Vegan Nachos with Fig Salami & Cashew Dip

Today’s recipe is vegan nachos made with fig salami with paprika, and cashew dip; a Mexican-inspired recipe with flavors from the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. We’re using plantain and yuca tostones instead of your regular corn chips. Every ingredient in this nachos recipe is 100% plant-based and these nachos are a crowd-pleaser and the perfect easy appetizer idea.

The Best Vegan Nachos with Fig Salami

Combine plant-based beef crumbles with grated fig salami with paprika, salsa, and some veggies for these vegan nachos. Serve on a bed of plantain and cassava tostones and top with cashew cheese dip, salsa, and slices of fresh avocado. The combination of flavors is explosive, unique, and honestly genius!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• 5 Tablespoons chopped tomatoes, onion, and green bell pepper mix.

• Pinch sea salt

• 10oz vegan beef crumbles

• ½ cup Vegan Fig Salami with Smoked Paprika

• ½ cup salsa (double roasted tomato salsa), divided

• 1 bag (4.125 oz) Plantain tostones with lime

• 1 bag (4.125 oz) Cassava Tostones with salt

• 3-4 Tablespoons cashew dip

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Sauté the veggies mix in a casserole dish at medium-heat with two tablespoons of olive oil until it becomes soft, around 2 minutes. Add a pinch of salt.

2. Add the vegan beef crumble and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the ¼ cup of salsa and the ½ cup of fig salami and cook for one more minute.

3. Layer on a plate the chips, the vegan meat and vegan fig salami, ¼ cup of salsa, and 3 or 4 tablespoons of the cashew dip. Garnish with scallions.

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About Vegan Fig Salami

The Fig Salami with Smoked Paprika and Aleppo Pepper for this recipe is made using Greek dried figs along with Aleppo pepper, cinnamon and smoked paprika, and is available in our shop. It’s a great mild spicy combination with fig taste; a perfect partner for your salads, cheese plates and wine. Vegan salami is so versatile and we carry 6 different fig salami flavors, one to satisfy everyone's pallet.

Alternative Vegan Nacho Ingredients

If you don’t like one or more of the toppings for your nachos, not to worry; nachos are so versatile. You can choose any topping, and even add many more toppings if you prefer super loaded nachos. 

Some other topping suggestions are:

• Greek green peppers or pickled or fresh jalapeños,

• shredded lettuce,

• black or pinto beans,

• roasted red peppers,

• pico de gallo,

• grilled corn,

• black or green olives,

• pickled red onions.

Or anything else you like on your nachos. Enjoy!