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Garden Salad Tacos

Name: Garden Salad Tacos
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1/2 small garlic clove, finely grated; Pinch of ground cumin; Kosher salt; 2 cups lightly packed mixed baby greens; 1/2 small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced on a mandoline; 1 medium carrot, very thinly sliced crosswise; 4 radishes, very thinly sliced; 1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves; 8 corn tortillas, warmed; 3 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (1 cup)

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To make her genius vegetarian taco, Alice Waters melts Monterey Jack cheese on corn tortillas, then piles them with a crunchy, colorful vegetable-and-herb salad. The fennel is thinly shaved, which is best done on a mandoline. Slideshow: More Taco Recipes

By Alice Waters

Updated on May 31, 2014

Garden Salad Tacos — Photo: © John Kernick

Total Time:

30 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1/2 small garlic clove, finely grated
Pinch of ground cumin
Kosher salt
2 cups lightly packed mixed baby greens
1/2 small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced on a mandoline
1 medium carrot, very thinly sliced crosswise
4 radishes, very thinly sliced
1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves
8 corn tortillas, warmed
3 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (1 cup)

Directions

Preheat a broiler. In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil with the vinegar, garlic, cumin and a pinch of salt. Add the baby greens, fennel, carrot, radishes and cilantro and toss to coat. Season the salad with salt.
Arrange the warm corn tortillas on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the shredded Jack cheese on the tortillas and broil 6 inches from the heat until the cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Pile the salad on the tortillas, fold them in half and serve right away.

Suggested Pairing

Lively, fragrant Provençal rosé.