Grilled Avocado and Vegetable Tacos
Grilled Avocado and Vegetable Tacos- get out your grill and make these healthy and easy vegetarian tacos! They are a summer favorite!
It is warming up outside and that means our grill is heating up! I love grilling season! Cooking and eating outside is so much fun…and with a house of boys, the clean up is nice too. If they spill, I don’t stress about it. It is also warm enough for them to eat with their shirts off. I know I should be teaching manners at the dinner table, but outside summer eating is different. I am fine letting them eat with their shirts off, mainly because that is less laundry for me to do. I can just hose them off if I need to and their shirts won’t get dirty or stained. It’s a win-win! Especially, because Caleb loves playing in the hose. He probably spills extra so we will hose him off:)
To kick off grilling season, we made Grilled Avocado and Vegetable Tacos. They were a hit with the entire family. I love it when my boys eat their vegetables!
Have you tried grilling an avocado before? If you haven’t, you need too. I am telling you, it’s a total game changer. Grilled guacamole is one of my summer staples and so are these tacos. Grilling the avocado is so simple and brings out great flavor!
Look at those grill marks! Charred and ready for our tacos!
For the vegetables, I used zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, and red onion. You can use whatever veggies you have in your fridge or garden this summer. I toss the veggies with olive oil and Old El Paso’s Taco Seasoning.
When the avocado and veggies are grilled to perfection, I put them in an Old El Paso Stand ‘n Stuff Tortillas. I also add cotija cheese and cilantro. Feel free to add your favorite taco toppings! Go crazy or keep things simple!
Get grilling season started by making Grilled Avocado and Vegetable Tacos. They are simple, fresh, and healthy! I know we will be making these tacos all summer long. I hope they become a summer favorite at your house too!
Grilled Avocado and Vegetable Tacos
Yield: 6 tacos
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
These healthy and easy vegetarian tacos are always a summer favorite! Perfect for parties or weeknight meals!
Ingredients:
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for brushing avocados
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
2 ripe avocados
Salt and black pepper, to taste
6 Old El Paso Stand 'n Stuff Soft Flour Tortillas
1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro
1/3 cup cotija or queso fresco cheeseDirections:
1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
2. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, and onion. Add the olive oil and lime juice and toss gently to coat. Add the taco seasoning and stir until vegetables are well coated. Place vegetables on a grill pan or in a grill basket. Grill until the vegetables are tender, about 7-10 minutes.
3. Cut avocados in half. Remove pit and brush with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place flesh side down on grill and grill for 2-5 minutes or until avocados have grill marks. Remove from grill and cool to room temperature. Slice avocados.
4. To assemble the tacos, spoon some of the vegetable mixture into each tortilla and top with grilled avocado slices. Add cheese, cilantro, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve warm.
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This looks amazing, simple, and I know it will be something we eat all summer. Thinking I would top it with my homemade tomatillo sauce…and could easily turn these into fish tacos…thank you for the inspiration. Never thought to grill avocados!
I could go for Mexican food all summer long, and I’m the grill man here. Totally agree with the messy kids, we love eating outside for the exact same reason, less cleanup and no gunk jammed under the table.
Stand and stuff tacos are such a great idea. I love all of these grilled veggies.
Look at these awesome tacos! Delicious!!
I am so excited to try these boats!! Love all the grilled veggies!
These look great, but how in the heck are you managing to grill with all this rain we’re having ?!? 😉 Of course, we keep reminding ourselves that this IS the desert, after all, and rain is a GOOD thing! Heading down to Moab tomorrow for a few days camping, though, so hoping for a break in the moisture.
Yum! There is nothing more satisfying than throwing some fresh veggies on the grill this time of year! SO trying this!
These look delicious, love all the colours!
xo, Liz
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Love the freshness of these tacos!
Grilled avocados are the best. I love how when you warm an avocado all the oils and flavor comes out of them. And these tacos – yesss!
This looks so fabulously fresh and light yet still full of flavor!
Ahh, yes. All of my favorite vegetables in one place!
looks delicious!!! I am obsessed with avocado tacos!
I have never tried avocado tacos- they look delicious!
I need these tacos for lunch right now! YUM!!!
These taco look so fresh, vibrant and full of flavor! Grilling avocado is a smart idea too! Loved it! *major drool*
That seriously looks like my perfect dinner. Fresh and fabulous! I love Mexican.
Grilled avocados…I will have to try that. Thanks for the recipe
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