Purslane And Avocado Tacos With Pico De Gallo

Serves: 6

Iva Padberg

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

51

Sweetness

54

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

1 tbsp

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Make Pico de Gallo: Combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, chile, and cilantro in a bowl and season with salt and pepper

2

Let it stand while assembling the tacos

3

Combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, chile, and cilantro in a bowl and season with salt and pepper

4

Let it stand while assembling the tacos

5

Cook garlic in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until pale golden

6

Add purslane with salt to taste and cook, stirring, until wilted and tender, about 3 minutes

7

Transfer to a sieve set over a bowl and let it drain

8

Have a folded kitchen towel ready for the tortillas

9

Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot, then heat a tortilla, keeping the others covered, flipping it occasionally with tongs, until it puffs slightly and gets brown in spots, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes

10

Transfer tortilla, as toasted, to towel, enclosing it, and repeat with remaining tortillas

11

Keep them warm in towel

12

Quarter avocados lengthwise and remove pit, then peel

13

Cut each section into thin slices (lengthwise or crosswise, it doesn't matter) and season with salt

14

Assemble tacos by spooning some purslane into a folded taco and topping it with avocado slices, cotija cheese, cilantro sprigs, and pico de gallo

15

Serve with lime wedges

16

Cook garlic in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until pale golden

17

Add purslane with salt to taste and cook, stirring, until wilted and tender, about 3 minutes

18

Transfer to a sieve set over a bowl and let it drain

19

Have a folded kitchen towel ready for the tortillas

20

Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot, then heat a tortilla, keeping the others covered, flipping it occasionally with tongs, until it puffs slightly and gets brown in spots, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes

21

Transfer tortilla, as toasted, to towel, enclosing it, and repeat with remaining tortillas

22

Keep them warm in towel

23

Quarter avocados lengthwise and remove pit, then peel

24

Cut each section into thin slices (lengthwise or crosswise, it doesn't matter) and season with salt

25

Assemble tacos by spooning some purslane into a folded taco and topping it with avocado slices, cotija cheese, cilantro sprigs, and pico de gallo

26

Serve with lime wedges