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Easy Taco Salad
If you're looking for a quick dinner you can throw together after a long day, we've brought together all of the best elements of a good taco and created a Mexican salad that you'll no doubt add to your weekly dinner rotation.
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
13 mins
Servings: 4 serves
Calories: 384 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad , Lunch
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
TACO MEAT
- 1 onion finely diced
- 1 red capsicum/bell pepper diced
- 1 lb extra lean beef mince
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 packet taco seasoning mix
- ¼ cup water
SALAD
- 1 bunch cos lettuce/or lettuce of choice
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 oz light mozzarella cheese
- Any other salad vegetables you like!
GUACAMOLE MIX
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4 tablespoons low fat greek yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt to season
Instructions
- Pan fry onion and red capsicum/bell peppers until onion is soft
- Add the mince, and cook while stirring until browned, then add your garlic and tomatoes
- Cook stirring until the tomatoes soften, and sprinkle Taco seasoning over the meat along with the water
- Cook while stirring, and allow the mix to simmer gently for a further 5 minutes, or until the seasoning is beautifully combined into the meat.
- Prepare salad in a bowl with salad ingredients, and set aside.
- Combine the avocado, yoghurt, salt, lemon juice and garlic powder in a smaller bowl, and mash well until mixed through.
- Add the Taco meat to the salad, and top with the guacamole
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- Option serve your taco salad with a side of our fried tortilla chips or our avocado salsa.
- If you'd like a healthy hit of carbs, toss the meat and salad inside one of our flour tortillas.
Nutrition Information
Calories
384kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
1.009mg
(0%)
Potassium
1.471mg
(0%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
16.375IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
79mg
(88%)
Calcium
351mg
(35%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4serves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 384
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 384kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1.009mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 1.471mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 16.375IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 79mg | 88% |
| Calcium | 351mg | 35% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.