Tacos

[Lexi]

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for some kind of sauce for tacos. I cannot do nightshades, and I really really miss taco sauce and spaghetti sauce. I had tacos for dinner tonight with chicken, black beans, lettuce, and avacado - however there was NO zing. They were too dry. I'm also trying to come up wtih some kind of sauce for spaghetti. I stay away from gluten, soy, dairy, and eggs though. Any ideas? I have tried Nomato, and did not care for it at all.

[psawyer]

I don't have any suggestions for spaghetti sauce; I don't have a problem with tomatoes.

For tacos, look into Old El Paso sauces and seasoning mixes. OEP is a General Mills brand. They will clearly identify any gluten source in the ingredient list, so you don't have to worry about hidden gluten. We use the regular taco seasoning mix frequently. There are tothers, including reduced sodium and extra spicy--I think that they are also nightshade free, but don't have a package to look at. I don't know about the sauces in the jars. Read the ingredients for sources of nightshades--again, there is no hidden gluten.

Enjoy.

[purple]

If you google nightshades in the box above you will find a few ideas.

For spaghetti sauce you can puree or chop the veggies that you can have, then spice it up with garlic and onions.

For taco seasoning, how about garlic, guacamole, cilantro, onion, cumin, avocados, hummus.

here is a link for nightshade free recipes, some may not be gluten-free:

Open Original Shared Link

Look for the no tomato ketchup made with cranberry sauce, pears...

Then if the ketchup recipe is good maybe you could season it with those listed above...IDK...creativity...I am not allergic to nightshades.

I found out that huckleberries are nightshades and we have them nearby.

Hope something here helps, oh, on glutenfreegoddess, she had lime chicken tacos.

[Takala]

Authentic tacos around here in the taquerias, use cilantro and finely diced sweet onion on the meat to give it "zing."

Can you do cumin ? I put it in most of my cooking, even baking. How about apple cider vinegar or lime juice ? A little bit of olive oil ? That would also perk it up.

For spaghetti, it's hard to go wrong with a basic olive oil and fresh garlic mix, and you can add chopped nuts and basil to make a pesto. You can also do a coconut curry sort of sauce with coconut milk and mixing up individual curry spices to get the taste you want. Put some oil in a pan, add spices, cook to a roux, add coconut milk, a little salt. Serve over rice noodles or rice. Can add fresh chopped vegetables such as pea pods, and cooked chicken or shrimp. Garnish with bean sprouts, slivered cabbage, chopped nuts, fresh squeezed lime juice.

[Lexi]

great suggestions. Thanks!