Mexican Chopped Salad with Greek Yogurt Cilantro Lime Ranch

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5.0

12 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Mexican Chopped Salad with Greek Yogurt Cilantro Lime Ranch

A healthy, colorful, perfectly delicious chopped salad that's packed with vegetables and fresh Mexican flavors!

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Ingredients

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Mexican salad:

  • 1 head romaine lettuce , chopped
  • 2 ears corn (raw), kernels cut from cob
  • 4 Mini Orange Peppers (or 1 large) , diced
  • 4 roma tomatoes , diced
  • 1 cucumber , peeled and diced
  • 1/2 medium red onion , chopped
  • 2 avocados (ripe but still slightly firm), diced
  • 1 can black beans , drained and rinsed
  • tortilla strips , optional (recipe here

Lime Cilantro Dressing:

  • 1 cup plain greek yogurt (I used whole)
  • 2 Tbsp mayonnaise (I used full fat)
  • 6 Tbsp milk (more or less as desired)
  • 1/2 cup packed cilantro , very finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic , minced
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 2 - 3 pinches cayenne pepper
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
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Instructions

Make the salad:

  1. Toss all salad ingredients together in a bowl.

Make the dressing:

  1. Add all dressing ingredients to a mixing bowl then whisk until combined, add more milk/lime juice if desired for a thinner consistency. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
  2. Plate salad, then top with tortilla strips and Cilantro Lime Ranch.

Notes

  • Wait to drizzle on the salad dressing until you're ready to serve this salad.
  • Nutrition estimate does not include tortilla strips. 
  • Recipe Source: Salad portion adapted slightly from The Cafe Sucre Farine, dressing by Cooking Classy
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