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Southwest Salad

Easy and delicious southwest salad recipe featuring chopped romaine and fresh veggies topped with creamy chipotle ranch dressing.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 5 servings
Calories 529 kcal

Equipment

  • blender
  • bowl
  • knife
  • cutting board

Ingredients
  

Salad Ingredients

  • 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
  • 10 oz cherry tomatoes halved
  • 0.5 whole red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 ears corn kernels cut from the cob
  • 3 hearts romaine sliced
  • 1 whole bell pepper chopped into large chunks

For Serving

  • avocado slices
  • tortilla strips

For The Chipotle Ranch Dressing

  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 0.75 cup mayo
  • 3 whole chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon dill
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 tablespoons lime juice

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Chop up the romaine lettuce and place in a bowl.
  • Chop up the corn, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and bell pepper and add them to the romaine lettuce.
  • Drain and rinse the black beans and add them to the salad.
  • Make the chipotle ranch dressing by combining all of the ingredients together in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  • Pour the chipotle ranch dressing to taste.
  • Serve the salad topped with tortilla strips, avocado slices, or other toppings of choice.

Notes

If you want your dressing to be less spicy, you can start with using just 1 or 2 adobo peppers and add more to taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 12gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 840mgFiber: 12gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 7309IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 4mg
Keyword chipotle ranch dressing, healthy salad, salad, southwest salad, southwest salad recipe, vegetable salad
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