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Forget Burgers: At Your Next Cookout, Serve Mix-n-Match Tacos
Paul Kahan and Julie Warpinski from Chicago’s Big Star have everything you need, including trimmings, for a fiesta feast.
Clockwise from top right: tortillas, lime yogurt, Mexican-style asparagus, pickled onions, salsa verde, achiote grilled fish tacos, mole carrots, carne asada, limes and salt, grillled cucumbers and pepitas.
Photographer: Paola + Murray for Bloomberg Businessweek
The key to a successful taco spread is variety in textures and flavors: spicy vs. cool, creamy vs. crunchy. It’s also an ideal time to mix homemade sides with store-bought ones such as pickled onions and pepitas (pumpkin seeds without shells). With these three recipes, your guests will love the chance to mix and match to build their own tacos.
Makes about 10