Chicken Tacos with Lime and Watermelon

Name: Chicken Tacos with Lime and Watermelon
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup (150 g) watermelon cut into sticks; 3 tbsp (45 ml) lime juice; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups (340 g) cooked chicken, shredded; 1/4 cup (10 g) cilantro, finely chopped; 6 small soft flour tortillas, about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter; 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream; 2 radishes, sliced into thin rounds; Cilantro leaves, to taste; Hot sauce, to taste; Lime wedges, to taste

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Preparation 25 min
Cooking 10 min
Servings 6

This time-saver taco makes use of rotisserie chicken and wheat tortillas, which are both easy to find at grocery stores. Taste layers are built up with sweated onions and strips of watermelon bathed in lime, while sour cream smooths it all out. The radish is the exclamation mark, as in wow!

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Ingredients

- 1 cup (150 g) watermelon cut into sticks
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) lime juice
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups (340 g) cooked chicken, shredded
- 1/4 cup (10 g) cilantro, finely chopped
- 6 small soft flour tortillas, about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream
- 2 radishes, sliced into thin rounds
- Cilantro leaves, to taste
- Hot sauce, to taste
- Lime wedges, to taste

Preparation

- Sprinkle the melon with 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the lime juice. Set aside.
- In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, soften the onion in the oil. Add the chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until starting to brown. Add the remaining lime juice and the cilantro. Cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
- In a clean skillet, warm the tortillas in a bit of oil.
- Spread the sour cream on the tortillas. Top with the chicken, watermelon, radishes and cilantro leaves. Serve with hot sauce, lime wedges, Corn and Crab Salad, Black Beans and Rice and Watermelon Agua Fresca, as desired.

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