Tacos with Mango, Avocado Salsa

A dinner that was all Kelsey’s doing. I believe it was one of the first meals we cooked together after moving into the college house. The salsa is most definitely the star.

Ingredients

  • Corn tortillas
  • Salsa Verde see recipe

Meat & Seasonings

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breast, or 4 boneless, skinless thighs, or strip steak, sliced thin
  • Paprika
  • Cumin
  • Cheyenne
  • Salt and pepper
  • Oregano

Salsa

  • Mango brunoise
  • Avocado brunoise
  • 1/4 red onion brunoisette (a finer brunoise)
  • 2 medium tomatoes small cubes
  • Lime juice
  • Lemon zest
  • Cumin
  • Chili powder
  • Mint chiffonade if fresh

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients for salsa in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Season meat. In a cast iron or skillet add 1 T of olive oil over medium-high heat. If using chicken, cook for 4-7 minutes a side, flipping once until thoroughly cooked. If using steak, cook for roughly 3 minutes a side.
  • Pull steak or chicken from heat. Let rest at least 1 minute.
  • Directly on gas stovetop, heat tortillas until soft and slightly charred. Flipping as needed. If you don’t have a gas stove, wrap tortillas in damp paper towel and microwave 1 minute.