Crumbed ‘Fish’ Tacos with Banana Blossoms

Have you tried cooking with Banana Blossoms? If you’ve seen them in cans on your supermarket shelves and been curious but not quite sure how to cook with them then this recipe from Tess Eden (aka Eden Vegan) is the perfect place to start.

Banana Blossoms are a fantastic substitute for fish because of their texture and ability to take on other flavours. Tess has a fabulous talent for creating recipes for mouthwatering vegan dishes, and these Crumbed ‘Fish’ Tacos are no exception!

Tess has a wealth of knowledge on how to live a vegan life, and is an active member of New Zealand’s thriving vegan community. You can find Eden Vegan on Instagram where Tess demonstrates how easy it is to be vegan by sharing recipes, tips, and tricks for people wanting to eat more plants.

I posted this recipe a few years ago and am loving it so thought I would share again.

Tess also has a fantastic new cookbook!  Eden Vegan Cook Book – Plant Based Recipes For Every Day, for more information and to order a copy click here.

Crumbed ‘Fish’ Tacos With Banana Blossoms

1 can of banana blossom
1 cup oat milk
1 cup white flour
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp cumin
1 cup whole grain breadcrumbs
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

Taco filling:

4 x wraps
1/4 red cabbage
1/4 red onion
1 Avocado
Fresh coriander

Vegan Tartare sauce:

1/2 cup vegan mayo
Handful of parsley
4 gherkins
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Pepper & salt

Method:

Drain can of banana blossom and slice into small pieces.

Pour oat milk in a small bowl. Whisk spices and flour in another small bowl and have third one for the whole grain bread crumbs.

Dip each banana blossom piece in the spices, then milk, then crumbs before frying in a hot pan with olive oil. Once the pieces have been fried on each side, add in a splash of ACV.

While the banana blossom is frying, prepare the tartare sauce by blending all ingredients together and popping in the fridge until you are ready to serve.

Thinly slice red cabbage, onion, tomato, avocado and stuff the tacos, topped with the fried banana blossom.

Drizzle with tartare sauce and garnish with fresh coriander.

Tess Eden

If you’d like to know more about Banana Blossoms click here.