Southwest Taco Salad

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1 head lettuce
1 can black beans 
1½ cup frozen corn kernels
1 large tomato 
1 bunch green onions 
1½ cups shredded cheese 
Tortilla strips, either homemade or store-bought
leftover taco meat, optional

Cut the head of lettuce into small pieces. Also chop the tomato and slice the green onions. Rinse the black beans in a colander to remove the starchy canning liquid. Remove the corn from the freezer and allow it to thaw.
You can either build one big salad and then serve or build individual portions. Layer the lettuce first, then black beans, corn, taco meat (if using), tomato, shredded cheese, green onion, and a few tortilla strips on top.

DRESSING
¾ cup plain yogurt 
½ cup buttermilk
¼ cup mayonnaise
½ tsp salt
½ tsp garlic powder
¾ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp cumin
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper

Whisk together all of the ingredients for the dressing (yogurt, buttermilk, mayonnaise, salt, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne). 
Makes about 1.5 cups or 6 servings of ¼ cup each.

Once the tortilla strips are finished cooking, the dressing is made, and all of the salad ingredients are prepped, build the salad!

Serves: 6-8

Total Cost: $8.23
Cost Per Serving: $1.37

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