Southwestern Salad with an Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Salad Dressing:
1clovegarlicminced
Juice from 1 lime
¼cupof fresh cilantro leaves
½of a ripe avocado
½tspsugar
⅛tspcumin
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepperto taste
Dash of cayenne pepperto taste
1tbspolive oil
2tbspplain Greek yogurt
2tbspmilk
Salad:
Romaine lettuce
3tbspyellow bell pepperdiced
Grape tomatoeshalved
Green onionsdiced
½avocado diced
¼cuppinto beansdrained & rinsed
Crispy tortilla strips
Cotija cheesecrumbled
Instructions
Combine the minced garlic, lime juice, cilantro, avocado, sugar, cumin, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, cayenne pepper, to taste, olive oil, Greek yogurt, and milk together in a bowl. Mix it well using an immersion blender; set aside for at least 15 minutes for the flavors to mingle.
Combine the romaine lettuce, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, diced avocado, pinto beans, tortilla strips, and cotija cheese together in a serving bowl. Drizzle with the avocado dressing, to taste then toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.