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In honor of Father's Day.....

Grilled Flank Steak Soft Tacos with Avocado-Lime Salsa

From Cooking Light Magazine - June 2009

Yield

4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)

Ingredients

Steak:

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons grated lime rind
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed
  
• Cooking spray

Salsa:

• 1 cup diced peeled avocado
• 3/4 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1/3 cup finely chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)

Remaining ingredients:

• 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Preparation

1. To prepare steak, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Score a diamond pattern on both sides of steak. Rub chili powder mixture evenly over steak. Cover and chill 1 hour.

2. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

3. Place steak on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 8 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

4. To prepare salsa, combine avocado and next 7 ingredients (through pepper sauce) in a medium bowl.

5. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon steak mixture evenly over each of 8 tortillas. Top each taco with 1/4 cup salsa.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 353

Fat: 16g (sat 4.3g,mono 7.6g,poly 1.7g)

Protein: 27.9g

Carbohydrate: 27.7g

Fiber: 6.8g

Cholesterol: 40mg

Iron: 2.5mg

Sodium: 593mg

Calcium: 78mg

Foto Friday

Carcross Desert, World's smallest desert! It was awesome to go from seeing snow to sand in a matter of seconds!

Dinner Menu

Monday - Pasta with zucchini and toasted almonds
Tuesday - Grilled flank steak soft tacos with avocado-lime salsa
Wednesday - Apricot-glazed grilled chicken with zucchini and coleslaw
Thursday - Going to San Jose
Friday - Russ's soccer game, will probably eat in SJ again
Saturday - Sesame-orange shrimp and chicken stir-fry
Sunday - Feta and green onion couscous cakes over tomato-olive salad

These are all new recipes from June's Cooking Light magazine.

Foto Friday!

These are from Seattle before our cruise. There were tulips and other flowers all over the place. It was really pretty!

Dinner Menu

Tuesday- I am going to dinner/happy hour with friends so Russ will be having Chicken Enchilada's with leftover rotisserie chicken

Wednesday- Garlic Lemon Chicken

Thursday- Stuffed Zucchini

Friday- Russ's soccer game then we will probably go out after

Saturday- Steaks and Roasted Garlic Barley Risotto

Sunday- Homemade pizza!

Foto Friday!

I couldn't choose just one this time. They are both from our cruise, and they are both in Juneau. The first one is on Mendenhall Glacier, and the second one is from the famous Red Dog Saloon!