Taquitos with Avocado Sauce

Fry these taquitos and you’re well on the way to making an irresistible junk food.

Taquitos with Avocado Sauce [Vegan]

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 (12-ounce) package vegan Mexican sausage (about 1 cup)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 8 corn tortillas
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 recipe Avocado Sauce:
• 2 medium avocados
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper (or 1 serrano, depending on heat desired) seeded
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2-3 sprigs cilantro
• 1/8 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2-1 cup water

Preparation

1. Line a baking sheet with crumpled paper towels for draining cooked taquitos.
2. In a medium saucepan, bring enough salted water to boil to cover potatoes. Cook potatoes until fork-tender. Remove from heat and drain.
3. In a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring frequently, 4 minutes. Add salt, cumin, and potatoes to the pan and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
4. In a large dry sauté pan over medium heat, heat corn tortillas on each side just until soft. Keep warm wrapped in a clean kitchen towel.
5. Preheat a large frying pan over medium-high heat; add about 3 tablespoons oil to pan.
6. For each taquito, spoon a heaping tablespoon of potato mixture into each tortilla and spread evenly. Roll and secure with a toothpick.
7. Fry in heated oil (toothpick and all) about 2 minutes on each side or until evenly golden brown. Place on prepared baking sheet to drain.
8. Serve with Avocado Sauce (below).
9. For the sauce: In a blender, blend all ingredients, adding water about a 1/4 cup at a time to make a somewhat-thin sauce.Keeps in the refrigerator 2 days.

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/taquitos-avocado-sauce-vegan/