In celebration of my upcoming birthday, Cinco de Mayo, I’ve been channeling my love for taco’s the past few weeks. I could eat tacos every day and be O-K with that. Especially fresh fish tacos found in the Florida keys! 😉 I like to get creative with my food pairing and not always stick with the standard of ground beef, salsa, etc. This recipe contains quality beef, in-season carrots, a freshly made tomato salsa, fresh cilantro and slices of avocado.
Typically you wouldn’t think carrots and steak together in a taco, right? Well, think again! This pairing came out amazing, bursting with quality nutrition, and gave a different/unique flavor to the tacos.
Cinco de Mayo lands on Taco Tuesday this year. So I hope you all will be celebrating with some delicious, nutrient-dense, unique-flavoring tacos!
Enjoy!!
INGREDIENTS: Makes 5-6 Tacos
Steak:
- 1# Prime New York Strip Steak
- 1 Teaspoon Chili Powder, Paprika, Sea Salt, Pepper, Cumin
Salsa
- 1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes, diced into 1/4’s
- 1 Big Handful Fresh Cilantro, diced
- 3 Green Scallions, diced thin
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Sea Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Carrots:
- 1 Bunch Carrots
- Sea Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Optional:
- Avocado
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Corn Tortilla (or any flour tortilla – wheat, almond, cassava, etc.)
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat your grill. (If you do not have a grill you can pan fry the steaks and roast the carrots on 400 degrees for 20-25 mins. But, if you do have a grill – this will taste best off the grill!)
- Marinate the steak by using your hands to dry rub the steak. (dry rub = no oils). Rub seasoning on both sides of steak and let sit 10-15 minutes.
- Cut your carrots in half and coat with olive oil and sea salt.
- Place the carrots on the grill. Depending on the thickness of the carrots, they take about 8-10 minutes to cook. Flip 1/2 way through, 4-5 mins.
- Create your salsa by combining tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, sea salt, and olive oil. Place in the refrigerator until ready to consume.
- Place the steak on the grill. The cooking time will be dependent on the thickness of your steak. I had a 2″ thick steak that I sliced into 1/2 to make 2 steaks. It took 2 mins per side. So 1″ thick steak takes about 2-2.5 minutes per side.
- Once carrots and steak are ready, remove from heat.
- Place carrots, steak, fresh salsa, and sliced avocado into your tortilla and enjoy!
- Optional Topping: Cheese and/or Sour Cream.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!