Mexican Salad Bowl Recipes

MEXICAN SALAD

Steps:

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

TORTILLA BOWL SOUTHWESTERN SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Pour the vegetable oil (1 teaspoon per bowl) into medium (1.2 quart) oven-proof bowls and rub around to coat the surface. Press each tortilla into a greased bowl.
• Bake for about 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let the tortilla bowls cool.
• Make 3 cuts lengthwise on each of the romaine hearts, remove the stems, and chop into smaller pieces. Rinse, drain, and place in a large salad bowl.
• Dice the tomatoes and add them to the bowl with the romaine.
• Dice the onion and add it to the salad.
• Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, and dice. Add to the salad.
• Add the corn and black beans.
• In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine the olive oil, lime juice, garlic, cumin, red pepper flakes, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
• Fill each tortilla bowl with the salad.
• Enjoy!

MEXICAN CHICKEN SALAD IN TORTILLA BOWLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Warm up chicken and set aside.
• Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeno, and garlic.
• (For a creamier dressing leave out cilantro and run through a food processor, add cilantro after you puree)
• To make Tortilla bowls spray Tortillas with cooking spray.
• Invert 4 custard bowls and mold Tortillas over the custard bowls.
• You may place another inverted custard dish over Tortillas to keep shape.
• Bake in oven for 5 minutes until crisp and light brown.
• Caution these burn easily, keep an eye on them.
• Allow Tortilla bowls to cool.
• Toss lettuce with mayonnaise dressing mixture.
• Place approximately 1 cup of lettuce and dressing mixture in Tortilla bowl.
• Place tomato pieces on top of lettuce.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Top with chicken pieces.
• Tailor this salad to your own individual tastes, you may add avocados, salsa, or other ingredients.

MEXICAN SALAD BOWL

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients. Cover, chill.
• Drain and combine corn, beans and olives; spoon into lettuce-lined bowl.
• Serve with dressing.