Salads

Mexican Caesar Salad

Shelly Redmond
April 01, 2014

As you well know, I am always scouring the interwebs for new and exciting Mexican dishes of all kinds. Tacos, enchiladas, salads, you name it, I'm on it! Well, when I found this recipe for Mexican Caesar Salad I was intrigued so I decided to try it. Oh my gosh you guys! It was the bomb! Now, when you see the list of ingredients for the dressing it might sound a little weird (I mean, Mexican meets Italian? really?) but I PROMISE it is a winner! Give it a shot! I know you won't b

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For the salad:

1 (10 oz.) bag romaine hearts
1 pt. cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 small avocados, pitted, peeled and cut into chunks
Tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips for topping (I used about 2 oz.)

For the dressing:

1 small clove garlic
1 t. Dijon mustard
2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice (can also use lime juice)
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 c. salsa of your choice (I used Herdez)
1 t. salt
For the salad: Place the romaine hearts in a large salad bowl and top with the tomatoes, black beans, avocados and tortilla strips. You can do this ahead but I wouldn't do it too far ahead because the...
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Nutritions

Calories
474

Sodium
1214mg
50% DV

Fat
19g
30% DV

Protein
25g
51% DV

Carbs
53g
18% DV

Fiber
16g
64% DV
Mixed Lunch Vegetarian Mexican

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Sodium
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Fat
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19% DV

Protein
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73g
24% DV

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