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meaty taco salad

May 19, 2011 By Cindy Sexton 5 Comments

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I am in the midst of putting together a compilation on recipes that are ‘quick & easy’ for busy families, people on-the-go, as well as those who work and get home late!  Basically EVERYONE…LOL!  This recipe requires little explanation, but definitely delivers, with a mouth-watering punch of flavour and total satisfaction.  We love to make this dish.  It is totally in our weekly rotation and every time we whip it up, we play around with it a little bit, to create different variations.  Try it out and make it this weekend!

Quick – adjective

1. done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.

Easy – adjective

1. not hard or difficult; requiring no great labour or effort

Serves 2-4

Ingredients:

Salad and meat mix

  • 1 container/package of mixed greens or baby spinach
  • 1-2 lbs grass-fed (if possible) ground beef
  • 1 white onion – thinly chopped
  • 1 package of mushrooms – chopped
  • 1 red pepper – finely diced
  • several cloves of garlic – finely chopped
  • various spices
  • freshly chopped herbs (optional, but extra-added yumminess)

Dressing:

  • olive oil
  • 1-2 lemon and/or lime juice – freshly squeezed
  • sprinkle of sea salt and ground pepper

Topping:

  • homemade guac or store-bought
  • homemade salsa or store-bought

Prep:

  • on medium heat brown the ground beef
  • when done, set aside
  • then, saute the onion, mushroom, red pepper and garlic
  • when finished, re-add the ground beef and throw in some spices to kick it up a notch (you can basically use whatever spices you want here)
  • in the meantime, toss a bunch of mixed greens in a bowl
  • add in a few big splashes of olive oil and some freshly squeezed lime and/or lemon juice
  • sprinkle with sea salt and ground pepper
  • (second) lastly, plate a huge heap of greens and then smother with a mound of ground beef mixture
  • finally, make it pretty by topping it with salsa and guacamole
  • enjoy!

Filed Under: Appetizers, Mains, Salads, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: beef, meat, taco

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Comments

  1. spacer Lisa says:
    May 30, 2011 at 10:01 am

    WOW! Thank you so much. I made this Saturday night along with your homemade guac recipe. Delicious! This will definitely be in the regular rotation at our house.

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    • spacer Cindy Sexton says:
      June 2, 2011 at 8:37 am

      Lisa – so happy that you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment!

      Reply

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