Southwest Fiesta Salad
by Kerri Santoro
Salad Ingredients
1 head Romaine Lettuce, torn or cut in bite size pieces
¼ small red cabbage, thinly sliced (optional)
1 large Tomato, (Heirloom) diced
1 Red Sweet Onion, halved, then thinly sliced
1 ears of corn, raw and kernels removed from cob
1 red, yellow, orange or purple Bell Pepper, seeds removed, quartered then thinly sliced
1 ripe Avocado, sliced or diced
1 jalapeno chili, finely chopped
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed or precooked from dried form (follow directions on package)
1 can sliced black olives
½ bunch cilantro, chopped without stems (reserve stems for dressing)
¼ cup grated 2% cheddar cheese
blue corn tortilla chips, broken up or toast your own corn tortilla chips by baking them in the oven in thin strips -optional
4 grilled chicken breasts (optional) this is also good with grilled shrimp
Dressing ingredients:
4 olive or avocado oil
2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice or lemon can be used
¼ cup raw pepitas
a handful of those cilantro stems
some of the finely chopped jalapeno
salt and pepper
1
Place all the dressing ingredients in a blender or combine all the ingredients finely chopped together and whisk together
2
Arrange salad ingredients beautifully onto each plate
3
Drizzle and divide the dressing on each salad. Serve
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
1 head Romaine Lettuce, torn or cut in bite size pieces
¼ small red cabbage, thinly sliced (optional)
1 large Tomato, (Heirloom) diced
1 Red Sweet Onion, halved, then thinly sliced
1 ears of corn, raw and kernels removed from cob
1 red, yellow, orange or purple Bell Pepper, seeds removed, quartered then thinly sliced
1 ripe Avocado, sliced or diced
1 jalapeno chili, finely chopped
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed or precooked from dried form (follow directions on package)
1 can sliced black olives
½ bunch cilantro, chopped without stems (reserve stems for dressing)
¼ cup grated 2% cheddar cheese
blue corn tortilla chips, broken up or toast your own corn tortilla chips by baking them in the oven in thin strips -optional
4 grilled chicken breasts (optional) this is also good with grilled shrimp
Dressing ingredients:
4 olive or avocado oil
2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice or lemon can be used
¼ cup raw pepitas
a handful of those cilantro stems
some of the finely chopped jalapeno
salt and pepper
Directions
1
Place all the dressing ingredients in a blender or combine all the ingredients finely chopped together and whisk together
2
Arrange salad ingredients beautifully onto each plate
3
Drizzle and divide the dressing on each salad. Serve