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Mushroom Street Tacos

Did you know that Tacos would be the perfect dinner to have on the Mediterranean Diet and that the Mushroom Street tacos are completely compliant and delicious? Mushroom Street Tacos are an easy, grown up version of my childhood favorite dinner. The best news is they are Mediterranean Diet compliant.

Tacos are My Favorite

Tacos have forever been one of my favorite foods. My mom was one of the cool moms who made Tacos before they became common place for dinner for families in the United States. Tacos of my youth were made with store-bought hard shells, ground hamburger, cheese and iceberg lettuce. I loved them.

Thankfully, tacos have come a long way, so far in fact that bars and restaurants everywhere have dedicated a whole night to them. Taco Tuesday!!! Check out how I Mediterraneanized Taco Tuesday. Street Tacos are the reason that Taco Tuesday exists. It is estimated there are 4.5 billion tacos eaten in the United States each year. Tacos are not hard to find. There are taco shacks, taco trucks, and where I live in the Treasure Coast, we have a local chain of restaurants called Taco Dive – where the exploration of tacos is celebrated. Taco Dive is where my love of Taco Tuesday eating tacos and laughing with friends blossomed into a habit.

Wheat or Corn?

I Mediterraneanized Taco Tuesday

Making tacos at home is easy and you have complete control over the ingredients. Street Tacos are usually served on corn tortillas. They are delicious. On the Mediterranean Diet, it is good to have whole grains. This is the perfect opportunity to add whole grain to your day by using wheat tortillas. On Taco Tuesdays, I tend to make both wheat and corn tacos. I let my guests decide their favorites. Sometimes they just cannot choose and have to eat both! Moderation is key on the Mediterranean Diet. Do not over do it, you can have more tacos next Tuesday.

My Sweetheart and I began our journey on the Mediterranean Diet 19 months ago. I am not sure I could have embraced this way of eating as easily if tacos were not a part of it. Lucky for me there are several tacos recipes I have developed which accommodate the guidelines of the Mediterranean Diet. The Mushroom Street Taco, one of my favorites, is just one of many Tacos I will be sharing with you in my Taco Tuesday Mediterraneanized collection. Sign up to receive recipes directly in your email inbox.

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4 servings

25 minutes

Ingredients

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

4 cloves of garlic, crushed

32 ounces of Mushrooms (sub any variety of fresh mushroom you have available). 8 ounces Shitake Mushrooms 8 ounces Baby Portabellas 8 ounces of Oyster Mushrooms 8 ounces of White Button Mushrooms

2 limes

4 scallions (greens) – small chopped

1 bunch of fresh-cilantro

1 head of leaf lettuce

8-12 corn or wheat flour tortillas (8 inch)

Suggested Toppings: Salsa Strained Greek Almond Yogurt (See Dips for recipe) Jalapenos

Instructions

Wash and prepare the vegetables. Mushroom Note: I peel mushrooms and remove the stem rather than washing. This allows the full flavor of the garlic and oil to penetrate the mushroom. The mushroom is clean from peeling and this method keeps it from getting soggy. It is not possible to peel Oyster mushrooms so I rinse and dry with paper towel. Slice the mushrooms. Small chop the scallions and cilantro. Rough chop the lettuce. Quarter the limes.

Peel, core and slice the avocados. Using two lime wedges, spray the avocado slices.

Lightly coat the bottom of a large skillet with EVOO.

Once droplets of water sizzles in the skillet add the mushrooms, allow to brown before stirring. Add sea salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally.

After the mushrooms are cooked, add the garlic and a dash more EVOO. Stir for about one minute softening the garlic and mixing with the mushrooms. Remove from heat. Spray the mixture with two of the lime wedges.

Using the burner the pan had been on toast each tortilla. Turn the burner off when finished.

Assemble the tacos by adding lettuce, mushrooms, scallions, and avocado to each shell. Top with preferred suggested toppings. Serve with one of the lime wedges. Enjoy!

I recommend having only 2 street tacos, but my Sweetheart likes 3 tacos. So plan accordingly! Toasting the tortillas on the burner, gas or electric, does leave behind a mess, but I love how they turn out. Slightly burnt and delicious. It is a 5-10 second exercise on electric burners and 2-3 seconds on a gas. You will have to clean the burner when you have finished as there will be tortillas residue on the burner. If you would rather use a clean dry skillet that is fine as well. Heat the skillet first.