Salpicon Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more affordable.

cilantro

💰Cheaper: parsley

Parsley offers a similar fresh flavor at a lower cost.

tortillas

🥗Healthier: lettuce wraps

💰Cheaper: bread

Lettuce wraps reduce carbs, while bread is often cheaper.

Cut the rose beef into pieces.

Rinse the beef in cold water.

Boil water in a large pot and add the beef.

Add the onion, garlic, oregano, and consomé to the boiling water.

Let the beef cook until tender.

While the beef cooks, wash and cut the radishes into tiny pieces.

Chop the mint leaves finely.

After the beef is cooked, remove it from the pot and cut it into small pieces.

In a large bowl, mix the chopped beef with the radishes, jalapeno, bell peppers, and onion.

Add the chopped mint to the mixture.

Squeeze the juice of 3 lemons into the mixture and taste for salt.

Add more salt if needed, starting with about a teaspoon.

Squeeze the juice of 2 more lemons into the mixture, totaling 5 lemons.

Taste again and adjust salt and lemon juice to your preference.

Serve the salpicon on tostadas or by itself.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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