How To Make Taco Salad
This taco salad is featured frequently in our every other day salad rotation. We season shredded chicken, turkey or ground beef with a variety of things ranging from pre-packaged taco seasonings to homemade molé. Kelly whips up a great salad dressing. Start with some lettuce, add tomatoes, olives, tortilla chips and cheese and top with the meat and dressing and you have a great, tasty meal. Add some chile oil or salsa for a little extra kick.
Yield: 2 large salads
Calories: 697kcal
Materials
For the Dressing:
- 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 1 Tbls Taco Seasoning
- 1/4 Cup Salsa
- The Meat
- 2 Cups Shredded Turkey Shredded Chicken or cooked Ground Beef
- 2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning and 1/2 cup of Water OR 1/2 Cup Molé OR other Mexican Sauce OR 2 dried ancho chiles 2 guajillo chiles, 1 morita, 2 de arbols, 1 tomato, 2 garlic cloves, 1/2 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp Mexican Oregano
- For the Salad
- Lettuce
- Chopped Tomatoes
- Sliced Olives
- Crumbled Tortilla Chips
- Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Make the dressing. In a small mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, taco seasoning and salsa. Mix well.
- Make the meat. Method (1): Put 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning into a small skillet. Add the shredded or ground meat and cook until the excess water has cooked out. Method (2): Put 1/2 cup of molé into a small skillet. Add the shredded or cooked ground meat and cook until the excess water has cooked out. Method (3): Put the dried chiles in a small saucepan with the tomato, garlic, cumin and oregano. Add 1/2 cup chicken stock or water. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth. Put the resultant sauce into a small skillet. Add the shredded or ground meat and cook until the excess water has cooked out.
- Make the salad. Shred the lettuce and fill a large bowl with it. Put on some chopped tomatoes. Add black olives and crumble on some tortilla chips.
- Optional: If you want your salad spicier add some chile oil, chopped serranos or salsa.
- Put on the salad dressing and the meat.
- Garnish with edible flowers.
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Nutrition information below may not be exact. Consult a dietician if you have allergies or reaction to foods.
Nutrition
Calories: 697kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 168mg | Sodium: 1369mg | Potassium: 723mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 909IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg