Terrific Tacos!

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Ingredients & Recipe:

I don’t know about you, but I do believe Mexican is my very favorite ethnic food. Fajitas, quesadillas, Mexican layered salad, chips and fresh guacamole, and today Tacos!

1 cup quinoa, 2 cups of water
1 can rinsed organic black beans
2 cups vegetable stock
1 chopped yellow onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 cloves minced garlic
1 small jalapeno fine diced
1.5 avocado chopped
1 cup of chopped mango
1 roma tomato, chopped
1 lemon & 1 lime
Fresh cilantro & parsley
Hard shell tacos, and soft small tortilla to wrap taco

Directions:

Add oil to pan & heat, then add onion, saute for 2-3 minutes
Add garlic to pan, stir for 30 seconds till aromatic
Add tomato paste and coat onion & garlic well
Add all spices and stir well
Add quinoa and stir coating well
Add stock and bring to a boil
Immediately add black beans, stir well and cover for 15 minutes

***Mango Avocado Salsa
Combine chopped mango and avocado
Add juice 1 lemon & 1/2 lime, stir
Add tomato & stir
Salt & pepper
Add tablespoon both chopped cilantro and parsley

Fill taco halfway with quinoa black bean mixture
Layer your salsa on top
I like to wrap my taco shell with a soft tortilla as well!

Feel free to add a non-dairy Mexican cheese or not!

Enjoy these wonderful tacos!

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