The most excellent Mexican

No, I'm not talking about Gael Garcia Bernal though he is most excellent. Today my flatmate Trish and I made a Mexican meal that would make the entire population of the UK fall to their knees in joyous rapture. Well. That might be an exaggeration. But I'm sticking to it.

As we had different takes on the taco, I'll review mine first. I essentially eat vegan so I had Linda McCartney ground round with half an onion and garlic. We split the taco mix between us so it wasn't as taco-y as it normally is so I added cumin, chilli powder, tumeric and hot pepper sauce.

To accompany my wide bottomed taco I had grated vegan cheese, green salsa from M&S (though I usually make my own), tomato, chopped green chillies and cabbage (due to an unfortunate lettuce allergy). To top it off, homemade guac. Normally it consists of mashed avocados, cilantro, red onion, chopped tomatos and the magic ingredient of cumin. As we were having it with tacos, I skipped the tomatoes and left out the cilantro as Trish isn't a fan.

Overall it was crunchy, spicy and fresh with tomatoes and cabbage bought this afternoon. The veggie mix could have have a bit more taco spice but with the melted vegan cheese it was almost unnecessary - and also it allowed me to really taste the other ingredients which doesn't always happen when it is too taco-y.



And now for the meateater's point of view...

My beefy version of the above was equally as crunchy, spicy and fresh - but with the added benefit of Waitrose Essential beef mince (and the irony of shopping at Waitrose but buying their budget range is not lost on me...).

Like Heather said, we could've done with a little more of the taco seasoning, as we were a little over keen with our quantities. I like a big taco flavour, personally, but it was still more than satisfactory. Ladening my wide-bottomed taco (for a wide-bottomed girl!) with strong cheddar made it totally tasty, and with Heather's guac slathered on top, and a glass or two red to top it all off, I'd be hard pressed to think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Good food, good wine, good company - ole!