Taco Tuesday Night

Step 1 · Roast vegetables

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Toss the cauliflower and potatoes with olive oil, a pinch of taco seasoning, and a little minced chipotle in adobo if you want heat. Roast until browned and tender, about 25 minutes.

• 0.5 headcauliflower, cut into small florets
• 2 cupspotatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoonolive oil
• taco seasoning

Step 2 · Make pickled onions

Quick-pickle the sliced red onion with lime juice or vinegar, a pinch of salt, and a little sugar while the vegetables roast.

• 0.5red onion, thinly sliced and quick-pickled
• Lime Juice, extract from the source ingredient; yield varies

Step 3 · Cook beef

Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up. Add taco seasoning, a splash of water, and chipotle in adobo to taste, then simmer briefly.

• 1 lbground beef
• taco seasoning

Step 4 · Cook plant-based meat

Cook the plant-based ground meat in a separate skillet the same way, keeping it separate for the non-meat eaters.

• 1 packageplant-based ground meat

Step 5 · Warm tortillas

Warm the flour tortillas and any corn tortillas in a dry skillet or wrapped in foil in the oven.

• 8 smallflour tortillas
• 8 smallcorn tortillas

Step 6 · Assemble tacos

Put everything out family-style: beef, plant-based filling, roasted cauliflower and potatoes, avocado, jalapeños, pepitas, pickled red onions, lime, cilantro, and optional cheese. Everyone builds their own tacos.

• 1 lbground beef
• 0.5 headcauliflower, cut into small florets
• 2 cupspotatoes, diced
• 2jalapeños, thinly sliced
• ¼ cuppepitas
• 0.5red onion, thinly sliced and quick-pickled
• 1lime, cut into wedges
• 0.3 bunchcilantro