Taco Salad

Taco Meat Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ yellow onion chopped finely
• 3 cloves garlic chopped finely
• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 1 tsp oregano dried
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin ground
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste
• black pepper sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste

Tortilla Strips:

• 6 corn tortillas chopped into bite-size pieces
• cooking spray
• salt to taste, sea salt

Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette:

• ½ cup cilantro chopped, fresh
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1-2 tbsp lime juice fresh
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic minced
• ½ tsp oregano
• sea salt to taste, fresh cracked pepper
• black pepper to taste, fresh cracked pepper

Salad Ingredients:

• romaine lettuce cleaned and chopped, head
• ½ cup black beans rinsed and drained
• ½ cup sweet corn thawed, frozen
• ½ cup cilantro chopped
• ½ cup grape tomatoes diced
• ½ cup black olives sliced
• ½ cup of red yellow, or orange baby bell peppers, sliced
• ½ cup green onions diced
• ¼ cup cheddar cheese diced finely (more if you desire, sharp
• 2 avocado diced

For Serving:

• salsa
• sour cream
• vinaigrette cilantro lime