Taco toppings clockwise from left: Tomatillo salsa, pica de gallo, red cabbage slaw and fiery red sauce. Photo, Sian Richards.
Guests get to choose their own fillings and toppings at a great taco party. Make as few or as many as you wish (and if one or two come out of jars, we won't tell!).
Click ahead for our homemade salsas, sauces, pickles and more!
This duo is a no-fail pairing for taco night. Creamy guacamole, zesty salsa – these toppings are simple favourites everyone will be adding to their tacos.
Kitchen tip: Try the pico de gallo salsa with our huevos rancheros, and our guacamole with our grilled eggplant tacos.
Whether you want to add a sweet or spicy note to dinner, we've created a recipe just for you. Turn up the heat with our fiery sauce, or add a sweet and tangy salsa to your plate.
Kitchen tip: Try the hot sauce overtop our huevos rancheros, and the sweet salsa with our shrimp and onion tacos.
Crisp and tangy pickled onions are the perfect complement for our Mexican chicken tacos.
This tart Mexican tomato makes a mean green sauce – just add serrano chili, cilantro, garlic and salt, and whirl together.
Kitchen tip: Try this salsa with saucy beef tacos or our Mexican chicken tacos.
Add some zesty crunch to your taco with this colourful cabbage slaw.
Kitchen tip: Try this with grilled steak tacos or our grilled eggplant tacos.
With just a handful of ingredients you can make this taco party 100% homemade.
Get our recipes for flour and corn tortillas here.
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