Easy Zucchini Tacos
These Easy Zucchini Tacos are the perfect way to use up summer zucchini and sweet corn. The vegetables are topped with rich spices and olive oil and grilled to create the perfect flavored taco filling.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 6 corn tortillas or tortillas of your choice
- 3 small zucchini cut in half lengthwise
- 2 ears sweet corn husked
- olive oil for brushing zucchini and corn
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 green onions green and white parts chopped chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 limes cut into wedges
- 1/3 cup cotija cheese optional
- Avocado for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Brush the zucchini and corn lightly with olive oil. Mix the salt, pepper, cumin and chili poweder.
- Sprinkle the spice mixture over the zucchini and corn.
- Place zucchini and sweet corn on the hot grill and cook until charred and beginning to soften about 7-10 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
- Remove the corn and zucchini from grill and let cool to room temperature.
- Chop the zucchini into pieces. Carefully remove the corn kernels from the grilled sweet corn ears with a sharp knife. Top each crisp tortilla with zucchini, corn, green onion, cilantro, and avocado. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top and garnish with cotija cheese.
Notes
- You can heat the corn tortillas over open flame or quickly bake them to help create a crispy or warm tortilla.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 635IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 2mg