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steak tacos with avocado salsa

★★★★★ 4
a recipe by
Elisabeth Wilkins
franklin, NC

Sour cream and guacamole also make tasty toppers.

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This simple marinade of lime and cumin makes for some really big flavor. We look forward to using it again on poultry and vegetables, too!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
★★★★★ 4
serves 4 servings
method Broil

Ingredients For steak tacos with avocado salsa

  • 2 md
    limes
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 2 clove
    garlic finly chopped
  • 1 lb
    beef flank steak, trimmed of fat
  • 2 md
    chopped plum (roma) tomatoes
  • 1/4 c
    red onion chopped
  • 1
    avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped
  • white corn tortillas (6 inch)

How To Make steak tacos with avocado salsa

  • 1
    Squeeze limes into measuring cup; reserve 1 tablespoon juice for the salsa. In heavy-duty resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix remaining lime juice (about 1/4 cup), the cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the pepper and garlic. Add beef; seal bag and turn to coat beef. Refrigerate 1 hour to marinate, turning occasionally.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix tomatoes, onion, avocado, reserved 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1/8 teaspoon salt; toss to coat.
  • 3
    Set oven control to broil. Remove beef from marinade; discard marinade. Place beef on rack in broiler pan. Broil with top 4 to 6 inches from heat 10 to 15 minutes or until desired doneness, turning once. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut diagonally across grain into very thin slice
  • 4
    Warm tortillas as directed on package. Divide steak strips among tortillas; top each with about 1/4 cup avocado salsa; fold in half.
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