Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing Recipe

Recipe By Carls Bad Cravings

Southwest salad is far more delicious than any restaurant salad at a fraction of the cost This southwest salad is bursting with black beans, red bell peppers, tomatoes, fresh sweet corn, pepitas, pepper jack cheese, and bathed in creamy avocado salsa dressing. The dressing alone is worth making this southwest salad recipe

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Ingredients for Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing Recipe

  • 0.17 Head romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 0.17 Fresh corn kernels from ear of sweet corn
  • 0.17 Red bell pepper, chopped
  • 0.17 cup Cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in 1/2
  • 1/25 cup Chopped red onions
  • 2.50 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 0.06 cup Roasted and salted pepitas
  • 0.08 cup Grated pepper jack cheese, or more to taste
  • As required Tortilla strips for salads
  • 0.17 Small avocado, peeled and sliced
  • 0.17 Small jalapeno, seeded, deveined and roughly chopped
  • 0.17 Garlic clove, peeled
  • 1/25 cup Loosely packed cilantro
  • 1/25 cup Sour cream
  • 1/25 cup Salsa
  • 1/25 cup Milk
  • 0.17 Juice from lime
  • 0.33 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 0.08 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/25 teaspoon Each salt, ground cumin
  • 1/50 teaspoon Each pepper, smoked paprika
  • As required Hot sauce to taste
  • As required Recipe chipotle chicken
  • As required Recipe chili lime chicken
Nutrition
value
115
calories per serving
6 g Fat2 g Protein12 g Carbs3 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    6g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Carbs
    12g
  • Fiber
    3g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    12g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Fiber
    3g

Fats

  • Fat
    6g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    42mg
  • Iron
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin A
    325mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    34mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    < 1mcg
  • Vitamin C
    44mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    21mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    43mg
  • Selenium
    < 1mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Carls Bad Cravings