Veggie tacos and Apartment 326 guacamole

Tacos sounded good.  Actually, tacos always sound good.  These are certainly not the tacos that grandma has been making since my childhood (not that her tacos are not delicious, just not compliant to our diet).  These tacos own the same amount of heart and soul as grandma's, and a little less carne.  Naturally, I decided to prepare guacamole with this Mexican inspired dish.  I hope my recipe for it will earn a bit of respect and exposure outside of our little studio apartment.
Music for the evening: I believe it was Damien Rice owning the majority of music time this particular night. 

Veggie Tacos:
1 Tbs Olive Oil 
1/4 Yellow Onion Chopped
2 cloves Garlic
1/2 Summer Squash
2 Carrots Shaved
1/2 Red Bell Pepper
1/2 C Sunflower Seeds
1 Lime juiced
A Few Cilantro Sprigs
1 Can Beans of choice (We used 1/2 can of refried black beans and 1/2 can of kidney beans)
2 Servings of Brown Rice
Stoneground Tortillas

Prepare rice in rice cooker while preparing veggies.  Heat oil in sauce pan and add sunflower seeds and garlic.

sunflower seeds toasting in oil

 After a 2 minutes or so add onion.  After an additional 2 to 3 minutes add squash, carrots, and bell pepper and saute in pan for 5 to 7 minutes or until fully cooked.  Add lime juice to veggies while cooking.

veggies

 Heat beans in a small pot until ready to serve.  (If you happen to be impartial to canned beans, by all means use your own recipe for the bean portion.)  Heat tortillas using either hot plate, toaster oven, or whichever method is easiest.  We used our toaster oven.  Assemble tacos in the order of: tortilla, rice, beans, veggies, and cilantro sprig.  Cheers y'all!

tacos- add tofutti sour cream if you like (S likes)

Apartment 326 Guacamole:
1 Avocado
1 Tbs Olive Oil
1/4 Bell Pepper
1 Clove Garlic
1 Lime Juiced
1 Serrano Chile Pepper
1/4 Onion
1/2 Bunch Cilantro
1 Tbs Sea Salt

Okay, so this is going to be simple.  Chop ingredients moderately and place in blender or food processor.  Only suggestion is to add avocado first and olive oil last, although it may not make a difference.  Blend ingredients till it is the consistency desired.  

before

after

-M