Chilli Taco Salad

Ingredients

1/2 head lettuce - shredded
250gms cheese - grated
2 tomatoes - chopped
2 avocadoes - mashed add a little lemon juice and retain one avocado stone so the avocado does not go brown
2 carrots - grated
1 red onion - sliced thinly
sour cream
chilli sauce
1 TBS butter
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 red chili - deseeded and chopped
1 large onion - chopped finely
2.5 cm ginger - grated
500 gms beef mince
1 zucchini - grated finely
100 gms tomato paste
400 gms organic tinned tomatoes

Method

1. Prepare the salad ingredients place them in separate bowls or containers
2. Heat the butter, add garlic, chili, onion and ginger, fry gently until onions are translucent
3. Add the meat and cook and stir until meat is brown
4. Add zucchini, tomato paste and tinned tomatoes, heat through and simmer for 15 minutes
5. Making up individual salads
6. Spread some lettuce on a plate, sprinkle with the carrots, tomatoes and onion
7. Place the cooked meat mixture on top, sprinkle with cheese, dollop the avocado and sour cream on top and pour over the chili sauce
8. Serve immediately

Serves 4