News: Grilled Vegetable Tacos
By Rebecca Ponsford, Accredited Practising Dietitian
Nothing beats a barbeque on a summer night. This recipe is a great way to use the barbeque for a healthy plant-based meal for the family.
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
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- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 red capsicums
- 2 medium zucchinis
- 2 cobs corn
- 1 red onion
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 ripe avocado
- 3 limes, quartered
- 1 x 400g tin black beans
- 1 x packet soft corn tortillas (8-12 wraps)
- ½ bunch fresh coriander
- ½ cup Greek yoghurt
- Grated cheese to serve (optional)
Method:
- Heat your barbeque or grill pan to high heat.
- Brush the corn cobs with olive oil and place on the hot barbeque grill plate.
- Chop the capsicum, zucchini and red onion into thin strips, then take ¼ of the capsicum and onion strips and chop further into small diced pieces, set diced pieces aside.
- Place the vegetables strips in a large bowl and combine with remaining olive oil and 1 tsp paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
- Turn the barbeque to medium heat. Place the vegetable strips and corn on the grill. Cook for 15-20 minutes until just browning.
- In the meantime, strain and rinse the black beans using a sieve, then place in a large bowl. Finely chop the coriander and avocado and combine with the beans, reserved diced onion and capsicum and remaining paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, remove from the grill and turn off the barbeque. Allow the corn to cool for 5 minutes before slicing kernels off the cob. Mix the corn kernels through the bean mixture.
- To serve, lightly heat tortillas on the barbeque for 1 minute, then fill each wrap with combination of grilled vegetable strips and a few spoons of the bean mix. Add yoghurt, cheese and lime juice to serve. Enjoy!
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