Harvest Taco Trio Mio :: Chef Mark Cleveland @ Hungry Harvest ::

 

Difficulty:  Easy

Time: 25 mins,

Servings: As Many As Y’all Want

You can make tacos every which way and loose from your Hungry Harvest Box.  We did three very different versions today.  One traditional, one Asian fusion in lettuce & seaweed wraps & a hearty flatbread version the kids will love.

BASIC TACO FARE

Ingredient	Prep Method
Favorite Harvest Vegetables & Fruits	Cooked and raw
Extra Harvest Salads in Jars
Extra Sriracha Cashew Broccoli

Let’s start w/ a trad taco.  I used corn tortillas grilled over an open flame to crisp them up.  Then I added one of my pint salads making sure not to soggy it up w/ too much dressing, next simple white beans, chili flakes & Harvest radish & mango. HARVEST HACKS:> If you’re trying to learn to like a new fruit or vegetable, just add a slice or two of each, as I did w/ the radish & mango. 

TACO WRAPPERS

Ingredient

Corn or flour tortillas

Romaine or butter lettuce leaves

Pita or favorite flatbreads

Asian fusion tacos are all veg.  On top of Harvest romaine leaves I layered on nori seaweed, then red kale & orange peppers marinated in a fresh squeeze of Harvest lemon juice, sesame seeds, soy sauce & toasted sesame oil.  Served w/ roasted chicken, fish or meatless meat as you wish.  Crisp & tasty!

TACO ADDITIONS

Ingredient

Beans

Seeds & nuts

Proteins (sausage, chicken, fish & seafood, meats, carnitas, meatless meats, etc.)

Salsa

Guacamole

Cilantro

Olives

Scallions or raw sliced onion

Flatbread tacos are good for the whole family & make a filling dinner meal.  I topped a flatbread w/ tomato slices, Mexi cheese blend, then Sriracha Cashew Broccoli from last week’s Harvest recipes.  Put it on a pizza pan in a 400 oven for about 7 mins, just to melt the cheese.  Arrange on a plate & garnish w/ yogurt, pepitas, beans & chopped fresh tomatoes (the end bits from my slices).  Fold up taco style.

Everything tastes good in tacos.  And almost all tacos are mostly veggies.  So this is a terrific platform for expanding our veggie preferences.  I like a mixture of cooked & raw veggies, hot and cold garnishes. 

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Blog post by Chef Mark Cleveland

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Avanti Simple Seed Blend :: Fantastic Flavor Fast

Organic tofu tacos w/ basil blossoms & Avanti Simple Seed Blend

Spend a few quick moments combining a bunch of crunchy, flavorful and nutritious seeds & spices in a jar and save yourself a ton of time whenever you cook or garnish a dish.  No recipe required.  When you hear of particular relevanthealth benefits on Dr Oz or Dr Fuhrman et al on PBS add them to your mix.  Some of my favorite and essential seeds include:

Get started w/ seeds in a jar

SOME SEEDS

Sesame, both black and brown

Mustard, yellow, brown & black

Hemp

Fennel & anise (love that licorice flavor)

Nigella

Perilla

Flax

Chia

Coriander

Cumin

Caraway

Pepitas

Quinoa

Chili flakes & seeds

Schezwan pepper

SOME GROUND SPICES

Avanti Golden Spice

Avanti Hawaij

Turmeric

Curry

Garam masala

Sumac

Cloves

Nutmeg

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Ginger

Onion

Garlic

Asafetida

Pumpkin pie spice

Gotta have those pepitas

SOME HERBS

Italian seasoning

Basil

Oregano, Mexican and Greek

Thyme

Tarragon

Chives

Parsley

Mint

Dill

Lemon Balm

EXTRAS

Nutritional yeast

Puffed brown rice (The toasted puffed brown rice used in genmai tea is available separately [without the green tea] in Japanese grocery stores)

Blue green algae

 

Avanti ancient grain prantha stuffed w/ cabbage & onion & served w/ red & green vegetable stews

 

All seeds and spices have a wide variety of micronutrients and thus health benefits.  Google spices by name or health concerns such as “herbs and spices for blood pressure, cardiovascular health, diabetes, arthritis, etc.”  

Combine your favorite spices into a clean and dry glass jar w/ a tight fitting lid.  I make mine in small batches, a pint jar is great.  Keeps things fresh.  Don’t fill it too full.  You’ll want room to shake it like Taylor. 

I like to keep one in the kitchen and one more tableside.  Make a separate one with warm sweet spices like Avanti Hawaij, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom & sweeter herbs like mint & lemon balm, etc. for your morning oats & hot organic grain cereals.  Mix in some dried cranberries, raisins, tree nuts and you’ll make a nutritious complexly flavored breakfast in minutes.

 

Hot fatalii chili yam cakes w/ mushroom stew & romaine salad, topped w/ pickled onions & seeds

This is a great alternative to adding cheese, oil or sour cream as a garnish for soups, stews, salads and entrees.  The seeds offer that satisfying crunch, satiating healthy fats & pixel points of flavor.  Mash into an avocado on toasted ancient grain bread for a power breakfast or high-energy snack. 

Spice blends and seasonings have been around forever.  But rarely is the main component those healthy seeds we know we should be eating more of.  Make your own at home, and make your time in the kitchen work for you.  Whip up a bunch, they make great Avanti Natural Gifties too! Eat Well // Live Well // Cook Smart, the Avanti Natural way!

 

Simple seeds adorn a 10 grain wild rice risotto w/ pineapple sage blossoms

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Avanti Dank Teriyaki

Avanti Dank Teriyaki medley on Blood Orange Honey Dijon dressed baby kale
w/ teriyaki tofu, haricot verts, carrots & whole garlic cloves. 

This all natural, dark and rich teriyaki is sweetened w/ dried fruit, 100% fruit juices, honey and molasses.  It's loaded w/ trinity roots, spices and healthy oils.  It keeps well in the fridge and freezes perfectly.  Use it on everything you cook in the kitchen and on the grill.  Brush it on for the last few mins of cooking for a lacquer glaze.  Share your culinary photos of your Avanti Dank Teriyaki plated dishes on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages all at AvantiNatural.  

Dank Teriyaki glazed carrots top a spicy miso broth vegetable soup

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Prep Method
1	Cup	Pineapple juice
3	Cups	oj
2/3	Cup	Sweet marsala
10	Medium	Dried apricots
10	Medium	Dried prunes
1	Tablespoon	Barberries	Optional, sub dried tart cherries if desired

Directions:

Bring to a simmer covered, simmer for 10 mins.  Cool.  In a blender or Vitamix add all the ingredients below. 

10	Cloves	Garlic
1	Cup	Fresh ginger	Peeled, rough dice
1	Large	Shallot
1	Medium	Orange	Peel AND juice
1	Cup	Soy sauce
1 ½	Teaspoons	Black pepper
1	Whole	Japanese chili	Dry or more to taste
2	Tablespoons	Toasted sesame oil
2	Tablespoons	evoo

Blend all of the above until smooth.  Return to the pan and add the following

2	Cups	Pineapple juice
1 ½	Cups	Water

Put the water in the vitamix and turn it on, to rinse out all the goodness from the jar.  Add that to the pot w/ the pineapple juice.  Bring to a simmer, adding in

2	Tablespoons	Molasses
¼	Cup	Honey

Stir to dissolve the sweeteners.  Taste, add a tablespoon more honey if desired. 

All to cool completely.  Store refrigerated.  This is best made several days in advance of your first use.  Allow the flavors to marry for the best tasting Dank Teriyaki

Dank Teriyaki tacos w/ tofu & haricot verts, pickled jalapeños, carrots & garlic

Thin a little teriyaki sauce w/ some sake, vermouth, white wine or apple juice and make roasted teriyaki garlic cloves.  About 30 mins in a 375 oven will do it.  

Here's what they look like heading for the oven, just need to add the sake.  

Give them a quick stir.  Now into that 375 oven for 30 mins.

And they look like this when they are tender, seasoned, dank and done.

More soup this time w/ extra HOT jalapeño & carrot pickles 

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Roasted garlic & Avanti Dank Teriyaki tofu, zucchini & dandelion greens