Fajita Meets Taco

These grilled skirt steak fajitas swap the usual onions and peppers for a fresh black bean and corn salsa

Grilled skirt steak and a fresh black bean and corn salsa in a warmed flour tortilla. Lynda Balslev for TasteFood

I call these fajitas, but are they actually tacos? Perhaps they’re a little of both. What’s the difference, you may ask?

Very generally speaking, fajitas are traditionally made with grilled meat, often skirt steak, or chicken and sautéed peppers and onions. The ingredients are presented deconstructed, ready for assembly in soft flour tortillas. Tacos traditionally include ground meat, lettuce, tomato, and cheese assembled in a fried corn tortilla. As for similarities, both fajitas and tacos include salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese as optional accompaniments.