knife and you’re good to go. So if time is of the essence and you want to speed up an already quick meal, then just use the paste. However you’re going to eat your vegan burrito – guten Appetit! I love this burrito. The ‘complete’ proteins are really nice for vegans and vegetarians alike, and I hope you enjoy it, too! Let me know in the comments if you make it!
