These delicious Mexican vegan tacos tacos de jamaica are made with hibiscus flowers and are garnished with pineapple onion cilantro and salsa verde with avocado
Prep Time
2 hrs
Dificult
Medium
Servings
2 hrs 32 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Rinse hibiscus very well to make sure all dust is removed. Place clean hibiscus in a pot over medium heat
cover with water
and boil for 10 minutes. Remove hibiscus from heat and allow to steep for at least 2 hours
until hibiscus is very soft. Drain well.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook 1 onion and 2 cloves garlic until soft and translucent
about 2 minutes. Stir in drained hibiscus and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes
stirring constantly
until hibiscus turns a deep red color.
Combine tomatillos
avocado
1/4 onion
serrano peppers
1 clove garlic
and 2 tablespoons cilantro; blend until smooth. Season salsa verde with salt.
Warm corn tortillas in a skillet. Divide hibiscus mixture amongst tortillas and top with pineapple
onion
and cilantro. Serve with salsa verde and lime.
Recipe Tip
You can use the liquid from soaking the hibiscus to make hibiscus agua fresca.
