Grilled Flank Steak Soft Tacos with Avocado-Lime Salsa

Chili and chipotle powders lend earthy, smoky flavors to the grilled beef. For milder flavor, use ancho chile powder in place of the hot chipotle. The spice rub would also work nicely on chicken breasts.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)

Ingredients

• Steak:
• 1  tablespoon  chili powder
• 2  teaspoons  grated lime rind
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  chipotle chile powder
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed
• Cooking spray
• 
  Salsa:
• 1  cup  diced peeled avocado
• 3/4  cup  finely chopped tomato
• 1/3  cup  finely chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2  teaspoon  grated lime rind
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• 
  Remaining ingredients:
• 8  (6-inch) corn tortillas
• 2  cups  very thinly sliced green cabbage

Preparation

1. To prepare steak, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Score a diamond pattern on both sides of steak. Rub chili powder mixture evenly over steak. Cover and chill 1 hour.

2. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

3. Place steak on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 8 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

4. To prepare salsa, combine avocado and next 7 ingredients (through pepper sauce) in a medium bowl.

5. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon steak mixture evenly over each of 8 tortillas. Top each taco with 1/4 cup salsa and 1/4 cup cabbage.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

353

Fat:

16g (sat 4.3g,mono 7.6g,poly 1.7g)

Protein:

27.9g

Carbohydrate:

27.7g

Fiber:

6.8g

Cholesterol:

40mg

Iron:

2.5mg

Sodium:

593mg

Calcium:

78mg