Thursday, March 11, 2010

Oscar Taco Party!

This isn't a post that contains a bunch of recipes, but rather an idea post. For the Oscars we were hemming and hawing over what type of finger foods we wanted to make. We ended up deciding to make a taco bar. Although we made entirely way too much food (I think we made enough for 10-15 rather than the 5 that we had), it was a lot of fun and pretty easy to prep. We roasted zucchini, bell peppers, and onions, baked fish, and baked a pre-marinated tri-tip in a carne asada sauce. With these as our bases, we had bowls of black beans, yogurt, guacamole, and pineapple salsa. We topped our tacos with queso fresco. Every one could make their tacos perfectly to their liking, so this really works for picky eaters or a party when you may not know people incredibly well.

The only thing that took much creativity at all was the pineapple salsa which was just a whole pineapple chopped fine, minced red onion, cilantro, and serrano pepper with a sprinkling of salt. It was the perfect combination of spicy and sweet to top the tacos.

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