Taco Salad a la Française
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Cooking time: 20 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu" instructions |
Taco Salad, a la Française Time: 20 minutes
1/2 lb ground turkey or beef (mince) buy 1 lb and freeze 1/2 for another salad
1/3 cup couscous
2/3 cup beef stock or water mix
1/2 onion rest tomorrow
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped red and/or green pepper take it from the 2 'halves' left from Saturday
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tbs olive oil
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
1 avocado
16 oz (500gr) taco sauce, divided The jars I get are small - about 1 cup each. I use one 'mild' but and one hot, and divide between the meat and 'at table' .
8 slice goat cheese proper goat cheese, not the creamy, spreadable kind left from Friday
Lettuce - enough for 2 main meal salads
French Dressing
Heat stock to boiling. When boiling, add couscous, remove from heat and cover. Uncover after 10 minutes and fluff with fork. Chop onions, green pepper and celery. Mince garlic. Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chili powder and sauté briefly (30 seconds) Add onion, garlic, celery, pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add turkey/beef and continue cooking until meat is done. Add 1 cup of the taco sauce - you want the meat mixture to be thick so don't add all of the sauce if it is not needed - serve the rest on the side. Take meat mixture off heat. Cut tomatoes in half. Slice avocado (see techniques). Make French Dressing. Prepare lettuce and put into a large bowl. Add some of the dressing and toss well. Taste, add more dressing if desired. Divide salad and put on 2 plates. Divide couscous and make 4 little 'piles' on each salad. Top couscous with a spoonful of the meat. Lay a slice of goat cheese on top. Arrange tomato and avocado around salad and serve with any remaining salsa and meat sauce on the side.
French Dressing
1 1/2 tbs ketchup
2 tsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp chili powder
2 tbs olive oil, the good stuff
Mix ketchup, vinegar chili powder and mustard. Slowly add olive oil, whisking constantly.
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Cooking schedule: 20 minutes |
Add turkey/beef to skillet, sauté |
Cooking for Two? Or more?
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