Taco Bar

LaurelBee

We are having a taco bar at our El Cinco de Mayo party tonight. What kind of fixin's do I need??

Do I need both soft and crunchy tacos? I already bought a boat load of soft shells.

LaurelBee

Also, is margarita salt the same as table salt??

LaurelBee

Thanks! Black beans or refried beans? @uconnhuskie007‌

angelashly

Not the same salt. We buy Margarita salt.

Must have soft and hard. We do soft, hard, tortilla chips, sometimes tostadas.

Fillings:
Beef
Chicken
Beans
salsa
Gaucamole
Tomato
Lettuce
Cheese
Taco sauce
Some like onion or peppers

LaurelBee

NO OLIVES IN MY HOUSE!! @pobrecita‌

angelashly

Oh yeah and sour cream

LuckyDad

Black beans > refried!

theimpossibleastronaut

Cilantro for sure. Yum!

Sounds like fun! Hope it's a great time.

LaurelBee

Awesome, I have kosher salt already. I bought yellow Spanish rice to make too, but I don't know if I'll get around to cooking it.

LaurelBee

Do you heat up black beans or keep them room temp? I'm such a newb when it comes to tacos fixin's apparently. I am a beef and cheese kind of girl

theimpossibleastronaut

I'd cook the black beans, but that's my personal preference.

Spin313

We did a Mexican bar for Easter and had:
Nachos & melted cheese
Soft tacos
Shredded cheese
Lettuce
Diced onions
Diced green peppers
Diced tomatoes
Black olives
Sour cream
Salsa
Fajita seasoned chicken
Seasoned ground beef

I considered making black beans and white rice, but we already had PLENTY of food.

Monkeybabe

I like cotija cheese on tacos. Feta's probably more universally easy to locate, though.

Monkeybabe

I don't understand this olive thing. I want no olives and all of the cilantro on my tacos. And I fucking love olives, by the way, just not on my tacos.

jorkz821

This all sounds amazing. That's all I've got. And I'll take all of the cilantro and olives, please.

angelashly

Also limes or lime juice for the top. A girl at work swears by it.i have not tried it.

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LaurelBee

@angelashly‌ I squirt lime juice in plain Greek yogurt as a substitute for sour cream. It's kinda amazing and tastes even better than sc. (Is also healthier, not that I care when I'm gorging on tacos) I'm really getting excited!

LaurelBee

@mbenit4‌ With me, EVERYTHING'S about the food

angelashly

Now I want to try that @LaurelBee‌ I think I need to add tacos to my meal plan.

MamatoA2010

This thread came just in time.. I'm making a taco dip today as a trial run for next weekend's mothers day festivities. What you need are the following:

-hard tacos and/or soft

-seasoned turkey meat (if you want to go the healthier route)

-sour cream

-cheese

-guacamole

-salsa

-olives (though I know not everyone likes them)

-chopped tomatoes

-chopped onions

Have fun and Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!