Mexican Chef Salad

Bayhill's Note:

This salad goes together very quickly, and is great for those times when you don't really feel like cooking.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Salad

• 1 lb ground beef
• chili powder , to taste
• cumin , to taste
• garlic salt , to taste
• 1 head lettuce , shredded
• 1 red onion , chopped
• 1 green bell pepper , seeded and chopped
• 4 tomatoes , seeded and chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans , drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans , drained
• ½ cup black olives , sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) bag tortilla chips , coarsely crushed
• 1 lb cheddar cheese , grated

Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄3; cup jarred salsa or 1⁄3; cup picante sauce , to taste
• 1 -1 ½ teaspoon cumin , to taste

Directions:

1. Salad:.
2. Brown ground beef in a skillet. Season with chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt to taste. Drain and set aside to cool.
3. Combine all salad ingredients. Toss to mix well.
4. Prepare dressing and pour over top. Toss and serve.
5. Dressing:.
6. Combine all dressing ingredients at least an hour in advance. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Reviews

[mommyoffour]

I made this last night for dinner and we loved it. I didn't use the garbanzo beans, only since we didn't have any and I did add some avocado.....yum. We all loved this salad. I will make again, we love salads in the summertime. It was quick to fix and I almost have all the ingredients on hand always. Thank you for sharing this great salad.

[OneEye]

I modified this too much to really rate it, but we really liked what came out. I used steak strips rather than ground beef, a whole head of green leaf lettuce, didn't have olives, bell peppers, or corn chips, only used a couple ounces of shredded cheese, and only made half of the dressing (with a reduced fat olive oil mayonnaise) for the entire salad. It lowered the calorie count significantly, which was good for us.

[morgainegeiser]

This was a great salad, has more ingredients than the usual Mexican salad has, this is a huge salad. We have had it for two meals and still have some left over. It would be great for a potluck.