Mexican Salad

Submitted by keen5

"I like to serve this with Chimichangas or enchiladas."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 1⁄2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese (2 ounces)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄2 cup sliced ripe olives (I use black)
• 4 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips

• Avocado Dressing

• 1 avocado, mashed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream (4 ounces)
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder

directions

1. Tear lettuce into bite size pieces.
2. Combine lettuce, cheese, onions, olives and tomatoes in a salad bowl.
3. To make dressing, combine avocado, lemon juice, sour cream, oil, sugar, garlic salt and chili powder and mix until smooth.
4. This may be done in a blender.
5. Toss salad and dressing and add crushed chips last.

Reviews

[julierroden]

Really good! I also used less oil (scant 1/4 cup)- Had with fish tacos. YUM!

 

[CHEFDLH]

This was a great Mexican salad and good dressing. The avocado dressing came out very creamy and a little bland for my spice lovers so I mixed in about a cup of salsa to round out the creaminess and to up the flavor. yummo

 

[Andtototoo]

This was an easy and delicious salad. The dressing turned out to be a little thick, so next time I may use buttermilk instead of sour cream.

 

[therapycook]

I love this salad. I also cut the oil to 1/4 cup but otherwise made as written. It is great as a side salad or easily made as a main course with nachos on the side.

 

[Bonnie G #2]

Wanted a different salad to go with our Mexican themed dinner and decided to try this out, all I can say is WOW, I got so many compliments on this, the dressing was creamy and smooth with great flavors. The only thing I did different is add about 1 tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro to the blender when mixing it. Can't thank you enough for posting this one, everyone loved it