Holidays are almost here! This means long lazy lunches in the sun with friends and family.
No one wants to be spending their time in the hot kitchen making meals and preparing snacks. I am all about fun, easy and delicious meals. I am also all about nachos!
This recipe is perfect for the upcoming summer holidays. It is easy to make, healthy and absolutely delicious.
There are a lot of ingredients in this dish but it really doesn’t take that long to make!
About the Chef
Mira Weiner is an entrepreneur, food consultant and plant based advocate. Mira is passionate about conscious living, plant based nourishment and holistic healing. She’s a networker, creative cook and country pumpkin who hopes to inspire people to eat more plants which is better for the planet, animals and our bodies. She’s used a combo of plant based nourishment and holistic therapies to kick start her healing journey with adrenal fatigue, burn out and anxiety. Mira is an original creative and loves recreating beautiful replacements for some of her favourite dishes that heal instead of hurt. You can connect with Mira on her website at www.miraweiner.com or on her Instagram @miraweiner.
Styling and photography @createcontentwithus

Vegan Loaded Nachos
Ingredients
Ingredients for the refried beans
- 2 cups black beans cooked
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 small garlic cloves grated
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp tamari can sub soy sauce
- ½ tsp adobo or chipotle paste can sub with chilli paste
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- Pinch of pink Himalayan salt and pepper
Ingredients for mushroom and walnut ground ‘meat’
- 1 punnet brown portobello mushrooms 250g, finely chopped
- ½ cup walnuts finely chopped
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp mixed dried herbs
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Pink Himalayan salt
- Pinch of chilli flakes optional
Ingredients for cashew sour cream
- 1 cup raw cashews soaked overnight or for a minimum of 4 hours
- ½ cup water
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp apple cider vinegar with ‘the Mother’
- ¼ tsp white miso
- ¼ tsp jalapeno relish
- Pink Himalayan salt to taste
Ingredients for creamy guacamole
- 1 avocado
- ¼ cup fresh coriander leaves
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Pink Himalayan salt to taste
- Pinch chilli flakes optional
- Splash of water if needed
Ingredients for pico de gallo
- ½ red onion finely chopped
- 2 to matoes finely chopped
- Handful coriander finely chopped
- Generous squeeze of lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Method for the refried beans
- Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and cook for a few minutes. Add garlic, ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions start to brown then add the black beans, tamari and adobo/chipotle paste. Continue stirring and while everything cooks mash the beans with the back of a wooden spoon. You want the mixture to be creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Method for mushroom and walnut ground ‘meat’
- Preheat the oven to 175C and line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a bowl mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, mixed herbs, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, combine the mushrooms and walnuts. Pour the marinade over the mushroom and walnut mix, toss to combine. Spread the mix onto the parchment paper and bake for 20-25 minutes until crispy. At the 10 minute mark, mix the crumbles so they cook evenly on all sides. Remove from oven and set aside.
Method for cashew sour cream
- Combine all the ingredients together in a blender or Nutribullet and blend until smooth. Can be stored in a glass jar and refrigerated for 2-3 days.
Method for creamy guacamole
- Peel the avo and remove the pip. Combine all the ingredients together in a blender or Nutribullet and blend until smooth and creamy.
Method for pico de gallo
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients together and mix through.
Notes
Organic corn chips
Shredded iceberg lettuce
Salsa verde
Pickled jalapenos
Fresh coriander
Lime wedges

29 Responses
My family love nachos, especially loaded ones. I will have to give the vegan option aa try as it would be much more healthy
Oh wow, this sounds amazing. I do love nachos. The fact that they’re vegan is great, I’m trying to eat more vegan foods x
Yes to nachos every day lol…I love nachos. I can’t wait to make your recipe, so good!!!
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Honestly so impressed with this vegan alternative! Looks SO delicious and sounds really yummy. I’m loving the cashew sour cream too! That would be delicious with so many other dishes as well 😀
Oh I am loving the sound of these- sound amazing am going to have to give them a go!
I love nachos! It’s healthy and yummy! I will definitely try your recipe! Thank you for sharing this!
Yummy! I bet this is so good!
I just started a new vegan diet and I’m so excited to give this nacho recipe a try!
A great, and also fun snack for the holiday! It looks yummy from the photos, would love to try that at home! – Knycx Journeying
I am a huge fan of nachos. I would love to try vegan loaded nachos. I just know those taste absolutely scrumptious.
This recipe making me superb craving now for nachos, gonna making them to enjoy. Cheers Siennylovesdrawing
Nachos are one of my favorite snacks, and I enjoy the spin you’ve introduced here. I’d absolutely give it a shot!
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Oh i want these vegan nachos right now!!! This recipe looks like a lot of hard work but im down!!! Looks absolutely delicious!
I love nachos! I definitely need to try this recipe. I like trying new vegan foods!
Oh man you ahve made me want a bug tray of yummy nachos! These looks delicious!
Oh wow these sound really delicious.
This looks so good! I love nachos and these look perfect for snacking on while watching a movie
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These sound great. We love nachos here and would love to try out some with vegan cheese to see what we think.
It’s good to know that even if y0u’re vegan you can enjoy classics like loaded nachos x
This is such a refreshing recipe involving nachos. Would love to try it out. Thanks for the pointers!
TO be brutally honest not a fan of vegan, but that being said the only thing I like which is remotely vegan are the Nachos and this recipe is something i will definitely try.
Vegan recipes are my favorites. These vegan loaded nachos look delicious. Tempted to try right now.
So much fantastic flavor going on here and I love that it’s meatless too! Hearty and satisfying without the bad stuff…these look SO delicious!
I love nachos, these look like they would be really tasty and healthy!
Vegan Nachos! That too loaded. They look delicious. I am going to try this one at my home. Already craving these.
I’m a huge nacho fun but I’ve never had vegan nachos! I’ll have to try this recipe!
I have never thought about creating vegan nachos before, but I would definitely love to. I am going to have to try this recipe out really soon.
I have never thought about creating vegan nachos before, but I would definitely love to. I am going to have to try this recipe out really soon..
You can’t go wrong with nachos. I think that putting vegetables in is a different swing I am glad i made it was delicious. Great recipe