Best Mexican Salad With Tortilla Croutons Recipes

EASY MEXICAN SALAD

Easy Mexican Salad image

This chopped Mexican salad is the best easy side dish for tacos and enchiladas! It's topped with savory cilantro lime dressing and crunchy tortilla strips.

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories Side Dish

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 Romaine hearts (8 cups chopped)
2 cups baby greens, like baby kale (optional)
1/4 cup sliced red onions (or Pickled Red Onions)
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
4 radishes
1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 handful roasted salted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Dressing (pick one): Cilantro Lime Dressing, Creamy Cilantro Dressing, Chipotle Ranch, or Taco Salad Dressing (fastest)
Add-ons: Crispy Tortilla Strips, crumbled feta or cotija cheese, chopped avocado, black beans, or chopped cucumber

Steps:

If using, make the Crispy Tortilla Strips. Or, make them the day before and store in a sealed container in the pantry until serving.
Cilantro Lime Dressing, Creamy Cilantro Dressing (pictured), Chipotle Ranch, or Taco Salad Dressing (fastest!)
Chop the romaine. Thinly slice the red onion (follow the instructions at 1:30 of this video). Slice tomatoes in half. Thinly slice the radishes. Defrost the corn. Prepare any other add-on veggies as appropriate. Add a sprinkle of salt on the tomatoes, radishes, and corn to lightly season them.
Place the greens on the plate and top with the vegetables (and tortilla strips, if using). Top with the dressing and serve. If making in advance, refrigerate the components separately; bring the dressing to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110 calories, Sugar 7.1 g, Sodium 50.8 mg, Fat 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Fiber 9.4 g, Protein 6.8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

MEXICAN-STYLE TORTILLA SALAD

Mexican-Style Tortilla Salad image

Add in some cooked chopped chicken or shrimp for a main meal, this salad will also pair well with French dressing instead of the ranch/salsa mixture, see recipe #241296 if you prefer a lot of beans in the salad then add in two cans, don't forget, add in the chips just before serving ;-)

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Beans

Time 20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup ranch dressing (use bottled or homemade, I use Kittencal's Creamy Ranch Dressing/Dip)
1 cup salsa (use mild or medium)
1 romaine lettuce, chopped (can use head lettuce)
2 cups cheddar cheese (cubed finely or coarsely shredded)
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained (or use half a can each black beans and pinto beans, drained)
2 firm ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
1 large avocado (peeled and chopped)
salt and black pepper (to taste)
1 (16 ounce) package corn chips, broken into pieces

Steps:

In a bowl mix together the ranch dressing and salsa (this can be done hours ahead and chilled.
In a large bowl toss the lettuce with cheddar cheese cubes, black beans, chopped tomatoes and avocado: toss well to combine.
Pour the dressing over starting with 1 cup and adding in more to taste; and toss to coat with salad.
Season with salt and pepper.
Mix in the chopped corn chips (or just sprinkle on top of salad).
Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 921.2, Fat 61.6, SaturatedFat 14.9, Cholesterol 50.4, Sodium 1361.4, Carbohydrate 75.4, Fiber 16.3, Sugar 7.1, Protein 23.1