Taco Salad
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 large head iceberg lettuce or 1 1/2 medium head iceberg lettuce
- 1 - 1 1⁄4 lb lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon chili powder (try ancho or chipotle)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper
- 15 15 ounces black beans or 15 ounces chickpeas
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup chopped sweet onions (both white and green part) or 1/2 cup green onion (both white and green part)
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 cups slightly crushed Fritos corn chips or 2 cups Doritos
- 2 ripe Hass avocadoes, peeled seeded and roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2⁄3 cup mayonnaise
directions
- With a paring knife, remove the core from the head of lettuce, as well as any thick ribs. Wash and drain well on paper towels in the refrigerator. Pat excess water from lettuce with more paper towels.
- Brown the ground beef with the chili powder, cumin, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Drain well. Set aside and keep at room temperature.
- Tear the chilled lettuce into bite-size pieces and combine in a large bowl with the beef mixture, beans, tomatoes, onion, cheese, Fritos and avocados. Toss to combine ingredients.
- Mix the salt and lemon juice with the mayonnaise and stir until smooth. Pour mixture over the salad and toss again. Serve at once. Makes about 8 to 10 generous servings.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!