viva mexico! cacti and tacos.

Maaaaan, I love Mexican food. Especially when it's hands-on, messy, and packed full of different flavours and textures. But do you know what I like even more? Having appropriate attire to wear while eating said cuisine - a cactus covered dress! Now all I need is a flight to Tulum..

Keep reading to see my outfit details & my favourite fresh and crunchy taco recipe! 

Is it a blogger thing to be obsessed with cacti and succulents, or is it more universal than that? Either way, this cactus dress from Joy is making my eyes v happy right now. 

I love the shape of it, and I love that it's a midi with a couple of subtle slits (until there's a gust of wind..) It feels ladylike, but fun at the same time. I often find that midi skirts can make me look shorter, unless I pair them with heels, so I slipped on these lovely suede sandals from the Zara sale. 

• H&M sunglasses

• Valley of the Dolls dress via JOY *

• Zara sandals

• Orla Kiely salad bowl *

• Normann Copenhagen salad servers *

• Tokyo Design Studio plates *

• Pomax napkins * 

Now onto the food! 

Help-yourself food like this is so good for the summer - plonk it all on your garden table and dig in. All the prep & cooking takes well under 30mins, so it can definitely be a quick midweek dinner! 

I am definitely one of those people who eats with their eyes - if a meal looks good, I enjoy it so much more. These tacos are so full of colour, and on these gorgeous little plates from Amara Living, they really pop. 

FOR THE CHILLI BEEF: 

• 150g lean minced beef

• can of kidney beans

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp chilli powder

• 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced 

• 1 red chilli, finely diced 

• 3 spring onions, roughly chopped

• 1 red pepper, sliced

• salt & pepper

• fresh coriander 

EXTRAS:

• taco shells

• lettuce or baby spinach

• sliced avocado

• fresh coriander

• sliced spring onion

• sliced radishes

• salsa

• sour cream

• grated cheddar

• pomegranate seeds

• lime wedges

The great thing about tacos is that you can pick and choose what ingredients you like. 

My favourite combination is the one you see below - a little sour cream, lettuce, avocado, some chilli beef, topped with radishes, fresh coriander, spring onion and pomegranate seeds. The fresh ingredients cut through the creaminess & spicy meat flavours - it's so yummy. 

Serve with corn on the cob sprinkled with lime juice and chilli flakes.

Enjoy! 

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