Taco Salad
Posted
Mon, 10/15/12
My culinary "creations" usually come on the fly. Rather, I concoct my own best dishes when I follow spontaneous inspiration. This doesn't occur all the time, but Sunday was one of those occasions when the foody mood struck me and it worked out well.
Taco salads are commonplace, but I had yet to prepare my own version from scratch. A few weeks ago, I received a set of taco shell baking molds as a gift. Yesterday I decided to give the process a whirl, adding condiments which suit my palate: lightly seasoned ground beef, sliced green olives, homemade Refried Beans, kernel corn, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, cherry tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and mild Picante sauce.
Baking the tortilla molds was perhaps the easiest part of the process. Since my set has Teflon lining, none of the shells broke apart when I removed them.
Taco Salad
1 LB lean ground beef
In a skillet, brown ground beef with chopped onion. Drain. Return to skillet; add taco seasoning mix with water. Stir; cook on medium heat for additional three minutes. Remove from heat. Prepare Refried Beans; set aside. Slice olives, grate cheeses and shred lettuce; set aside. Prepare Guacamole; set aside.
Tortilla Shell Preparation: Coat tortilla shell baking molds with vegetable cooking spray. Press flour tortillas into each mold. Place molds on a cookie sheet and bake at 400-degrees F for about seven to eight minutes, or until shells begin to brown slightly. Allow to cool before removing tortillas from molds.
After baking tortilla molds, layer prepared fillings inside of each shell. Add beef/onion mixture first, then spoon refried beans over top. Add sliced green olives and kernel corn. Add the grated cheeses, spreading evenly. Add grape or cherry tomatoes. Dollop guacamole and sour cream on top; drizzle Picante Sauce over sour cream. Place filled shells on a cookie sheet and broil on low heat for about two or three minutes, or until cheese melts. Spread shredded lettuce on top; serve.
For more Taco Salad photos, click here.
Enjoy!
*Related blog post: Tortilla Bowls (04/08/04).
Tags: Food Photos;
Mexico;
Salads
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