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Market Vegetable Tacos
Created by Chef Ally
Corn tortillas cradling whatever the market offers this week: summer squash one day, sweet peppers the next, always finished with ripe avocado and a bright salsa that lets the vegetables speak.
Go to the market first. Walk the stands without a list. What looks alive? What did the farmer pick this morning? That is your filling.
The vegetables here are suggestions, not requirements. Summer might bring you zucchini and sweet corn. Fall offers peppers and late tomatoes. Winter has roots and sturdy greens. The principle stays the same: choose what is at its peak, cook it simply, and wrap it in good corn tortillas.
I learned this way of cooking in Mexico, watching women at market stalls assemble tacos from whatever arrived that day. No recipes. No measuring. Just an understanding that perfect ingredients need almost nothing done to them. A hot pan, a little oil, salt. The vegetable does the rest.
Every meal is a meaningful choice. When you buy from the farmer who grew your squash, you are keeping that farm alive. The taco tastes better for it. Connection is an ingredient too.
Ingredients
mixed seasonal vegetables
Quantity
1 pound
cut into bite-sized pieces
extra-virgin olive oil
Quantity
2 tablespoons
fine sea salt
Quantity
1 teaspoon, plus more to taste
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| mixed seasonal vegetablescut into bite-sized pieces | 1 pound |
| extra-virgin olive oil | 2 tablespoons |
| fine sea salt | 1 teaspoon, plus more to taste |
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