Mexican Dinner Salad
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This is a great salad for summer and you can play with the ingredients as suits you.
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Head of Lettuce
- 2 Haas Avocados
- 2 Ripe Sweet Tomatoes (on the vine) or 1 carton of grape tomatoes
- 1 Medium Onion sliced in paper thin rings
- ½ cup Queso Fresco Crumbled
- ½ cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 2 cups Beans or 1 can -- black, red or kidney beans are all fine and feel free to season to taste
- 1 grilled chicken breast (may be prepared ahead -- pound breast thin and grill with olive oil and a little salt and pepper) cut into strips
- 1 tsp hot sauce or sliced jalepeños depending on heat desired
- 1 dollup of light (not non-fat, no taste) sour cream
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- juice of ½ lime
Instructions
- Layer salad as follows:
- st lettuce shredded
- sprinkle with tomatoes then onions
- arrange thin slices of avocado around the edge of platter
- sprinkle both cheeses
- place beans in center
- add grilled chicken (location your choice)
- dot salad with hot sauce or sprinkle jalapeños
- place a hearty dollup of sour cream in middle of beasn
- drizzle olive oil and squeeze lime
Notes
play with ingredients like:
corn kernals
sweet pepper
other grilled protiens: tofu, fish, shrimp, etc.
serve with bread or mini cheese quesadillas
