Best Easy Cuban Salad Recipes

CUBAN SALAD

Cuban Salad image

Cuban salads typically are refreshing, yet uncomplicated, and they're always a nice addition to what often can be a heavy Cuban meal. Served with a loaf of crusty Cuban bread isn't a bad idea either!

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
4 medium tomatoes (such as Campari®), cut into wedges
2 medium avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed
1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced
½ (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon honey
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Combine romaine, tomatoes, avocados, onion, and black beans in a large bowl; toss to combine.
Whisk lime juice, honey, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. While constantly whisking, stream in the olive oil until dressing is well combined.
Drizzle some of the dressing over the salad, toss, taste, and add more dressing if desired. If there's any extra dressing, refrigerate for later use.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 536.1 calories, Carbohydrate 33.8 g, Fat 43.7 g, Fiber 16.1 g, Protein 8.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 384.7 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

KICKED-UP CUBAN SALAD

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Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories side-dish

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 avocados, chopped
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 small red onion, sliced into rings
1 small jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 pineapple, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Pinch cayenne
Pinch salt

Steps:

For the salad: Add the avocado, lettuce, red onion, jalapeno and pineapple to a large bowl.
For the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, cumin, cayenne and salt in a small bowl. Pour some of the dressing over the salad and toss, adding more if desired. Reserve any extra dressing for later use.

CUBANO SALAD

Cubano Salad image

Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories side-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 radishes, thinly sliced
2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 small avocado, cut into chunks

Steps:

Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Whisk in the olive oil.
Combine the radishes, tomatoes, lettuce and onions in a large bowl and toss with just enough dressing to coat. Top with the avocado.

TOSSED SALAD CUBANO

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About.com has a large section on Latin/Caribbean cooking. "Cuban tossed salad is a simple yet delicious salad. Serve the tossed salad for a light lunch or with dinner. This recipe is very versatile; you can substitute any variety of tomato, onion, lettuce or radish. The fresh dressing is worth the extra effort to make, but if you don't have time you can use bottled vinaigrette."

Provided by Elmotoo

Categories Salad Dressings

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 roma tomatoes (cut into wedges)
1 large onion (sliced into thin rings)
5 cups mixed salad greens
4 -6 radishes (thinly sliced)
2 -4 garlic cloves (minced)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup lime juice
salt and pepper

Steps:

Arrange tomatoes, onion, lettuce, and radishes on a serving platter, or toss them together in a salad bowl.
Using a blender, mix together garlic, olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, salt and pepper to make a vinaigrette type dressing.
Chill the salad and dressing until ready to serve.