Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
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Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Description
Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing features a combination of chopped iceberg and romaine lettuces paired with mixed greens, providing a crisp and fresh foundation. Ground meat—turkey, beef, or chicken—is seasoned with taco spices and browned to add a savory protein element. Tomatoes, scallions, olives, and shredded cheese contribute sweetness, sharpness, and saltiness, along with optional tortilla chips for crunch.
The dressing blends fresh cilantro leaves, toasted pepitas, Greek yogurt, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, cumin, salt, and buttermilk into a creamy, tangy sauce with herbal and spicy notes. This dressing ties together the salad components, coating them lightly with a flavorful herbal and mildly spicy accent that brightens the dish.
The salad is tossed gently to evenly combine ingredients before serving, delivering varied textures from crunchy lettuce and chips to creamy dressing and tender meat. It serves well as a standalone meal for a hearty and fresh option.
Ingredients
- For dressing:
- 1 cilantro leaves bunch fresh
- 3 Tablespoons Pepitas pumpkin seeds toasted
- 6 ounce Greek yogurt 0% fat
- lime juice of two
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/2 - 1 jalapeño add to taste, seeds add more heat, so adjust to your preference.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- Salad
- 1 pound ground meat turkey, beef or chicken, browned with taco seasoning
- 1 pint tomato halved
- 1/2 iceberg lettuce chopped, head
- 3 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup mixed greens
- 2-3 scallions sliced
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded, or Monterey Jack cheese
- olives sliced
- tortilla chips optional
Instructions
- DRESSING
- Blend all ingredients together with a food processor or blender, pulsing until ingredients are combined.
- Adjust to taste by adding more Jalapeño pepper or salt. Makes about 1 cup of dressing.
- SALAD
- Toss gently all ingredients together. Add dressing to individual plated salad.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4-6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 390kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 730mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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