Monday, July 8, 2013

Dish 38: Green Tacos (Fast and Slow)

Fast version:


Literally: wash and spin dry a few leaves of lettuce. Open a can of black beans, drain and rinse. Pull that leftover corn, quinoa, and onion out of your fridge. Assemble as above. Add a little sriracha. Nom into your face, run to catch the subway.

Slow version:


Half an onion, chopped, in a pan with some garlic. Saute until starting to brown. Add your beans, a bay leaf, some cumin and chili powder, a little cinnamon. Some cilantro or recaito if you remembered to pick it up at the grocery store (I didn't). Enough water to cover. Simmer a bit. Add the rest of that quinoa to help soak up some of that liquid. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Wash and spin a few leaves of lettuce. Pull that corn out of the fridge. Cut up half an avocado. Assemble. Yes, of course, sriracha. 

Which is better?


I'll say slow, overall. Fast version has the benefit of being really clean and cool and easy, but warm rice- er, quinoa and beans is just so comforting. I'm full and sleepy.

Notes for Improvement:
- Use your avocados sooner
- Just buy and freeze cubes of a giant jar of recaito already

Honestly this was really good. Not sure what else I can do- maybe make a meat one?

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