mexican

Tlayacapan Style Cecina and Nopal Salad with Toasted Pepitas

Name: Tlayacapan Style Cecina and Nopal Salad with Toasted Pepitas
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 272 g beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steak; 2 g cooked nopales, sliced; 0.87 g tomato, diced; 70 g white onion, thinly sliced; 0.44 g cilantro, chopped; 0.87 g avocado, sliced; 49 g pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted; 37 g lime juice; 24 g olive oil; 2 g salt; 0.87 g black pepper

This grilled dish pairs beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steak with pumpkin seeds, toasted, cooked nopales, sliced and tomato, diced. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch

Easy

Balanced High satiety Heart friendly Low carb Gluten free

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Estimated macros per portion

62 g Protein

14 g Carbohydrates

40 g Fat

3 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

272g beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steak 381 kcal
2g cooked nopales, sliced 1 kcal
1g tomato, diced 0 kcal
70g white onion, thinly sliced 28 kcal
0g cilantro, chopped 0 kcal
1g avocado, sliced 1 kcal
49g pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted 13 kcal
2.61 tbsp (37g) lime juice 11 kcal
1.74 tbsp (24g) olive oil 212 kcal
0.87 tsp (2g) salt 0 kcal
0.44 tsp (1g) black pepper 2 kcal

Cooking instructions

beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steaksaltblack pepper
Season steak with salt and pepper. Sear in a hot skillet 2-3 minutes per side; rest, then slice thinly.
beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steakcooked nopales
While the steak cooks, warm nopales in the same pan 2 minutes to heat through and evaporate excess moisture.
lime juiceolive oilsalt
Whisk lime juice with olive oil and a pinch of salt to make a dressing.
cooked nopalestomatowhite onioncilantro
Toss nopales with tomato, onion, and cilantro; drizzle with dressing.
beef cecina or thin-sliced flank steakavocadopumpkin seeds (pepitas)
Top the salad with sliced steak, avocado, and toasted pepitas.