Skip to main content

Avocado and Ricotta Soft Tacos

I opted to make these only as soft tacos, as the filling is a bit too sensuous (a polite word for “messy”) for quesadillas. This is definitely a knife-and-fork dish.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1 medium-large ripe avocado, pitted and thinly sliced
4 soft taco-size (8- to 10-inch) flour tortillas
Salsa or canned green chilies, as desired
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
2 scallions, thinly sliced

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Arrange a single layer of avocado slices on one-half of each tortilla, top with salsa and ricotta cheese, and sprinkle with scallions. Arrange on individual plates.

    Step 2

    Heat each serving briefly in the microwave (about 1 minute) or preheated 400°F oven (about 3 minutes), and fold over. Eat at once with a knife and fork.

  2. Menu: Sensuous Southwestern

    Step 3

    Avocado and Ricotta Soft Tacos (this page)

    Step 4

    Beer-Stewed Pinto or Pink Beans (page 116)

    Step 5

    or

    Step 6

    Marinated Beans (page 40)

    Step 7

    Tomato-Mango Salsa (page 237)

  3. nutrition information

    Step 8

    Calories: 301

    Step 9

    Total Fat: 15g

    Step 10

    Protein: 13g

    Step 11

    Carbohydrate: 30g

    Step 12

    Cholesterol: 19mg

    Step 13

    Sodium: 285mg

The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet
Read More
Like miso-peanut hibachi chicken and spring orzotto.
The magic of this hibachi chicken recipe comes from a combination of miso and peanut butter and how it beautifully caramelizes when it hits the grill.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Chicken breasts reach their full potential in this spicy, saucy stir-fry with blistered green beans.
Using two entire lemons—pith, skin, and all—cranks up the citrus flavor in this classic dessert.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Like carrot farro salad and chicken paella.
The secret to extra-fluffy stack? A splash of cold, bubbly seltzer.