Southwest Style Salad
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Carlsbad Cravings · by Jen★ 5.0 (2)

Southwest Style Salad

NUTRITION · PER SERVING25M COOK
CAL 18%·PRO 25%
CARBS 33G38% OF CAL
11G FIBER17G OTHER6G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 21G53% OF CAL
5G SAT16G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A southwest salad with crisp lettuce, black beans, corn, peppers, and creamy avocado salsa dressing, topped with pepitas, cheese, and crispy tortilla. Hearty and vibrant.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
  • fresh corn kernels from 1 ear of sweet corn
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onions
  • 1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/3 cup roasted and salted pepitas (may sub. sunflower seeds)
  • 1/2 cup grated pepper jack cheese, or more to taste
  • Tortilla Strips for Salads (I like Fresh Gourmet Santa Fe Style)
  • 1 small avocado, peeled and sliced
  • 1 small jalapeno, seeded, deveined and roughly chopped (optional)
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro
  • 1/4 cup sour cream (may sub.plain Greek yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup salsa ((medium for more of a kick))
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 tsp EACH salt, ground cumin
  • 1/8 tsp EACH pepper, smoked paprika
  • Hot sauce to taste ((optional))
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PREP
25M
SODIUM
417MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.