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lettuce leaf taco recipe
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Lettuce leaf basil tacos

Tacos are a great easy meal, replacing lettuce with lettuce leaf basil will give it a great flavour.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword lettuce leaf basil, taco
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 12 tacos
Calories 225kcal
Author Minze Vries
Cost £1.50

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven or microwave

Ingredients

  • 500 g Minced beef
  • 4 tbsp Taco seasoning mix
  • 1 handful Lettuce leaf basil leaves
  • 2 Fresh tomatoes Chopped into half or quarters (depending on size)
  • 12 Taco shells
  • 2 tbsp Virgin olive oil
  • 150 g Grated cheese (Optional)
  • 150 ml Water
  • 2 tbsp Taco salsa (Optional)

Instructions

  • Prepare the lettuce leaf basil
    - Remove the lettuce leaf basil Leaves from the plant and wash
  • Fry the minced beef
    - Fry the minced beef in a little oil for 4 minutes (until brown) and drain the excess liquid
  • Get the Taco ingredients ready
    - Sprinkle the seasoning mix and pour the water over the minced beef
    - Give a stir and simmer for 10 minutes over low to medium heat (stirring at times)
    - At the same time heat the taco shells either in the oven or microwave
  • Fill the Taco shells
    - Fill the taco shells with the some lettuce leaf basil leaves and
    - Add the minced beef, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa

Video

Notes

Please note that in the video I used quite a young lettuce leaf basil, planted from seed only 2 months earlier - the leaves can get a lot larger.

Nutrition

Serving: 170g | Calories: 225kcal

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