Happy Tuesday! I finally got around to making taquitos last week, and on a Taco Tuesday no less! Half Baked Harvest makes such good baked versions of your favorite fried foods, so this was a no-brainer. A new international grocery store opened up near our apartment recently, so we grabbed a bunch of fresh produce from for all the fixings, as well as some plantain chips to dip into the salsas. In addition to the taquitos, we made avocado crema, street corn salsa, and fresh pineapple salsa, and garnished with lime wedges, cilantro, and shredded lettuce.
Happy Taquito Tuesday!
Chicken Tinga Taquitos
Recipe Inspiration: Half Baked Harvest Crispy Chicken Tinqa Taquitos
The key to taquitos is in the corn tortillas. We warmed up our tortillas in the microwave for a few seconds, but the first few we did tore apart as soon as we tried to roll. Thankfully we had a huge stack of tortillas to try again with. Warming them for a full minute did the trick, as they need to be super pliable. Remember to also rub both sides with olive oil in before rolling - this will help get them crispy in the oven and keep them sealed! If you need to, you can also place a baking rack or sheet on top of the rolled taquitos to prevent them from unrolling in the oven.
Lime Avocado Crema
Recipe Inspiration: Half Baked Harvest Salty Lime Avocado Crema
The crema was fun variant on a classic guac, and super healthy since it doesn't use any mayo or sour cream as a base. We just threw all the ingredients into a food processor and blended until creamy! Make ahead so the flavors have time to chill in the fridge.
Street Corn Salsa
Recipe Inspiration: Half Baked Harvest Street Corn Salsa
I prefer my corn with a touch of lime and some spicy peppers, but Mike liked this corn salsa which was flavored with a mayo based cream. We served the leftover cream on the side as a sauce as well!
Pineapple Salsa
Recipe Inspiration: Cookie and Kate Fresh Pineapple Salsa
Finally, we chopped up a fresh pineapple and threw together a fruit salsa with whatever other produce we had laying around. For us, that was a red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice!
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