Mexican Chopped Salad #CincoDeMayo

Romaine, tomatoes, corn, beans and peppers dressed in a light vinaigrette flavored with honey and cumin, this chopped salad filled with Mexican flavors is the perfect side dish at your Cinco de Mayo Fiesta.  

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Around this house we don't wait until Cinco de Mayo to enjoy Mexican food and flavors.  We enjoy Mexican Mondays and Taco Tuesdays several times a month.  My husbands birthday is on Cinco de Quatro so we often combine that celebration with the fiesta. 

We enjoy Mexican in casseroles, like this Mexican Shrimp Casserole or this one starting with leftover chicken.  I make Mexican Burgers, Mexican Soup, and Mexican Cookies.  And of course there are tacos galore like these Taco Crepes, Tuna Tacos, and even Taco Pockets.  Chicken Enchiladas are the Teen's favorite dinner while Fajitas are my husbands and I am in love with Carnitas.

And while many of these dishes are complete meals in and of themselves sometimes it is nice to have sides.  We all enjoy refried beans and rice with our Mexican dishes but sometimes you want something a little lighter.  So for this Fiesta I decided to bring a salad.  This salad is hearty enough to be a main course if there are vegetarians present but it is also a great side dish.  I served them up with some Beef Barbacoa Tacos that I will be sharing with you very soon.

This salad is easily adaptable to whatever you have available in your refrigerator and to your taste.  I would have added some avocado but I didn't have any on hand.  If you have leftover chicken or shrimp, toss it in and make a meal.  

Salad, Sides, Mexican, Chopped, Beans, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Salads

Mexican

Yield: 8 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Mexican Chopped Salad

Romaine, tomatoes, corn, beans and peppers dressed in a light vinaigrette flavored with honey and cumin, this chopped salad filled with Mexican flavors is the perfect side dish at your Cinco de Mayo Fiesta.

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

Ingredients

Dressing

• Juice of 2 limes
• 2 T. honey
• 1/2 t. cumin
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil

Salad

• 2 head romaine hearts, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 1 zucchini, quartered and chopped
• 3-4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 c. frozen sweet corn, thawed
• 1 (15 oz) can three bean mix (black, kidney, pinto)
• 1 pkg. tortilla strips

Instructions

1. Place the lime juice, honey, cumin, garlic, oil, salt and pepper into a jar.  Seal shut and shake until blended. Set aside.
2. Place the lettuce, pepper, onion, zucchini, tomatoes, corn, tortilla strips and beans into a large bowl.  Add the dressing and toss to coat.  Serve immediately.

Notes:

Recipe adapted from one found at The Cafe Sucre Farine

Calories

105.64

Fat (grams)

1.48

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.20

Carbs (grams)

23.82

Fiber (grams)

3.35

Net carbs

20.48

Sugar (grams)

12.74

Protein (grams)

2.91

Sodium (milligrams)

94.63

Cholesterol (grams)

0.00

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