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Mexi taco salad with tangy avocado yoghurt dressing

This taco recipe is made just for two with a healthier yoghurt dressing, plus it gives you 4 of your 5-a-day.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 3.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 250g beef mince
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 heads baby cos lettuce
  • 2 tomatoes
  • ¹/³ cup corn kernels
  • green capsicum, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup chopped fresh coriander, plus extra leaves to garnish
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ avocado
  • ¼ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 2 small corn tortillas (we used Tio Pablo Chicas)
  • chipotle or other chilli sauce, to serve
  • fresh chilli, to garnish (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a frying pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add garlic and spring onions and cook for 1 minute. Add mince and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until browned. Add spices and stir for 1-2 more minutes, until mince is cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.

    2 In a large bowl, combine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, capsicum and coriander. Add half of the lime juice and the olive oil and combine well.

    3 In a processor or blender, blitz avocado and yoghurt until smooth. Add remaining lime juice and season if desired.

    4 Wet tortillas and cook in hot dry pan until puffed. Chop into quarters.

    5 Serve salad with beef, avocado cream on top and tortillas on the side. Garnish with extra coriander and fresh chilli, if desired.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check spices, tortillas and chipotle or chilli sauce are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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