Meat Lovers: Open-Faced Veggie Tacos

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Open-Faced Veggie Tacos

Last night I whipped up these open-faced tacos which turned out even better than I hoped. Perfect for a quick and fresh meal during the week.

Open-Faced Veggie Tacos
Ingredients (for 2 tacos):
2 soft corn tortillas
1/2 can of black beans, rinsed and drained well
1/2 green pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 zucchini, cut into matchsticks
1/2 summer squash, cut into matchsticks
2 gloves of garlic, minced
3 button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno, cut into thin pieces (take out the seeds if you want less hear)
1 avocado, cubed
A few pinches of smoked paprika
Fresh salsa for serving (2 tomatoes, 1 small red onion, cilantro, lemon, and lime)
1 ear of corn, roasted and removed from the cobb
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Morningstar Spicy Black Bean Burgers, defrosted and cut into 1 inch chunks

So this actually ended up making 3+ servings which was fine by mean because it meant that I got to have leftovers for lunch! I started by roasting the corn in a 400 degree oven while I prepared my salsa. I diced two Roma tomatoes, 1 red onion and 1 jalapeno. I added salt, pepper, lime, lemon and cilantro and tossed well. I let this rest in the fridge so that the flavors would come together. I turned my corn a few times and moved over to the avocado. I put the avocado chunks in a bowl and added salt, pepper, lemon and lime and mashed well and set it in the fridge.

I then removed my corn from the oven and cut it off the cobb. I placed in in the fridge to cool. I took my rinsed and drained black beans and placed them in a small pot with salt, pepper, lemon, lime, cilantro and some smoked paprika. I let this simmer on low while I cut up my veggies.

I then sprayed my grill pan with non-stick spray and added all of my veggies, remaining jalapeno, garlic, some salt and pepper and lime juice. I let these cook up for a few minutes and then added my cut up black bean burger and cooked for about another 3-4 minutes, until everything was browned. While your veggies are browning, take your corn tortillas and place them in the oven for about 1-2 minutes until they start to puff up.

You are now ready to assemble your taco! Place your warm taco shell on a plate and spoon on some black beans. Next add your veggie/black bean burger mixture.