Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lynn's Chopped Salad


Salad
  • 6-7 cups mixed green lettuce - romaine, spinach, red leaf
  • 1 large chicken breast, grilled (or deli chicken) and chopped
  • 1 crisp apple, cored and diced
  • 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 bell pepper (preferably red, yellow or orange), chopped
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds
Dressing

  • 3 fresh tomatillos
  • 1 package dry ranch dressing
  • 1 cup cilantro
  • 1 cup mayo
  • 1/4-1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  1. Puree all dressing ingredients in blender and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
  2. Toss first 6 salad ingredients, add dressing then toss again. Sprinkle avocado and sunflower seeds evenly over top.
Serve with flour tortillas (uncooked tortillas found in deli aisle)



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1 comment:

Morgan@LittleHouseofVeggies said...

I love big colorful salads like this! Nice picture and presentation!