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Southwest Salad

Southwest Salad

Southwest Salad is a flavorful, cost-effective dish filled with black beans, fresh corn, and a zesty dressing.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Southwest
Servings 7 servings
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • blender
  • Large bowl
  • Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients
  

Southwest Salad

  • 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1 ear sweet corn fresh corn kernels
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
  • ¼ cup red onions chopped
  • 1 15 oz. black beans rinsed and drained
  • ⅓ cup pepitas roasted and salted (may sub. sunflower seeds)
  • ½ cup pepper jack cheese grated, or more to taste
  • Tortilla Strips for salads

Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing

  • 1 small avocado peeled and sliced
  • 1 small jalapeno seeded, deveined and roughly chopped (optional)
  • 1 clove garlic peeled
  • ¼ cup cilantro loosely packed
  • ¼ cup sour cream (may sub. plain Greek yogurt)
  • ¼ cup salsa (medium for more of a kick)
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 juice lime
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Hot sauce to taste (optional)

Instructions
 

Dressing Preparation

  • Add all of the Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth, scraping the sides down as needed. Add hot sauce and additional salt and pepper to taste. Add additional milk to thin to desired consistency if needed. Chill in the refrigerator, time permitting.

Salad Preparation

  • Add salad ingredients to a large bowl except for the tortilla strips and toss to combine.
  • Toss salad with desired amount of dressing (there will probably be some left over) or drizzle dressing over individual servings if not eating all of the salad immediately.
  • Garnish salad with tortilla strips and freshly cracked salt and pepper.

Notes

*If using Greek Yogurt, you might need to add more sugar to taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 8gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 30IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 10mg
Keyword dressing, easy recipe, Healthy, salad, Southwest Salad, Vegetarian
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