Taco Salad

My wife Anne had a craving for taco salad tonight, so she pulled up two money recipes: the first, a simple ground beef mixture:

• 1 pound of lean ground beef (I know, a real shocker – I normally hate ground beef)
• 2 teaspoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

The second, another simple one, a cilantro-lime dressing:

• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• pinch of garlic powder
• pinch of Mexican oregano
• salt to taste

Mix the ground beef and the spices in a bowl and then throw them into a hot pan that is capable of searing the meat.  For me, that meant putting them in my beloved cast iron frying pan.

While the meat is doing its thing, put all the ingredients for the dressing in a blender and liquefy.

Finally, in whatever order you choose, place the following:

- lettuce

- ground beef

- diced red onion

- diced tomato

- avocado

- tortilla chips

- cilantro dressing

Bam.  Absolutely money.

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