Taco Salad with Tortilla Whiskers

Name: Taco Salad with Tortilla Whiskers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 340 grams boneless tender beef steak such as top loin, fat trimmed, rinsed, and dried; 425 grams can (about reduced-sodium or regular black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 teaspoons chili powder; 3 corn tortillas (about 6 in. wide); 118 milliliters reduced-fat or regular sour cream; 59 milliliters sliced green onions; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 296 milliliters guacamole; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 3 liters finely shredded romaine lettuce; 473 milliliters fresh tomato salsa; 1 teaspoons About salt; 113 grams cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1 Tbsp distilled white vinegar

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Taco Salad with Tortilla Whiskers a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 61% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 837 calories, 49g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up ground cumin, romaine lettuce, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the white distilled vinegar you could follow this main course with the Mini Strawberry Pavlovas as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Stack tortillas and cut into 1/8- to 1/4-inch-wide strips. In a 12- by 17-inch baking pan, mix strips with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and chili powder.

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Bake tortilla strips in a 425 regular or convection oven, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Tortilla Strips

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Pour out of pan and let cool.

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Meanwhile, cut steak across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Stack a few slices at a time and cut into strips about 1/4 inch wide and 3 to 4 inches long. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, cumin, and cinnamon.

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Place a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat. When hot, add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and quickly swirl to coat bottom.

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Add beef at once and stir just until browned on the surface and still pink in the center (cut to test), about 1 minute.

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Beef

Add vinegar mixture and stir just until liquid is evaporated, about 1 minute.

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Vinegar

Mound lettuce in the center of a large, shallow bowl. Surround with tortilla whiskers.

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Tortilla

Lettuce

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Layer beans, cheese, then steak evenly over lettuce. Top with guacamole and sour cream and sprinkle with green onions. Gently spoon salad onto plates; serve with salsa.

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Green Onions

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Servings:

340grams

boneless tender beef steak such as top loin, fat trimmed, rinsed, and dried 425grams

can (about reduced-sodium or regular black beans, rinsed and drained 1teaspoons

chili powder 3

corn tortillas (about 6 in. wide)118milliliters

reduced-fat or regular sour cream 59milliliters

sliced green onions 0teaspoons

ground cinnamon 1teaspoons

ground cumin 296milliliters

guacamole 2Tbsps

olive oil 3liters

finely shredded romaine lettuce 473milliliters

fresh tomato salsa 1teaspoons

About salt 113grams

cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1Tbsp

distilled white vinegar

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try WindRacer Russian River Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 60 dollars per bottle.