Friday, May 3, 2013

Southwestern Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing


This salad would make a perfect lunch or a nice, hefty side dish! This recipe is slightly adapted from a site called "The Garden Grazer". I originally saw this recipe on Pinterest and it looked so fresh and appetizing that I knew I had to try it! Just the thought of cilantro and lime together gets me every time!

serves 8 ( 4 points +)
Salad:

  • 1 head iceberg lettuce or 1 large head Romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 c. frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1 can ( 15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed


Dressing:

  • 1 c. loosely packed cilantro
  • 1/2 c. plain low-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 c. olive oil
  • juice of one lime
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • salt to taste
Combine salad ingredients together in a large bowl. 
For dressing, place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Toss salad with dressing.

2 comments:

  1. I made this the other night and had our neighbors over. The dressing MADE the salad! I used hominy instead of corn (not a fan of it) but did everything else by the recipe. We were scraping the dressing bowl trying to get the last drop, haha! Excellent summertime dinner. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Glad it turned out well for you. I think grilled chicken on top would have been nice, too!

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