This recipe for grilled steak tacos actually came from a multiple number of recipes. I was browsing the June recipes from Cooking Light and saw Flank Steak Tacos. Then, I saw chipotle-rubbed flank steak. I ended up using the spice rub from the chipotle-rubbed flank steak recipe, which was just 2 spices: ground chipotle and paprika. I also came across a recipe for a Tomato, Avocado, and Corn salad and I thought that would be great on some tacos. Sure enough it was! The only thing I thought this taco could have used was some creamy chipotle sauce, but it was still good. More dressing from the salad could have been good also.
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Steak Tacos with Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad
- Yield: 6 tacos 1x
Ingredients
1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed
8 corn tortillas
Grilled Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad
pint grape tomatoes cut in halves
1 ripe avocado, roughly chopped
2 ears of fresh sweet corn
2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
Honey Lime Dressing:
Juice of 1 lime
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp honey
Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
Dash of cayenne pepper
Instructions
Combine first 3 ingredients for the steak. Sprinkle steak with chipotle mixture. Place on a grill; cook 5 minutes on each side. (We only did 3 minutes per side
since it was a thin steak) Let stand 5 minutes. Cut thinly across grain.
Slice the tomatoes in half. Remove husks from corn and grill over medium heat for 10 minutes. You can grill the corn during the same time the steak is cooking. The corn should have some brown spots and be tender and not mushy. Cut the corn off the cob then scrape the cob with the back of your knife to get the juices. Set aside and let cool. Dice the avocado and chop the cilantro.
Add all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Combine the sliced tomatoes, avocado, cilantro and grilled corn and honey lime dressing and mix gently so everything is evenly coated. Be careful not to mash the avocados. Let the salad sit for 10-15 minutes to let flavors mingle. Enjoy.
Notes
7 points plus (1 taco)
9 smart points (1 taco)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 256
- Fat: 10.7g
- Carbohydrates: 20.8g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Protein: 20.9g
I am not affiliated with WW formerly known as Weight Watchers in any way. I am just a member who likes to create WW recipes and share them with everyone. Freestyle is the name of the current program of WW and smart points are calculated for the recipes. Some blogs list them as freestyle smart points and some list them as smart points. There is no difference between the 2.
Jenna says
That's great, love to hear!
Lori says
My family loves these!
★★★★★