This recipe is a prime example that you don’t need to have a whole lot going on to have a wonderful recipe. Just look at that taco. It is so simple and yet so good. If you have some gorgeous spring radishes coming up right now, look no further. I found this recipe in Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
, but you can also find it online, Beef Tacos with Radish and Avocado Salsa.
I only had enough steak for the tacos, so the next day I ate the rest of this salsa with some tortilla chips. Awesome. I love the crisp slightly hot bite of the radish paired with the cool creaminess of the avocado. The lime juice adds freshness and the pickled jalapeno a bit of tartness and heat and the cilantro that familiar flavor that I love. This would be just as good over fish tacos or chicken tacos!
Beef Tacos with Radish and Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 avocado halved, pitted, peeled, and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 6 radishes ends trimmed, halved, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeno peppers chopped
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 pound skirt steak cut crosswise into 3 pieces
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 8 corn tortillas 6-inch
- 1 lime cut into wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a broiler with a rack about 4 inches from the heat and line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Combine the avocado, radishes, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, lime juice and oil in a small bowl. Place plastic wrap touching the surface over it to prevent the avocado from browning.
- Place steak on aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Rub both sides with ground cumin and salat and pepper. Broil about 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a cutting board, tent with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- While the steak is broiling, wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for about 1 to 2 minutes, or wrap in foil and warm in the lower third of the oven for about 5 minutes.
- Cut steak crosswise into 2 inch-wide pieces, thinly sliced on the diagonal. Place steak on the tortillas and top with salsa. Serve with a lime wedge.
- Serves 4
I love any kind of tacos, but I haven’t tried a raddish salsa before. It sounds lovely and chunky.
It is!
Radish and avocado sounds like such a yummy combo! I love the spiciness and crunchiness of radishes and with avocado that sounds perfect!
I'm pretty sure I could eat tacos every.single.day! And these look delicious! Love that salsa - so fresh 🙂
We have tacos at least once a week here, and this recipe sounds delicious! Bookmarking!
I love tacos and have never had them with radishes!! I will totally try this now! Thanks for the great recipe!
You'll love it!
So fresh and so much flavor! Great job!
Radishes are something that I would recoil in horror at as a kid but now they are one of my favorite vegetables. I especially love them with tacos!
Wow, what a fresh take on tacos Pam! Just pinned it - gorgeous!
Tacos are a standard in the meal rotation in our house, can't wait to change them up with this fabulous salsa!
I need to get my taco action going. Such a versatile recipe. Your version looks superb!
My evernote folder is getting quite full with recipes from your blog! Thanks, Pam!
this is some good-looking grub, pam! i'm obsessed with avocados these days and i think your simple salsa is perfect.
Radishes in Mexican food is so traditional and I love seeing it in recipes. Someone.... (and I won't name names but it starts with an L and ends with a arry,) picked them out of my Posole when I served it. 🙂
Pinning this one Pam. Looks wonderful.
Oh Pam, these look fantastic! I love the addition of the radish, how pretty! Pinned!
Sounds delicious... I love radishes --but haven't had any for awhile...
Do you like beets??? I read that beets are good for us --and I never eat them... If you have any good recipes, let me know.
Hugs,
Betsy
The simplest food so often can be the most delicious!
Hi Pam!
I don't have the ingredients handy for the beef in that taco but, that Radish and Avocado Salsa may just be my lunch today!
I don't have any radishes coming up in the garden but, I have been buying more radishes lately...Thanks so much for sharing, Pam...