Taco Salad
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Serves: 4-6
 
A delicious recipe with lots of alterations to suit your taste
Ingredients
  • Corn chips or tortilla chips, broken up - your flavour preference
  • 1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
  • Taco seasoning packet (or substitute cumin and chilli powder and onion salt)
  • 1 head romaine - chopped
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can Mexican style corn, drained (optional)
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • ½ to 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • For dressing:
  • ½ cup salsa
  • ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
Instructions
  1. In a nonstick skillet, heat tsp of olive oil over medium heat
  2. Add ground meat, and onion salt to taste
  3. Break up with a spoon and cook until it is browned through
  4. Drain the fat
  5. Add taco seasoning and water according to packet instructions, and let simmer on low
  6. Cut romaine and place in large serving bowl
  7. Garnish with halved grape or plum tomatoes, black beans, avocado, green onion, corn, and shredded cheddar
  8. In a small bowl, prepare dressing by combining Greek yogurt and salsa
  9. Add meat over top and toss lightly to combine all ingredients
  10. Pour dressing and toss again
  11. At the last minute, too with the tortilla strips or crushed chips
  12. Serve immediately
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/taco-salad/