What’s more joyful than coming together over delicious, simple to make tacos!? They may not be traditionally festive, but they are sure to please a crowd and it’s always fun to build them together with your friends and family around the dinner table. Place all your toppings in pretty, festive bowls, and have fun connecting with each other over a casual, easy, joyful dinner!
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
- 3 cups protein of choice: ground meat, ground meat substitute, fish, minced cauliflower- whatever makes you happy!
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne powder (or to taste)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 onion, diced small
- 2 tbsp neutral cooking oil
- 1 cup lettuce or cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 cup fresh pico de gallo (recipe below) or salsa of choice
- 1 cup fresh guacamole (recipe below)
- 1 cup Easy Crema (recipe below)
- 4 limes, cut in wedges
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro/coriander
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- Corn taco shells/tortillas, hard or soft.
Method
Prepare your mise en place (chop and measure all ingredients). Turn saute pan on medium low heat. Add oil until glistening. Add chopped onions and a dash of sea salt. Allow onions to cook low and slow until translucent. Add protein of choice, and cook thoroughly. While protein and onion mixture cook, add spices and stir into mixture. When protein is cooked, set pan aside in warm spot.
While mixture is cooking, make your pico de gallo, guacamole, and easy crema and place all ingredients in pretty bowls. Warm taco shells if desired and wrap in a clean dish towel. Put warm protein mixture in a large bowl. Add spoons to all your ingredient bowls and place everything on the table for everyone to help themselves and build their own tacos!
Pico De Gallo
- 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro/coriander
- Juice from half a lime
- Salt to taste
Combine and Enjoy!
Guacamole
- 2 ripe avocados, mashed
- 1/4 cup cilantro/coriander, chopped fine
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- Optional: Diced tomatoes, a tsp of fresh garlic, you decide!
- Salt
Mash the avocados, add the lime to soften mixture. Add salt and seasonings. Combine and enjoy!
Easy Crema
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp hot sauce of choice
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- Salt to taste
Combine in mason jar and shake until emulsified.
