Southwest Chopped Salad
Cuisine: Salad
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Serves: 2-4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 3 roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 1 can of yellow corn, rinsed and drained
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, and chopped
  • 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp. cumin
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, toss lettuce, tomatoes, egg, corn, black beans, bell pepper, cucumber, and cilantro.
  2. In a food processor or high speed blender, combine avocado, chipotle peppers, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, and cumin. Blend until smooth.
  3. Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine. Serve topped with crunchy tortilla chips, if desired.
  4. If not enjoying the salad immediately or all in one sitting, store the dressing and salad separately until ready to serve.
Recipe by For the Love of Gourmet at https://fortheloveofgourmet.com/southwest-chopped-salad/