Ground Turkey and Black Bean Salad Toss

Submitted by Karyl Lee

"This amount should feed four twice I think. You may add more beans if you prefer, but you will then probably need to double the spices. This is an SBD style salad."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground turkey
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 2 cups diced bell peppers
• 1 1⁄2 cups diced yellow onions
• 5 minced fresh garlic cloves
• 1 1⁄3 cups salsa picante sauce
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried dill
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 dash cardamom
• 1 dash turmeric
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• hot sauce, of choice, added at table (optional)
• 16 -20 cups torn salad greens (bagged salad is fine)
• 8 -10 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 8 -10 ounces shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

directions

1. Saute all the veggies and spices together.
2. Add the turkey and cook until it browns and gives up the fat.
3. Drain it thoroughly!
4. Return to pan or pot, add the salsa and the black beans.
5. Cook until really hot.
6. Add salt and pepper, and hot sauce if desired.
7. Serve over mixed salad greens (suggested one cup of turkey bean mixture) with a tablespoon of low-fat sour cream and/or shredded low-fat cheddar cheese.

Reviews

[ds123jam]

If there were ten stars, I'd give this eleven!!!!

 

[Foodie in Olympia]

This was delicious--thank you!

 

[yvettewoodall]

Awesome! I didn't have the cardamom or the turmeric, so I just made everything else just as written and my husband ate nearly all of it himself!! This is a certain keeper!!

 

[Ms. B]

Good! I made this just as the recipe stated. I couldn't believe that I had all the ingredients on hand, except for the bell peppers. I really enjoyed this with the different herbs and spices. Nothing was overpowering, just well balanced and tasty. I added a few crumbled corn chips, fresh tomatoes, and salsa for a wonderful taco like salad. This filling can be used for so many different dishes (nachos, tacos, tiny meat pie filling etc). Because of the amounts of bell peppers and onions I will probably use diced canned Mexican style tomatoes next time instead of the salsa picante sauce.

 

[JRH8598]

I found that although the taste was good, it was very dry. On looking at he recipe again, I think that it may be because I used ground turkey breast!