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Taco Salad

Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.

Approximate cooking time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey
  • 2 Tbs chili powder
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 1 medium tomato, diced
  • 3 romaine hearts
  • 1 can black olives, sliced
  • 1 avocado
  • fresh cilantro
  • 1 small jar of salsa

Instructions

  1. Heat medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef or turkey and onion to pan. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until browned.
  2. Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, oregano, sea salt and water, and let simmer for 5 minutes more.
  3. Meanwhile, wash lettuce and tear onto two plates (save some for leftovers).
  4. Top with meat, sliced avocado, black olives, tomatoes, cilantro and salsa.

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6 Comments

  1. I’d suggest NOT using the Taco seasoning mix (they are usually full of additives and HIGH in salt) so make your own! All you need is cumin & chili powder and garlic powder.

    CrossFit Mom For Life

  2. Trader Joes has a taco seasoning that is not full of additives. It’s quite spicy so I don’t use the whole packet.

    Julie

  3. I hope it’s ok to post a recipe from elsewhere. I took CrossFit Mom’s advice and did not use a package. What I did use (along with ground turkey, which I have never preferred over beef) was this spice mix:

    http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/taco-seasoning-i/Detail.aspx

    I have to say, even with the turkey it made the best taco meat I have ever had in my life and I no longer see the need to use beef in my tacos. It is rather spicy so you may want to cut down on the black and red pepper. I should also warn you that you’ll want to eat WAY too much.

    jdweberg

  4. Very good. If you don’t like a lot of spice I’d suggest going with 1 TBSP chili powder instead of 2 when making it the first time. Other then that, very satisfying, flavorful.

    Faye

  5. As a person that has always made a wide variety of tacos, I rather enjoyed just letting the meat cool down a little so that the lettuce could just be picked up and eaten like a traditional taco. I always like mixing in about 1/2 C of salsa during the “water and spices” stage, as it thickens up the mixture and adds a lot of flavor. I agree with only using 1T of chili powder, and adding chopped Jalapeno if you want it spicier.

    donnyriz

  6. does anyone have a recommendation for a salsa in the US that is paleo friendly?

    austhokie

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