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Tacos of garden greens in green garlic mojo de ajo with roasted tomato and arbol salsa

Rick Bayless · ♥ 883 likes · 33.8K views · 25 min video

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  • green garlic
  • chard
  • red and green auric (as transcribed)
  • New Zealand spinach
  • Tuscan kale
Wash the green garlic, split it end to end and slice thinly across.
  • olive oil
  • salt
Cover with olive oil in a saucepan, add salt and cook slowly over low heat until completely tender, about 15 minutes.
  • chile de arbol
Toast the dried chiles de arbol in a skillet over medium heat until aromatic.
  • roasted tomatoes
  • roasted garlic cloves
Roast tomatoes in a foil-lined skillet, turning, until blackened, blistered and soft; dry-roast garlic cloves in a skillet over medium heat about 15 minutes and peel.
  • water
Blend the chiles, roasted tomatoes and garlic until smooth; season with salt, add a touch of water and blend a few seconds more.
  • lime juice
  • fresh epazote
  • lemon thyme
Season the mojo with lime juice, fresh epazote and lemon thyme and return to the heat about 10 minutes.
  • water
  • fresh corn tortillas
Slice the garden greens; cook them in a skillet over medium-high with a little of the mojo oil and a little water, stirring, until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • queso fresco
  • daikon blossoms
Fill hot fresh corn tortillas with the greens, sprinkle with queso fresco, spoon on arbol salsa and scatter daikon blossoms.
Assembling the greens tacos