Versatile & Spicy Taco Bowl Recipe

By Angela Casley
nzme
Spicy mince, avo, charred corn and some crunchy corn chips make a lively lunch. Photo / Babiche Martens

Pick your preferred produce for this transportable taco bowl.

The options are endless with this vegetable-filled taco bowl – look to the best seasonal offerings for vibrant flavours. Use the corn chips to scoop up different combinations from the bowl. You can spice it up with a bit of chilli if you desire. Or, if you’d like to make it a little more substantial, add rice.

TACO BOWLS

Serves 4

For the spicy mince

1 tbsp oil

½ onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

400g lean minced beef

1 tsp each cumin, coriander and paprika

½ cup diced red pepper

1 tbsp tomato paste

½ cup water or beef stock

1 cup drained chickpeas
Options for the bowl

Corn from the cob

1 avocado, quartered

Sliced radish

½ cup toasted seeds

Guacamole

Sour cream

Coriander, to garnish

2 cup corn chips
  1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, garlic, and beef and cook until lightly browned. Add the cumin, coriander, paprika, and red pepper and cook for 2 or 3 minutes until fragrant.
  2. Add the tomato paste, water or beef stock, and chickpeas and simmer. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  3. Add the mince, corn, avocado, radishes, seeds, guacamole, sour cream, and a few leaves of coriander to your bowls.
  4. Take your corn chips in another container to keep them fresh.

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