Guadalupe Salad With Avocado Dressing

Found in the New Southwest Cookbook and attributed to The Velvet Elvis Pizza Co.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil
• 12  cups spinach, rinsed and dried
• 1  cup  grated asiago cheese
• 16  thin sliced red onion rings
• 4  large roma tomatoes

• Dressing

• 1  avocado
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped cilantro
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  crushed fresh garlic
• 1  pinch dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  pinch dried oregano
• 1⁄2  fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped

Directions

1. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a food processor or blender and process to achieve the consistency of heavy cream, adding more water if necessary.
2. To serve, toss 1/2 cup of the dressing with the spinach leaves and divide among 8 bowls. Top each bowl evenly with remaining ingredients.