--- title: "Meatless Fridays: Teeny Tiny Taco Topping" description: Join us in welcoming Erin McCole-Cupp, our new 'Meatless Fridays' contributor. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/meatless-friday-p-1024x512.jpg ---                                           [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/09/13/meatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping#) [MEATLESS FRIDAY](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/meatless-friday) # Meatless Fridays: Teeny Tiny Taco Topping Sep 13, 2013 8:00:24 AM  |  by [Erin McCole Cupp](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/erin-mccole-cupp) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/meatless-friday-p-1024x512.jpg) #### Teeny Tiny Taco Topping We came up with this over Memorial Day Weekend, when plans got changed around and we didn’t have thawed meat to grill. Teeny Tiny Tacos served us well as one of our exceedingly rare dinner-on-the-couch-in-front-of-the-TV occasions. [![20120531-150247.jpg](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20120531-150247-1.jpg?width=360&height=481&name=20120531-150247-1.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20120531-150247.jpg) **Teeny Tiny Taco Topping** 2 15oz cans of black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 1 T minced garlic 1/4 c prepared salsa (mild or wild, you decide) 1/3 c lime juice 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro Stir all ingredients together and chill at least 4 hours, overnight if you can. Serve with corn chips. Actually, I made this to double as tonight’s dinner, served with Spanish rice, and then the leftovers can go in tomorrow’s thermoses. “Meatless dinner on a Thursday in Ordinary Time?” you ask. “What has gotten into you?” A couple of things. The novel I’m working on right now involves researching into the nastiness that is dioxin. Dioxin gets ingested by animals, stored in their fat at concentrated levels, then gets eaten by us and stored in *our *fat in concentrated levels … so if I’m ever eaten by a bear, that poor bear will suffer from serious dioxin poisoning. But seriously. It’s given me pause as to how often I serve my family meat. The second thing is something we learned over our Lent 2012 challenge: eating meatless isn’t as big a deal as we thought it would be. ***Copyright 2013 Erin McCole-Cupp*** ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F13%2Fmeatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F13%2Fmeatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F13%2Fmeatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Meatless%20Fridays%3A%20Teeny%20Tiny%20Taco%20Topping) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F13%2Fmeatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F13%2Fmeatless-fridays-teeny-tiny-taco-topping%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Erin McCole Cupp](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/ErinCupp.jpg) ### [Erin McCole Cupp](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/erin-mccole-cupp) Erin McCole Cupp, CTRC, is grateful to be recovering from the compulsive effects of developmental and betrayal trauma. She coaches, writes and speaks about mental health, family trauma, and addiction recovery. She is the author of several courses and books, including All Things New: Breaking the Cycle and Raising a Joyful Family (Our Sunday Visitor Books, 2021). ## Related Blog Articles [ Meatless Friday: Cheddar Thyme Gougeres Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2017/02/10/meatless-friday-cheddar-thyme-gougeres) [ Meatless Friday: Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge) Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/08/14/meatless-friday-congee-chinese-rice-porridge) [ Tapping the Brakes on Generational Trauma Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tapping-the-brakes-on-generational-trauma) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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