Name: Alas de Fridas Taco Salad Recipe
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 pieces Flour tortillas; 1 cup Oil (for frying); 1 cup Black beans (canned, drained and rinsed); 2 cups Lettuce (shredded); 1 cup Guacamole; 1 cup Sour cream; 1 cup Cheddar cheese (shredded); 0 to taste Steak (grilled, sliced); 0 to taste Carnitas; 0 to taste Pastor; 0 to taste Veggies (bell peppers, onions, sautéed); 0 to taste Chorizo (cooked); 0 to taste Shrimp (cooked)

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Flour tortilla bowl combined with beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Choose your protein: grilled steak, carnitas, pastor, veggies or chorizo – 14, shrimp – 16

In a deep skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers.

Heat Oil

Carefully place one flour tortilla in the hot oil, using a spatula to press it down gently to shape it into a bowl. Fry until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes.

Shape Tortillas

Use tongs to remove the tortilla bowl from the oil and place it on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Drain and Cool

In each tortilla bowl, start by adding a base layer of black beans.

Layer Ingredients

Top the beans with shredded lettuce, followed by a generous scoop of guacamole.

Add Vegetables

Choose your preferred protein (steak, carnitas, pastor, veggies, chorizo, or shrimp) and add it on top of the guacamole.

Add Protein

Spoon sour cream over the protein and sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top.

Finish with Toppings

Flour tortillas

Oil (for frying)

Black beans (canned, drained and rinsed)

Lettuce (shredded)

Guacamole

Sour cream

Cheddar cheese (shredded)

Steak (grilled, sliced)

Carnitas

Pastor

Veggies (bell peppers, onions, sautéed)

Chorizo (cooked)

Shrimp (cooked)

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Make Taco Salad Recipe in just 30m. Flour tortilla bowl combined with beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Choose your protein: grilled steak, carnitas, pastor, veggies or chorizo – 14, shrimp – 16

Taco Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Tortilla Bowl

Salad Base

Protein Options

Method

Prepare Tortilla Bowls