Beet Tacos.

one of my very best friends posted this on her blog awhile ago and i knew i needed to try them.  i finally made them last week and they are SO GOOD!  kens always has the best meal ideas- so thanks a million kens!! (i'll be posting a knock off of another one of her meals later this week as well).  i changed them up a little bit, but the theory is the same. :)  for the original recipe click here.

beets (fresh or canned... i used fresh, but i think i might try canned next time because i decided i like my beets pickled better, but kens prefers fresh. so you choose)
corn tortillas (they are small)
black beans
avocados
sour cream
queso fresca
hot sauce

first you peel the beets and grate them.  then, i boiled mine for about 10minutes in a small amount of water.  next add some lime juice and salt.

meanwhile, cook black beans on the stove until they are soft and mushy.  then, use a fork to mash them up.

while you have those two going, heat up the corn tortillas on the stove- browning them slightly on each side.

next, i just mashed up straight avocado with some garlic salt, but you can make your favorite quac if you would like.

then, i mixed the sour cream and hot sauce together (kens uses mexican sour cream called crema mexicana).  and crumble the queso fresca.

and then you put it all together....

tortilla, layer of black beans, layer of avocado, layer of beets, drizzle sour cream/hot sauce mixture, and top it with the crumbled queso.  they are AMAZING! i served these with some spanish rice and fresh cherries.



now everyone go check out mckensie's blog and thank her for all the goodness she posts! :)