Chopped Salad With Smoky Thousand Island Dressing

Simply delightful Southwestern salad dressed with delicious smoky, spicy Thousand Island. A must try!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Smoky Thousand Island Dressing

• 1  hard-boiled egg
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 3  tablespoons milk
• 3  tablespoons chili sauce
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped dill pickles
• 1  tablespoon  finely chopped red bell pepper (or other color)
• 1  tablespoon  finely chopped onion
• 2  teaspoons chipotle chiles in adobo, very finely minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar

• Chopped Salad

• 16  ounces romaine lettuce leaves, torn (about 12 cups or 1 1/2 ten-ounce bags prepared lettuce)
• 1  cup  large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1  cup frozen corn, at room temperature
• 1  cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper, chopped (or a mix of colors)
• 4  scallions, thinly sliced (almost 1/4 cup)
• 1  cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1  large  firm ripe avocado
• 1  cup  Doritos, crushed coarsely then measured (we used Spicy Sweet Chili flavored Doritos)

Directions

1. Mash hard-boiled egg with fork in a small bowl into very small crumbly pieces. Stir in remaining dressing ingredients.
2. Combine lettuce, tomato, corn, black beans, bell peppers, scallions, and cheese in a large bowl and toss. Add dressing and toss again to coat.
3. To help avocado stay nice & green and Doritos retain crispness, wait until just before serving to toss them into salad. Makes 6 large servings.