Veal Fajitas with Pineapple and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients

  • 250 g (1/2 lb) Quebec Veal strips
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil
  • 1/2 small red onion finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1/2 each: red and yellow pepper, cut into strips
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) Cajun seasoning
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) fresh or canned pineapple, drained, cut into cubes
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) chili sauce
  • 4 Large, whole-wheat tortillas, warmed
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) each: light sour cream and mild cheddar cheese, grated
  • 500 ml (2 cups) fresh baby spinach

Avocado salsa

  • 1/2 Avocado cut into cubes
  • 1 Italian tomato cut into cubes
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) fresh coriander, chopped
  • Juice and zest of 1 lime, dived into 2
  • Hot pepper sauce, to taste

 

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, gently mix the avocado, tomato, coriander, half the juice and zest of lime and the hot sauce. Keep the salsa in the refrigerator.
  2. In a non-stick frying pan, heat the oil over high heat. Add the veal strips, onion, garlic, peppers and Cajun seasoning. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, for 6 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked and the veal strips are only slightly pink inside.
  3. Add the rest of the lime juice and zest, pineapples and chili sauce. Reheat for 1 minute. Garnish each tortilla with sour cream, grated cheese, the veal mixture, salsa and spinach.
  4. Serve with rice and beans and a green salad.