Matador Taco Salad

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This salad has plenty of "kick"! if desired add in only 1 teaspoon cumin to the dressing. For even more heat use Hot and Spicy Old El Paso taco mix. If desired place the taco salad on top of tortilla chips instead of mixing them in. This salad will serve four as a main meal or six as a side salad. My taco seasoning mix recipe#76616 works well with this recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• MATADOR DRESSING

• 1 (1 ounce) package dry caesar salad dressing mix
• black pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1⁄2 cup full-fat milk
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• salt

• BEEF MIXTURE

• 3⁄4 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix (use Old El Paso taco seasoning mix or use homemeade mix)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder

• SALAD

• 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into small pieces
• 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce, torn into small pieces
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 3 large roma tomatoes, chopped into large chunks
• taco-flavor tortilla chips, broken into large pieces
• sliced black olives

directions

1. For the dressing; combine all ingredients in a blender or processor until smooth; set aside.
2. For the ground beef mixture, brown the gound beef, then add in the taco seasoning mix, then add in the cumin and chili powder to taste, season with salt and pepper, cook and stir for about 5 minutes, or until the flavors blend together, adjusting spices to taste; cool to room temperature.
3. To make the salad; toss the lettuce with the cooled ground beef, grated cheddar cheese, tomatoes, tortilla chips and olives; toss to combine, then add in the dressing (add in as much dressing as you like) toss again.
4. Garnish with more taco chips.
5. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Cynna]

Great salad! Easy and quick and hot-weather friendly. Instead of making the dressing as listed, I just mixed the dressing powder and spices into some sour cream and dolloped on top of the salad. I was out of mayo. =D Thanks for sharing!