Recipe for Taco Salad
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A Tex-Mex salad with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, black beans, corn, avocado, cheese, and tortilla chips tossed in cilantro lime dressing. Bold, satisfying, and crunchy. A casual main course with fun layered flavors.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1 pound lean ground beef ((see notes for turkey or use Morning Star Crumbles for vegetarian))
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp EACH smoked paprika onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt
- cayenne pepper to taste ( (optional, I use 1/4 tsp))
- 1/2 cup mild salsa
- 1 large head romaine lettuce, (chopped (about 8 cups))
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, (halved (or 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped))
- 1 cup black beans, (rinsed and drained)
- 2 ears sweet corn ((see notes how to char))
- 1/4 cup chopped red onions
- 2 avocados, (sliced or chopped)
- 1/3 cup roasted and salted sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese or sharp cheddar ((or more to taste))
- Tortilla Chips or Doritos, (slightly crushed to taste (the more the better!))
- 1 Recipe Cilantro Lime Dressing
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 691mg
- Total sugar
- 4g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 628mg
- Calcium
- 115mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 691MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.