Mexican Chopped Salad

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Serving Size: 8 ounces
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This Mexican Chopped Salad might just be the freshest, healthiest, most delicious salad you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. And it’s loaded with fabulous Southwestern flavor!
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Instructions

  • For the dressing, combine lime juice, honey, cumin garlic and salt. In a slow, steady stream, add the oils, stirring continuously with a fork or small whisk. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Set aside.
  • For the corn tortilla strips, preheat oven to 400˚F. Stack corn tortillas on a cutting board. Cut in half. Cut each stack of halves into thin strips, widthwise, about ¼-inch thick. Transfer tortilla strips to a sheet pan. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and toss to coat. Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, or until light golden brown and crisp. Set aside to cool.
  • For the salad, place corn, in the microwave and cook according to package.
  • Remove from microwave with a hot pad and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Combine corn and other salad ingredients in a large bowl. Stir to combine. Add dressing and stir to coat all ingredients. Garnish with cilantro leaves, if desired.
  • Serve with tortilla strips on top or place a bowl on the side and let guests help themselves.

Cook Times

Active Prep20
Hands-On Cook0
Hands-Off Cook20
Passive0
Total Time40 minutes
Recipe Serving Size10

Ingredients

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 clove garlic finely minced
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

For the tortilla strips:

  • 6 corn tortilla six inch
  • 1 ½ tablespoon avocado oil
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

For the salad:

  • 1 head romaine lettuce chopped into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper ¼ inch dice
  • ½ red onion ¼ inch dice
  • ½ jicama peeled and ¼ inch dice
  • 1 zucchini medium, ¼ inch dice
  • 4 tomato medium, seeded and diced
  • 1 ½ cup frozen corn kernels or fresh if available
  • 15 ounce canned black beans drained and rinsed, or other beans of your preference
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro chopped

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Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 631mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6379IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg

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