How to make lettuce leaf basil tacos

The recipe below will show you step by step how to make lettuce leaf basil tacos.

Ingredients

• 500 g Minced Beef
• 1 taco seasoning mix – see note below
• 1 handful lettuce leaf basil
• 2 fresh tomatoes – chopped in half or quarters (depending on size)
• 12 taco shells
• 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 150g grated cheese (optional)
• 150ml water
• 2 tablespoons taco salsa (optional)

Equipment

• Frying pan
• Oven or microwave

Instructions

If you want to make lettuce leaf basil tacos then:

• Remove the lettuce leaf basil Leaves from the plant and wash
• Fry the minced beef in a little oil for 4 minutes (until brown) and drain the excess liquid
• Sprinkle the seasoning mix and pour the water over the minced beef
• Give a stir and simmer for 10 minutes over low to medium heat (stirring at times)
• At the same time heat the taco shells either in the oven or microwave
• Fill the taco shells with the some lettuce leaf basil leaves and
• Add the minced beef, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa

The lettuce leaf basil taco seasoning mix

There are 2 options:

Option 1 – use a ready made mix.

This is the easiest, most shops sell them.

Option 2 – make your own taco seasoning mix.

Really quite easy, but you will need a number of ingredients. (Usually onion powder, crushed pepper flakes, dried oregano, paprika, ground cumin, salt and pepper) Best recipe I’ve seen is on allrecipes

More information

Hopefully the lettuce leaf basil tacos recipe might inspire you to grow your own fresh basil at home.

When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.

To grow your own basil

Basil is very easy to grow your own at home in your kitchen, dining room, etc. For the best & fastest results all you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description at how to grow basil indoors